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Dance Review: From Light to Darkness, Music from the Sole Finds Its Groove

October 21, 2025
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The blend of rhythmic dance and gorgeous music made for a very harmonious collaboration.

Film Review: “Monk in Pieces” — An Education of the (Genius) Girlchild

August 9, 2025
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What it cost Meredith Monk to be uncompromising! In the early days of her experimentations, the dismissive, often patronizing reviews included lines like her music “made my cats bite each other.”

Dance Commentary: The Phoenix Rises — A Reimagined Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow

July 13, 2025
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Jacob’s Pillow’s new Doris Duke Theatre is a complete triumph. It is, in artistic director Pamela Tatge’s words, “nothing like we had in mind but exactly what we thought.”

Dance Review: Boston Dance Theater — Inspired by Nature

June 13, 2025
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Boston Dance Theater is driven by the belief that a community is strengthened by an exchange of ideas.

Television Review: “Étoile” Puts a Promising Dramatic Spotlight on Ballet

April 29, 2025
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All of the gritty challenges for today’s ballet companies are touched on in “Étoile”, including financial troubles, union strikes, rapaciously controlling donors, jealous, egomaniacal dancers, and more bumps in the road.

Dance Review: United Dance Company — Breaking Down Barriers, Beautifully

March 11, 2025
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The five performers with Down syndrome danced along with three professionally trained dancers without disabilities — and they all looked wonderful.

Dance Reviews: Mood Swings — A Boston Weekend of Percussive Dance

February 10, 2025
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Whereas tap dancer Caleb Teicher is all idiosyncrasy, the Trinity Dancers wow by their perfect unison.

Dance Review: Mark Morris Dance Group’s “The Look of Love” — Always Something There to Remind Me

January 25, 2025
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There’s something gleefully retro about his hour-plus-long jukebox.

Dance Preview: Feeling Together — Omayra Amaya’s Flamenco Returns

January 21, 2025
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International flamenco artist Omayra Amaya’s upcoming Boston shows represent a moment of both reunion and reflection.

Dance Review: “Diary of a Tap Dancer” — Say Their Names

December 29, 2024
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Is it possible to reclaim a marginalized legacy? And how do you step up to take a seat at the table when your history has been neglected and forgotten?

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