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Chroma

Dance Review: Boston Ballet’s “Shades of Sound” — Energetic Versatility

Each piece is so different from the others in Shades of Sound that the evening provides something for everyone, giving the company a chance to showcase its phenomenal technique.

By: Merli V Guerra Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Black Cake, Boston-Ballet, Chroma, Episodes, George Balanchine, Hans van Manen, Merli V. Guerra, Shades of Sound, Wayne McGregor

Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — Among the Finest Dancers in the World Today

I cannot prove the following judgment because I have not seen every dancer on the globe, but I believe that the members of the Alvin Ailey troupe are among the best in the world.

By: Iris Fanger Filed Under: Dance, Featured, Review Tagged: Alvin Ailey, American Dance Theater, Azure Barton, Chroma, D-Man in the Waters (Part I), Lift

Dance Review: Not So Random Dances

Symphony in C

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.

By: Debra Cash Filed Under: Dance, Featured Tagged: Boston-Ballet, Chroma, George Balanchine, Serenade, Symphony in C, Wayne McGregor

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