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Glorious Notorious, A Chronicle of Dance Artists
Cristina Moura (2007)Peggy Jarrell Kaplan's exhibition at Ronald Feldman Gallery in Soho, Glorious Notorious (through Dec 21) chronicles the choreographers and performers who have defined our near-past...
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Chéri—A Romance in Dance
Alessandra Ferri & Herman Cornejo. Photo: Joan MarcusChéri, based on the novella by Colette, continues Martha Clarke's unique hybrid genre of theater, utilizing movement to advance the story....
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Juilliard's New Dances Plus: A Pina Bausch Revival and Three New Dances
Wind von West, by Pina BauschJuilliard's New Dances series showcases the school's accomplished dance students by class year. But it has also become a major commissioning entity for burgeoning...
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Ailey—Celebrating Matthew Rushing, and 3 Premieres
Aszure Barton's LIFT. Photo: Paul KolnikAiley is like a big ocean liner, steaming along, impervious to swells, waves, sharks, and other crazy things in the water. Likewise, it's so big that it's not...
View ArticleEphemeralist's 2013 Highlights
BooksThe Good Lord Bird by James McBridePraised to the hilt already, but I'll keep recommending this funny, lighthearted, insightful novel about an abolitionist's ward until you read it. One book I'm...
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Gotham Dance—Elkins and Shick
doug elkins choreography etc. Photo: Julieta CervantesGotham Dance's first program offered polar opposite views of contemporary dance in New York in two revivals. Doug Elkins'Scott, Queen of Marys...
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What's It All About—Bacharach Reimagined
Kyle Riabko. Photo: Joan MarcusThe subtitle of What's It All About?: Bacharach Reimaginedsays it all. Some of Bacharach's songs are such staples of pop culture that I can sing nearly every word from...
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Llewyn & Ulysses—Two Nomadic Cats
Ulysses and LlewynThe Coen Brothers achieved a most elusive tasks in their latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis. It wasn't capturing the quaint/ominous vibe of the Village in the 60s. Nor defining the...
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Bronx Gothic—Innocence Lost
Okwui Okpakwasili. Photo: Ian DouglasIf you mention the name Okwui Okpokwasili to NYC dance world familiars, one of the first reactions is invariably, "she's so beautiful." It's not just her lithe,...
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BalleNext—Chamber Ballet Takes a Leap
Katilyn Gilliland and Michele Wiles in Surmisable Units. Photo: Stephanie BergerThere's been a boomlet of chamber ballet companies in the city in recent seasons, particularly those led by members or...
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In the Presence of Two Monuments—Hilliard Ensemble in the Temple of Dendur
The Hilliard Ensemble: Gordon Jones, Steven Harrold, Rogers Covey-Crump, and David JamesForty years is a long duration for any musical group. The Hilliard Ensemble has decided to celebrate that...
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The Little Prince—New York Roots
Drawing for The Little Prince. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York© Estate of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Photo: Graham S. HaberThe Little Prince: A New York Story, at the Morgan Library through...
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Ferran Adrià—Revolutionary Alchemist
Ferran Adrià Plating Diagram, ca. 2000-2004. Colored pen on graph paper Courtesy of elBullifoundation There's some unavoidable deflation upon entering the Drawing Center's Ferran Adrià: Notes on...
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Devotion 4—Aiming for Ecstasy, if Not Perfection
Rachel Berman. Photo: Paula CourtSarah Michelson's 4 is the final installment in the four-part Devotion project, and the second in the Whitney's fourth floor gallery; other parts took were presented at...
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John King: Edge of Darkness at Heskin Contemporary
Eternally Arriving, 2013, graphite and pastel on paper, 22" x 30" John King: Edge of Darkness runs through March 1 at Heskin Contemporary. King has long been highly skilled at rendering landscapes of...
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Crystalline Structure and Lush Romanticism
Tanowitz's Heaven on One's Head. Photo: Yi-Chun WuThis week brought three engaging dance premieres. Two were by Pam Tanowitz in her debut at the Joyce; the other by Liam Scarlett for NYCB. Passagen, by...
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LeeSaar's Grass and Jackals
Photo: Yi-chun WuLeeSaar's Grass and Jackals leads us on a brief journey from dark to light, guided by seven mysterious, ninja-like dancers. At seven members, the company—led by Lee Sher and Saar...
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RNZB—Toward a Unique Voice
Of Days. Evan LiRNZB (Royal New Zealand Ballet), after an especially long commute, is in town this week at the Joyce. Now led by long-time ABT principal Ethan Stiefel, a program of three dances showed...
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Benon—Straw or Plastic?
Souleymane Badolo and Charmaine Warren. Photo: Ian DouglasSouleymane Badolo is one of a few artists who has burnished a reputation by performing solo (coincidentally, his nickname). He has a strong...
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Tinkerers at Play Among the Sculptures
Photo by Rebecca GreenfieldTwinned, a Met Museum Presents collaboration between Alarm Will Sound and Dance Heginbotham, pushed the dance/music partnership farther than ever. Musical choices form the...
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