Dance Informa Magazine
Reviews – USA
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554The mission continues, grounded in legacy: OnStage Dance Company Season 26
Boston University Dance Theater, Boston, MA (viewed virtually).June 22, 2024. Often when I review dance, I perceive a theme that connects the...
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330Jakob Karr’s ‘Ain’t Done Bad’: Showing its heart the entire time
The Pershing Square Signature Center, New York, NY.July 12, 2024. Ain’t Done Bad, the new dance theater production conceived, directed, choreographed and...
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373Big, bold and original: The 13th Annual Young Choreographer’s Festival
Symphony Space, New York, NY.June 28, 2024. It’s sometimes said that the upcoming generation of dance artists is continuously upping the technical...
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474AVID’s inaugural season: Taking the audience on a journey
The Theatre at St. Jeans, New York, NY.June 26, 2024. AVID, the new dance company of collaborative artists, premiered its inaugural season...
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287YY Dance Company’s ‘SOMEWHERE’: A story of community
New York Live Arts, New York, NY.June 22, 2024. YY Dance Company (YYDC) premiered the evening-length SOMEWHERE at New York Live Arts in...
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339‘Les Misérables’ is raising the flag of freedom high at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre
Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA.June 4, 2024. Les Misérables, “the world’s most popular musical,” has arrived at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre for a limited...
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304Dance in the here and now: Newport Contemporary Ballet’s ‘Frames of Mind’
WaterFire Arts Center, Providence, RI.May 18, 2024. Have you ever watched the Ted Talk Dance vs PowerPoint? The main take-home message: dance...
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761‘Ailey Classics’ with Celebrity Series of Boston: The comfort of the classics
The Boch Center – Wang Theater, Boston, MA.May 5, 2024. I’ll admit it – I didn’t get a chance to browse the...
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293Immersed in the magic: Ballet RI’s ‘Cinderella’
The Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence, RI.May 10, 2024. Sometimes we just need a break, an escape…modern life can be a lot. Sometimes...
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251The beauty in enigma: Boston Ballet’s ‘Spring Experience’
May 12, 2024.Citizens Bank Boston Opera House, Boston, MA. “I’m here, I did it,” I thought as I settled into my seat...
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337Gibney Company: Bringing to life the works before them
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.May 7, 2024. The Gibney Company performed a six-day season at the Joyce Theater in early May....
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279Past and present in dynamic conversation: Boston Ballet’s ‘Carmen’
Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston, MA.March 28, 2024. I’ve noticed something intriguing in ballet programs presented in recent years: two hours or...
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299Gathered to tell our stories: ‘Under the Canopy’ from Selmadanse
Boston University Dance Theater, Boston, MA.April 14, 2024. “Thank you for sitting under the canopy with us, where there is room for...
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307The marathon, not the sprint, of art and advocacy: Abilities Dance Boston’s Intersections V3
Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA (viewed virtually, via YouTube, synchronously).April 21, 2024. “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it...
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248Martha Graham Dance Company shines in spring season ‘American Legacies’
New York City Center, New York, NY.April 20, 2024. The Martha Graham Dance Company was founded in 1926, making it the oldest...
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358Tom Gold Dance 2024 Spring Season: Different shades
The Kaye Playhouse, New York, NY.April 18, 2024. Tom Gold Dance, founded in 2008 by Tom Gold, held its spring season at...
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304Nederlands Dans Theater at New York City Center: The cool kids in town
New York City Center, New York, NY.April 4, 2024. Over the course of four days in April, the cool kids came to...
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226Moving multiplicity: Ballet RI’s ‘Off the Charts’
The Woodman Family and Community Arts Center, Providence, RI.March 17, 2024. One could explore the possibilities within dance art for a lifetime...
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313Mark Morris’ ‘The Look of Love’: Echoing the lyrics of the songs
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.March 21, 2024. In Mark Morris’ world, The Look of Love is packaged in brightly colored, nostalgic,...
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265A nostalgic classic in 2024: Boston Ballet’s ‘Cinderella’
Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston, MA.March 16, 2024. The classic Disney canon is nostalgic for many of this reviewer’s generation. Maybe we...
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305Joining forces to evolve, redefine and more: ‘Moving Through March’ from Développé Evolving and The Click Boston
The Foundry, Cambridge, MA.March 10, 2024. One might wonder why a dance academy and a dance collaborative would team up to present...
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329Building a world within a dance: Boston Ballet’s ‘Winter Experience’
Boston Opera House, Boston, MA.February 25, 2024. World-building is commonly discussed in the art forms of literature, film and television – yet...
