Iris Fanger

Theater Review: A Spectacular Russian Staging of “Eugene Onegin”

June 9, 2014
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I was mesmerized by the evocative stage pictures and the straight-at-the-audience, presentational mode of the actors, whose facial expressions and gestures so viscerally conveyed the emotional lives of the characters.

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Theater Review: A Lively, Gender Bender of an “As You Like It”

May 8, 2014
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Were there no men available for the roles of Touchstone and Jaques, or was the intention to showcase more of the gifted women who are members of the ASP troupe?

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Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — Among the Finest Dancers in the World Today

May 3, 2014
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I cannot prove the following judgment because I have not seen every dancer on the globe, but I believe that the members of the Alvin Ailey troupe are among the best in the world.

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Dance Review: “The Shape She Makes” — A Complex, Eloquent Hybrid of Dance and Theater

April 12, 2014
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“The Shape She Makes” proffers an eloquent fusion of language and movement that pushes the boundaries of dance and theater without embracing the opaqueness that marks so many experimental productions.

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Theater Review: A Languid “Seagull” at the Huntington Theatre Company

March 27, 2014
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I do not remember disliking the characters in Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” as much as I did in this production.

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Dance Review: A Memorable “Story/Time” From Bill T. Jones

February 24, 2014
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As for pulling out themes from Bill T. Jones’ gathering of tales, well, the bedrock of human existence seems to be very much on his mind — life and death, landscape and memory.

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Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project Mounts a Memorable “Cherry Orchard”

February 16, 2014
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Director Melia Bensussen handles the dialogue skillfully, but she also has an eye for creating vivid stage pictures which reinforce Chekhov’s dramatic themes.

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Theater Review: A New York Stage Round-up — Too Much to See, Too Little Time

December 22, 2013
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The gem of the weekend was an exhilarating production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed by Julie Taymor in the extravagantly imaginative style she has developed over nearly three decades.

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Theater Review: “The Christmas Revels” — A Joyous Sing-Along, A Love-In, and A Meet and Greet

December 18, 2013
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People come to The Christmas Revels to immerse themselves in memories of holidays past, before Toys R Us and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” co-opted the celebration. This year, as in years past, mission accomplished.

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Theater Review: Fine Performances in a Cut-Rate “Camelot”

December 1, 2013
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Benjamin Evett as Arthur and Erica Spyres as Guenevere turn in solid performances, dependable anchors for a cast that does the best that it can in a drab, bargain basement production.

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