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3.6KReviewsA classic that breaks out of the classical mold: Boston Ballet’s Coppélia
Boston Opera House, Boston, MA. March 21, 2019. When you think of a classical story ballet, what comes to mind? Fairies, princes...
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2.6KReviewsCould there be more for the women in ‘Kiss Me, Kate’?
Studio 54, New York, New York. March 19, 2019. Was Kiss Me, Kate a revival we needed to bring back to Broadway in...
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2.4KReviews‘Ain’t Too Proud’ is a charming and effortless hit
Imperial Theatre, New York, New York. March 12, 2019. There’s only one word that can encapsulate Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and...
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2.4KReviewsDoes ‘Be More Chill’ live up to its following?
Lyceum Theatre, New York, New York. March 13, 2019. I suppose I’m not very chill. Perhaps I’ve reached that age where I just...
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3.2KReviewsCreating moods: Boston Ballet dancing ‘Full on Forsythe’
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. March 7, 2019. How does watching dance make you feel? Well, you might say, it depends on...
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2.1KReviewsProject 31 dancing ‘Under Control’
Boston University Dance Theater, Boston, Massachusetts. March 2, 2019. Dancing is about being in control, one could argue — of body placement...
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3.5KReviewsComplexions continues to break boundaries after 25 years
The Joyce Theater, New York, New York. February 22, and March 1, 2019. It’s hard to believe Complexions Contemporary Ballet is celebrating...
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4.0KReviewsMy Fair Lady: Choreography for the characters
Lincoln Center Theater, New York, New York. March 8, 2019. Christopher Gattelli’s choreographic record can’t be characterized. From Gigi to Cher, Newsies to...
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2.6KReviewsDancing in community at the Third Life Choreographer Series
Third Life Studio, Somerville, Massachusetts. February 22, 2019. Dancing together is arguably one of the most innately human, if not the most...
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6.3KReviewsAtlanta Ballet brings romantic shine with ‘La Sylphide’
Cobb Energy Center, Smyrna, Georgia. February 15, 2019. On Friday evening, February 15, Atlanta Ballet presented a stunning performance of August Bournonville’s La...
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3.1KReviewsAutonomous and interdependent: Urbanity Dance in ‘Substrate Independent’
Urbanity Central, Boston, Massachusetts. January 25, 2019. The Oxford Dictionary defines “substrate” as an “underlying substance or layer.” In Substrate Independent, Urbanity...
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7.5KReviewsMatthew Bourne’s ‘Cinderella’ brings promise to a new day
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, D.C. January 16, 2019. Choreographer Matthew Bourne is probably still best known for his Swan Lake (1995), which featured...
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2.5KReviewsDancers grounded and in flight: Yoo and Dancers at the 92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y, New York, New York. January 5, 2019. Humans have always wanted to fly. Dancers, for their part, learn to reach...
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3.1KReviewsTaking respectful liberties with a classic: José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Nutcracker’
Strand Theatre, Dorchester, Massachusetts. December 14, 2018. The Nutcracker is inarguably a long-standing holiday tradition around the world. Is it possible for...
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3.4KReviews‘The Cher Show’ celebrates an icon
Neil Simon Theatre, New York, NY. December 12, 2018. I was very excited for this musical. Even if you’re not a Cher fan, you...
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2.8KReviewsDance legacies: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 60th anniversary performance
New York City Center, New York, NY. December 2, 2018. Dance as an art form owes a lot to legacy – the...
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5.0KReviewsTheatricality, fun and humor in Boston Ballet’s ‘Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker’
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. November 29, 2018. The Nutcracker is a tale with a long tradition of telling, far and wide....
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3.0KReviewsArena Stage wows the crowd with ‘Anything Goes’
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Washington, D.C. November 17, 2018. Last night, I had the chance to see...
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2.5KReviews‘The Tenant’ at The Joyce Theater: What we value in performance
The Joyce Theater, New York, New York. November 10, 2018. There’s no questioning that social mores shift over the decades and centuries;...
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2.4KReviews‘King Kong’ on Broadway is larger than life
Broadway Theatre, New York, New York. November 14, 2018. The job of a critic is just as much an art as the...
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3.1KReviews‘4 On The Floor’ by Touché Taps: Joyful rhythms
The Dance Complex, Cambridge, Massachusetts. October 21, 2018. My only thought or expectation heading into this show is that I don’t often...
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4.4KReviewsPeter DiMuro’s ‘Small Visitations in a Near Empty Room’: Beauty in perspective
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, Massachusetts. October 11, 2018. In our frenetic 2018 western-culture lives, how often do we stop to appreciate...
