Dance

Dance Review: Brooking Challenges

July 12, 2013
Posted in ,

Instability is key to Brian Brooks’ choreographic agenda. Some of the dancers crouch on their hands and feet and are transformed into slow-moving mounts for the dancers balancing on their backs.

Read More

Visual Arts Review: Seeing the Wonders of Diaghilev and The Ballets Russes

June 9, 2013
Posted in , ,

This exhibit dedicated to Diaghilev and The Ballets Russes is well worth a trip to Washington D.C. because of the amazing objects on display.

Read More

Coming Attractions in Jazz: Festival Preview 2013

May 31, 2013
Posted in , , , , , ,

[Updated June 21] Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer. Beaches reopen, and the jazz festival season follows close on their heels. Indeed, the first major festival kicks off this Friday, before June has even begun.

Read More

Dance News: Remember Devon Carney of the Boston Ballet?

May 31, 2013
Posted in ,

This week, Devon Carney was named Artistic Director of Kansas City Ballet.

Read More

Dance Review: “Tappin’ Thru Life” — An Evening with the Charismatic Maurice Hines

May 18, 2013
Posted in , ,

The ebullient entertainer Maurice Hines held court this week at a packed Cutler Majestic Theater, along with a score of other very talented musicians and tap dancers. What an evening!

Read More

Coming Attractions: Regional Summer Dance Performances

May 15, 2013
Posted in , ,

Yes, there is dance in New England this summer, but those who love motion may need to embark on a little themselves to journey further afield to watch it. The trip, I can assure you, will be worth it.

Read More

Fuse Dance News: Frederic Franklin — A Legend Passes

May 7, 2013
Posted in ,

Frederic Franklin was the repository of much of the tradition of 20th century ballet, and he carried on these values by personifying the essence of the genre.

Read More

Dance Review: Not So Random Dances

May 3, 2013
Posted in ,

In George Balanchine’s Serenade and Symphony in C and in Wayne McGregor’s Chroma, architecture comes to the fore, but not exactly conveying the message that company director Mikko Nissinen seems to have intended.

Read More

Fuse News Dance Tip: Keeping the Art of Kathak Dance Alive

May 1, 2013
Posted in ,

Chhandika is dedicated to keeping the intricate and expressive art form of Kathak dance relevant to contemporary audiences, particularly to those who are not familiar with the Ramayana.

Read More

Fuse Dance News: Sarah in Londonland

April 29, 2013
Posted in ,

Don’t be late for a very important date when the Coolidge Corner Theatre hosts a Sunday morning, high-def broadcast of the Royal Ballet’s production of Christopher Wheeldon’s celebrated “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” on May 5.

Read More

Recent Posts