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AVID dancers in a work by Quinn Wharton. Photo by Jeremy Kyle.

AVID’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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YY 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...

'Les Misérables'. Photo courtesy of Les Misérables Tour 2024.

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‘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...

Newport Contemporary Ballet's Brooke DiFrancesco, Deanna Gerde and Kelly Moeller Rabe in Mark Harootian's 'Steady Grip'. Photo by Kim Fuller.

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Dance 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...

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations'. Photo by Robert Torres.

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‘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...

Ballet RI in 'Cinderella'. Photo by Dylan Giles.

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Immersed 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...

Boston Ballet in Ken Ossola's 'The Space Between'. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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The 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...

Gibney Company at The Joyce in Twyla Tharp's 'Bach Duet'. Photo by Whitney Browne.

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Gibney 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....

Tyson Clark and artists of Boston Ballet in Jorma Elo's 'Carmen'. Photo by Liza Voll, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Past 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...

Selmadanse's 'Under the Canopy'. Photo by Melissa Blackall.

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Gathered 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...

Abilities Dance Boston in Intersections V3. Photo by Osa Isagede Photography.

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The 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...

Martha Graham Dance Company in Agnes de Mille's 'Rodeo'. Photo by Carla Lopez, Luque Photography.

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Martha 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...

Gabriella Domini and Noah McAuslin in Tom Gold's 'Counterpoint'. Photo by Steven Pisano.

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Tom 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...

Nederlands Dans Theater in Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar's 'Jakie'. Photo by Rahi Rezvani.

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Nederlands 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...

Ballet RI's 'Off the Charts'. Photo by Ian Travis Barnard.

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Moving 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...

Mark Morris Dance Group in 'The Look of Love'. Photo by David Bazemore.

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Mark 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,...

Boston Ballet's Seo Hye Han in Sir Frederick Ashton's 'Cinderella'. Photo by Liza Voll, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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A 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...

The Click Boston's 'Moving through March'. Photo by Baby Viking Photography.

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Joining 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...

Boston Ballet in Helen Pickett's 'Petal'. Photo by Liza Voll, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Building 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...

'Illinoise' at Park Avenue Armory, 2024. Photo by Stephanie Berger.

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Justin Peck’s ‘Illinoise’: A goodie bag of feelings

When you travel to Illinoise, you don’t know what you’re going to get – but you can rest assured you’ll leave with...

Nozama Dance Collective in 'RECLAIM'. Photo by Brooke Trisolini.

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Claiming and reclaiming space, time and more: Nozama Dance Collective’s 10th Anniversary Program ‘RECLAIM’

Boston University, Boston, MA.December 1, 2023 (viewed via livestream and recorded video). Nozama Dance Collective has always been bold and taken risks....