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'Interesting Women' by Lynn Modell/Making Dances. Photo by Olivia Moon Photography.

‘Ordinary’ is interesting enough: Lynn Modell’s ‘Interesting Women’

Congregation Kehillath Israel (viewed virtually).November 9, 2023. In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (certainly a 2023 mega blockbuster), America Ferrera’s character proposes “Regular Barbie”:...

Abilities Dance Boston in 'The Banned Ballet'. Photo by Bill Parsons/Maximal Image.

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The stories in us: Abilities Dance Boston’s ‘The Banned Ballet’

The Strand Theatre (viewed via YouTube).November 3, 2023. “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” – Stephen King One could argue that, at...

Boston Ballet in 'Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker'. Photo by Brooke Trisolini, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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New perspectives on the tried-and-true: Boston Ballet’s ‘Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker’ 2023

The Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston, MA.December 3, 2023. I settled into my seat in the balcony and scanned the packed house....

Complexions Contemporary Ballet in Dwight Rhoden's 'Ballad Unto'. Photo by Steven Pisano.

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Clarity and power: Complexions Contemporary Ballet at The Joyce Theater

The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.November 14, 2023. Complexions Contemporary Ballet, the brainchild of Dwight Rhoden (former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater...

Newport Contemporary Ballet's 'A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff'. Photo by Alan Hubbard.

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Who makes the magic?: Newport Contemporary Ballet’s 22nd annual ‘A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff’

Rosecliff Mansion, Newport, RI.November 22, 2023. “Magic”. Maybe we think of fairies, elves, Santa Claus and any other number of mythical beings....

Rennie Harris' 'Rome and Jewels'. Photo by Erin X. Smithers for FirstWorks.

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Rennie Harris’ ‘Rome and Jewels’: Keeping hallowed works vital

Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence, RI.November 18, 2023. Kathleen Pletcher, the Executive Artistic Director of FirstWorks RI, introduced the work about to take...

The Orphans in the North American Tour of 'Annie'. Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.

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The sun is still shining on Tony Award-winning musical ‘Annie’

Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA.December 5, 2023. The iconic Tony Award-winning musical Annie has made its way to Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. The National...

Paul Taylor Dance Company's Shawn Lesniak, Devon Louis, Jake Vincent and Austin Kelly in Lauren Lovette's 'Echo'. Photo by Whitney Browne.

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Paul Taylor Dance Company: The complexity of being human

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY.November 4, 2023. The Paul Taylor Dance Company’s 2023 and 11th season at the...

Dana Tai Soon Burgess. Photo by Tom Wolf.

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Book review: Dana Tai Soon Burgess’ ‘Chino and the Dance of the Butterfly’

Book: Chino and the Dance of the Butterfly: A MemoirAuthor: Dana Tai Soon Burgess, University of New Mexico Press, September 2022. Good...

'Dance' by Lucinda Childs. Photo by Jaime Roque de la Cruz.

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Lucinda Childs’ ‘Dance’: Making the simple complex

New York City Center, New York, NY.October 20, 2023. New York City Center’s Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival opened...

Ballet RI in José Limón's 'The Moor's Pavane'. Photo by Dylan Giles.

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Carrying the classics forward: Ballet Rhode Island’s ‘Death and the Maiden’

Woodman Family and Community Arts Center, Providence, RI.October 15, 2023. Baroque notes rang through the theater, and the curtain rose on dancers...

Boston Ballet in My'Kal Stromile's 'Form and Gesture'. Photo by Theik Smith, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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A broad and vibrant palate of dance: Boston Ballet’s ‘Fall Experience’

CitiBank Opera House, Boston, MA.October 8, 2023. As a critic, my late summer comes with investigating and anticipating my favorite companies’ imminent...

Dancer Cassie Wang. Photo by Nicole Volpe.

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Tapestries of movement, history and human connection: Rachel Linsky’s ‘Inspired by Weinberg’ at the Vilna Shul

The Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, Boston, MA.September 10, 2023. A former mentor once said, critiquing a review of mine,...

mignolo dance's Eriel Santagado in 'Adderall'. Photo by Haven and Hazard.

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mignolo dance in an evening of imaginative worlds

Arts On Site, New York, NY.October 1, 2023. mignolo dance presented a diverse evening of dance works at Arts On Site on...

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Innovate Dance Film Showcase: Showing off Hollywood North’s dance talent

Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, Canada.September 8, 2023. Dance Informa attended a dance industry event in Vancouver, Canada that showed exactly how the city...

Rhode Island Women's Choreography Project. Photo Jacob Louis Hoover.

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The meaning of having a voice: Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project’s 5th Anniversary Concert

Ballet RI’s Black Box Theater, Providence RI.August 27, 2023. Twenty to 22 percent of dance works one normally sees onstage are choreographed...

Continuum Dance Project in 'Not Eye, Us'. Photo by Melissa Blackall.

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Movement and more making meaning: Continuum Dance Project’s ‘Not Eye, Us’

Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA.June 22, 2023.(Viewed via Vimeo at a later date.) Part of me has always questioned the...

Newport Contemporary Ballet. Photo by Natalie Huntoon.

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The generosity of live art: The 2023 Newport Dance Festival from Newport Contemporary Ballet

The Lawn at the Great Friends Meeting House, Newport, RI.July 22, 2023. One could say that dancing for an audience is an...

Mark Morris Dance Group in 'Grand Duo' at the Joyce Theater. Photo by Danica Paulos.

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The music in the movement: Mark Morris Dance Group’s Joyce debut

The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.August 12, 2023. Dance happens in time, in space — kinetic action happening in a space, in...

From Mark Mann's 'Movement at the Still Point'.

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Book review: Mark Mann’s ‘Movement at the Still Point’ is a tapestry of dance on human canvas

Book: Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to DanceAuthor: Mark Mann, Rizzoli International Publications, March 2023. “At the still point of...

Antonio Cangiano and Alexa Maxwell in the world premiere of Pedro Ruiz's 'Pas de O'Farrill'. Photo by Richard Termine.

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BAAND Together Dance Festival brings together NYC’s finest

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY.July 29, 2023. For the past three years, the reigning giants of the ballet...

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Woman in Motion presents strong female voices in Season 2

Ailey Citigroup Theater, New York, NY.July 8, 2023. Woman in Motion (WIM), an all-female project-based dance company based in NYC, held its...

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