Dance

Dance Review: “Story/Time” — A Serving of Meta from Bill T. Jones

March 19, 2012
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Literally seating himself under a spotlight at the center of the stage, celebrated choreographer Bill T. Jones indulged in a celebrity interview with himself, sharing moving and mundane autobiographical anecdotes while his company danced in abstract arrangements around his desk for exactly 70 minutes.

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Theater Review: Baby, It’s Cold Outside

February 8, 2012
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“69°S” takes risks that never put actual life or limb in danger, but under the static of snow and history, we learn that venturing to the edge is always a kind of art.

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Dance Review: Dystopian Dancing — Pina, a 3-D documentary

December 26, 2011
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As a dancer, Pina Bausch was the presiding spirit of speechlessness. She had the macabre body of an anorexic, but her matchstick arms communicated entire inner worlds.

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The Annual Arts Fuse Holiday Gift Roundup — Tips From the Experts

December 5, 2011
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Wondering about what to give the arts and culture lover on your gift list? No problem — the sage writers for The Arts Fuse (with an assist from our readers) come to the rescue with thoughtful suggestions.

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Dance Commentary: Martha Graham On the Couch

November 23, 2011
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Martha Graham famously said, “I wanted to find a way to reveal the inner landscape – to chart a graph of the heart.” So now it’s your turn to play therapist.

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Dance Review: The Emperor’s New Threads

November 19, 2011
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This is the fourth installment of Debra Cash’s coverage of events associated with the Institute of Contemporary Art’s Dance/Draw exhibition.

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Theater Review: An Electrifying “Angel Reapers”

November 19, 2011
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For a polarized nation, both pre-occupied and Occupied, the musical “Angel Reapers” is an inspiring Shaker gift.

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Dance Review: Going with the Flow — Trisha Brown Dance at ICA

November 13, 2011
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This is the third installment of Debra Cash’s coverage of events associated with the Institute of Contemporary Art’s Dance/Draw — this time around its an appreciation of the Trisha Brown Dance Company.

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Dance Review: Bel Tells — Cédric Andrieux through the lens of Jérôme Bel

November 10, 2011
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The second installment in Debra Cash’s coverage of the ICA’s ambitious Dance/Draw series.

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Visual Arts Feature: Lining It Up — Dance/Draw at the ICA

October 13, 2011
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“Dance/Draw” at the ICA is a major exhibit about how moving bodies leave traces, what curator Helen Molesworth, not particularly originally, calls the “afterlife of dance.” To a lesser extent, it’s also about how visual artists think about motion when they’re not focused on particular bodies.

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