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Project 31’s ‘Through This Lens’: Dance as an unfogged lens

Boston University Dance Theater, Boston, Massachusetts. June 23, 2018. The body never lies, Martha Graham is reported to have said. Many, many...

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‘Escape to Margaritaville’: An audience getaway

Marquis Theatre, New York, New York. June 20, 2018. I had the opportunity to see Escape to Margaritaville (the Jimmy Buffett musical) just...

Lydia Johnson Dance in 'Undercurrent'. Photo by Dmitry Beryozkin.

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Lydia Johnson Dance in New York season 2018: Aesthetic worlds

The Ailey Citigroup Theater, New York, New York. June 7, 2018. Some of the dances I most clearly remember and commend are...

Philadanco in Dawn Marie Bazemore's 'A Movement for Five'. Photo by Julieanne Harris.

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Philadanco: Taking risks and showcasing harsh realities through the beauty of movement

The Joyce Theater, New York, New York. June 15, 2018. It had been some time since I had been able to enjoy...

Abilities Dance in 'Lasting Impressions'. Photo by Bill Parsons of Maximal Images.

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Abilities Dance in ‘Next Level’: Stepping up

Hibernian Hall, Boston, Massachusetts. June 2, 2018. The cultural image of a dancer is one who is lithe, impossibly flexible and able...

Karine Seneca in August Bournonville's 'La Sylphide'. Photo by Sabi Varga, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Bournonville and Boston Ballet’s ‘La Sylphide’: Less can truly be more

Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. May 25, 2018. “Less can be more,” – an arguably cliche phrase that, unfortunately enough, is preached...

Kevin Jenkins' 'Flirting'. Photo by Thomas Palmer.

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Island Moving Company in ‘Creative Continuum: Dances with Live Music’: Live music and very alive dance

Vets Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island. May 12, 2018. It’s undeniable that dance doesn’t have to he performed with any kind of score...

Boston Ballet in George Balanchine's 'Stravinsky Violin Concerto' © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo by Liza Voll, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Boston Ballet’s ‘Classic Balanchine’: Seeing the classics with clear eyes

Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. May 17, 2018. George Balanchine – arguably the one individual most responsible for the American ballet aesthetic....

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater sweeps Seattle

The Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington. April 27, 2018. It wouldn’t be spring in Seattle without Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual visit....

The Limón Dance Company in 'Missa Brevis'. Photo by Scott Groller.

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The gift of The Limón Dance Company

The Joyce Theater, New York, New York. May 13, 2018. I was able to catch one of the final performances of the...

Baby's First Show. Photo by Olivia Blaisdell/halfasianlens.

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Ruckus Dance in ‘Baby’s First Show’: The wow factor

The Dance Complex, Cambridge, Massachusetts. April 29, 2018. Modern life can get so routinized – hence, “the grind” and “working for the...

Photo courtesy of Pentacle Boston Showcase 2018.

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Artistic alliances in ‘The Pentacle Gallery Presents: Boston’

The Dance Complex, Cambridge, Massachusetts. May 11, 2018. Artists face many kinds of challenges in this frenetic modern world – financial, creative...

A.I.M. in Doug Varone's 'Strict Love'. Photo by Ian Douglas.

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Abraham.In.Motion’s discussion on America’s unobserved history

The Joyce Theater, New York, New York. May 5, 2018. “Study the past if you would define the future.” ― Confucius The entirety of...

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BU on Tap: Tap is alive!

Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. April 22, 2018. Some have certainly voiced the question if tap dance is still relevant and fully alive,...

The Harvard Dance Project in 'Fitting Out', choreographed by Peter Chu. Photo by Liza Voll Photography.

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The Harvard Dance Project spring 2018: Dance to make you think – and more!

Harvard Dance Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts. April 26, 2018. Dance can dazzle our eyes, make our feet move in our seats and get...

Jon Boogz and Lil Buck in 'Love Heals All Wounds'. Photo by Tim Salaz.

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Buck and Boogz: ‘Love Heals All Wounds’

NYU Skirball, New York, New York. April 14, 2018. The NYC premiere of Love Heals All Wounds, directed and choreographed by Jon...

José Mateo Ballet Theatre in 'House of Ballet'. Photo by Gary Sloan.

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José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘Moving Violations’: Remembrances in movement

Sanctuary Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. April 13, 2018. Dance is about innovation, originality, and creation. Just as much, it’s about tradition, remembering and...