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Dance Review: Gallim Dance’s “WHALE” — Strictly Small Fry

February 13, 2017
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Nothing in this over-lengthy work refers to whales, the ocean, or even the fishing industry.

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Dance Review: Jessica Lang Dance — Flowing with the Go

January 30, 2017
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I like to see dances that are somehow all of a piece. Hope this doesn’t mean I’m sinking into some kind of retro-fogeyism.

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Dance Review: ODC/Dance — Science and Sensuality

January 23, 2017
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In both pieces on the ODC/Dance program, serious ideas underlay a lush movement language adorned with striking scenic effects.

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Dance Review: Syncopations — Dorrance Dance in Concert

January 17, 2017
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Dorrance’s partners dance jazz in the most basic way, for its propulsiveness and its amenability to individual imagination.

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Feature: Best in Dance of 2016

December 23, 2016
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Fuse dance critics pick some of the outstanding performances/events of the year.

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Dance Review: The Sugar Rush of Boston Ballet’s “Nutcracker’

December 1, 2016
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Never mind my analytical observations, the Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker is still an immediate pleasure.

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Dance Review: Bill T. Jones — Pieces of a Conversation

November 14, 2016
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Bill T. Jones considers himself an heir of the postmodern dancers.

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Dance Review: Trophy Games at the Boston Ballet

November 1, 2016
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You’re not supposed to look for deep meaning in this often-revised jumbo of a ballet.

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Dance Review: Embraceable — Christopher Wheeldon’s “An American in Paris”

October 28, 2016
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The heart of this theatrical reboot is what it means to go for broke and bet on love, or art, or both.

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Dance Review: BalletX — Fusion and Diffusion

October 24, 2016
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Ballet steps from the classroom were sprinkled in with modern dance, moonwalking, shimmies, groping duets, and any other kind of movement.

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