Dance
“We will step to the edge of our humanity, expressing the commonalities that we all share, the threads that bind and connect us all.”
This terrific performance was the grand finale from a beloved dance festival doing its best under enormous pressure.
Did Jacob’s Pillow want to remind us, now more than ever, of a famous phrase from a 1848 Shaker song: “Tis the gift to be simple, tis the gift to be free.”
In Burnt-Out Wife, Maine-based performance artist Sara Juli takes on the unarticulated rage lurking in a long-term marriage with a deft touch and the humor of a born stand-up comic.
Kudos to Jacob’s Pillow for this stellar beginning to a digital season of dance.
Dance critic, scholar, performer, activist Sally Banes died on 14 June in Philadelphia.
I’ve always believed that dance has a literature, much like music or drama. Dance’s literature consists of both ideas (choreography) and the execution of ideas (performance).
How, frankly, could I help people engage with their inherent creative powers and feel just a little bit better?
Dance Review/Commentary: “The Grand Union” — The Story of the Accidental Anarchists of Downtown Dance
This fascinating book, and the rich literature of films and writings around it, have helped me feel a bit more positive about these shrunken times.
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