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5.0KReviewsDuets galore at the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival
The Huntington Avenue Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. August 11, 2018. The duet form can make art speak to one of the most innately...
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4.7KReviewsWhen dancers, together, have had it: Nozama Dance Collective’s ‘Enough
Green Street Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts. August 4, 2018. The concept for Nozama Dance Collective (NDC)’s Enough grew roughly along with the emergence of...
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2.5KReviews2018 Capezio ACE Awards is a treat for the senses
New York Hilton Midtown, New York, New York. August 4, 2018. With 21 varied dance works from a long list of up-and-coming,...
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6.3KReviewsThere’s something new and exciting in Broadway’s latest, ‘Head Over Heels’
Hudson Theatre, New York, New York. August 2, 2018. How does one even attempt to explain the new Go-Go’s musical, Head Over...
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3.6KReviewsGreat friends dancing together at Island Moving Company’s Great Friends Dance Festival
St. Michael’s Country Day School, Newport, Rhode Island. July 21, 2018. It could be easy for dance artists and organizations to remain...
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6.5KReviewsOnstage Dance Company’s Season 15 Performance: Dancing in community
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. June 17, 2018. As far back in human history as we know of, we’ve danced together in communities....
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2.9KReviews‘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...
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4.7KReviewsLydia 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...
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3.3KReviewsPhiladanco: 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...
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3.4KReviewsAbilities 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...
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3.8KReviewsBournonville 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...
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3.2KReviewsIsland 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...
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4.0KReviewsBoston 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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3.3KReviewsAlvin 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....
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6.2KReviewsThe 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...
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2.8KReviewsRuckus 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...
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2.5KReviewsArtistic 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...
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3.0KReviewsThe 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...
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7.0KFeature ArticlesCommunity and tradition in the ‘Brooklyn Nutcracker’
The audience at Brooklyn Ballet’s Brooklyn Nutcracker cheered when Nakotah LaRance, world-champion Native American hoop dancer and Cirque de Soleil alumnus, swirled...
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4.6KDance Studio OwnerBook review: ‘Functional Awareness: Anatomy in Action for Dancers’
Book: Functional Awareness: Anatomy in Action for Dancers Authors: Nancy Romita and Allegra Romita, Oxford University Press, 2016 Nancy and Allegra Romita approach authorship...
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4.1KReviews‘iLuminate’ lights up imaginations
Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta. November 17, 2016. Have you heard of the dance show sensation iLuminate? This touring production presents...
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3.9KReviewsUnderstated forces: Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘Impelling Forces’
The Sanctuary Theatre, Cambridge, MA. October 29, 2016. With maturity and sophistication comes knowing that less can be more. Understatement can say...
