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Book Review: The ‘Papa’ of Male Modern Dance, Ted Shawn — A Story of Changing Norms

In this new biography, Ted Shawn is on display in all his narcissism, paternalism, hypocrisy, originality, and the dedication to creative expression that set American modern dance on its way.

By: Debra Cash Filed Under: Books, Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Oxford University Press, Paul A. Scolieri, Ted Shawn

Dance Review: “Object.” — Objectifying Women, Intensely

We are immersed for 70-minutes in a powerful evocation of the destructive culture created by men who treat women as sex objects.

By: Jessica Lockhart Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Jessica Lockhart, Kairos Dance Theater, Object

Dance Review: Fernanda Ghi Dance Company — Passion, Fury, and Enigma

Black + White from the Fernanda Ghi Dance Company was provocative, dramatic, and oh-so-mysterious.

By: Jessica Lockhart Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Andres Mario de Varona, Fernanda Ghi, Fernanda Ghi Dance Company, Global Arts Live, Jessica Lockhart

Dance Review: “Giselle” Now — at the Boston Ballet

The performance I saw on Friday night revealed Boston Ballet’s priorities: while the dancers possess a high degree of technical skills, they have a looser notion of nuanced acting.

By: Marcia B. Siegel Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Boston-Ballet, Giselle, Larissa Ponomarkenko, Marcia B. Siegel

Dance Review: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/Rosas — Phase by Phase

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker invites the audience to let go of outside distractions and meditate on our own deeper feelings.

By: Marcia B. Siegel Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/Rosas, Fase: Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich, Marcia B. Siegel

Dance Review: Red Sky Performance — A Stunning Look into the Origins of Things

Red Sky Performance’s hold-your-breath physicality provides plenty of “wow factor.”

By: Jessica Lockhart Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Jessica Lockhart, Red Sky Performance

Dance Review: “Gallim” — Extremes of Stress and Release

Gallim specializes in depicting raw emotions through movement.

By: Jessica Lockhart Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Andrea Miller, Gallim, Jessica Lockhart

Dance Review: “Dances by Isadora” — Freedom to Move

A passion for authenticity characterized this mesmerizing program from beginning to end.

By: Mary Paula Hunter Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Dances by Isadora, Mary Paula Hunter, Mount Auburn Cemetery

Dance Preview: Dance Heginbotham’s “Common Fate” — Celebrating Synchronicity

Fresh from choreographing a Tony award-winning revival of Oklahoma!, John Heginbotham presents a world premiere in the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College.

By: Susan B. Apel Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Preview Tagged: Alarm Will Sound, Common Fate, Dance Heginbotham, Susan B. Apel, Tyondai Braxton

Dance Review: “Significant Others: Dances for Family, Friends and Lovers” — Through the Lens of History

In this piece, Peter DiMuro asks a vital question: how has history informed the ways we look at queerness today?

By: Jessica Lockhart Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Friends and Lovers, Jessica Lockhart, Peter, Peter DiMuro, Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion, Significant Others: Dances for Family

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