Marcia B. Siegel
All of three of these ballets adapted the classical vocabulary and demonstrated that constant evolution is what keeps classicism alive.
Read MoreThis Sleeping Beauty teaches the audience that fussy costumes and wigs and long-winded storytelling are the apex of ballet.
Read MoreKylián’s astute choice of musical selections helped gave a structural shape to “Wings of Wax.”
Read MoreBODYTRAFFIC seems to be invested in a relentless likeability.
Read MoreAny performance of Meredith Monk’s is spare to the point of enigma, and also tremendously evocative.
Read MoreI like to see dances that are somehow all of a piece. Hope this doesn’t mean I’m sinking into some kind of retro-fogeyism.
Read MoreIn both pieces on the ODC/Dance program, serious ideas underlay a lush movement language adorned with striking scenic effects.
Read MoreDorrance’s partners dance jazz in the most basic way, for its propulsiveness and its amenability to individual imagination.
Read MoreNever mind my analytical observations, the Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker is still an immediate pleasure.
Read MoreBill T. Jones considers himself an heir of the postmodern dancers.
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