Dance

Fuse Dance Review: Birds in the Hands — “The Firebird”

June 21, 2016
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The coincidence of two Firebirds in one weekend suggested a Compare-and-Contrast exercise.

Dance Review: Breaking it in with a Bang

June 13, 2016
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The Bangs are masters in sending up the gelatinous sentimentality of popular culture, embracing it at the same time.

Dance Review: Paula Josa-Jones — Shape Shifter

June 7, 2016
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Josa-Jones is a unique mover, totally committed to her movement, and totally moving in every body part.

Fuse Jazz Preview: Southeast by Northwest, the Festival Season Kicks Off this Weekend

June 4, 2016
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From Providence to Burlington by way of Cambridge, the New England jazz festival season is now underway.

Fuse Dance Review: Four Flavors — “Mirrors” at Boston Ballet

May 9, 2016
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What interested me about Bitches Brew was the chance to discover how choreographer Karole Armitage re-rigs classical ballet steps.

Dance Review: Swans’ Return at Boston Ballet

May 3, 2016
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Even the hippest of us can succumb to a deep longing for harmony, lush orchestration, and magic.

Dance Review: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Comes to Boston — Sensorial Satiation

April 24, 2016
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The latest show from the superb Hubbard Street Dance Chicago had something for all of the senses.

Dance Review: Companhia Urbana de Dança — Hip, Hipper, Hippest

April 19, 2016
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Companhia de Dança of Rio de Janeiro applies a suggestion of narrative to the standard revue format..

Dance Review: Redefining Bling

April 11, 2016
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The dancers in Yanira Castro’s company, a canary torsi, learned historically correct period movements.

Dance Review: Trajal Harrell — Dragging the Greeks

March 31, 2016
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Twenty Looks has put a lot under its belt since Trajal Harrell began his research. It’s bigger now, but I’m not sure it’s any more profound.

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