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A Farewell to Cunningham
One of my college professors told me that letting your eyes focus in different ways while watching dance can offer endless enlightenment. Zoom in on something, then zoom out, or let everything blur together and then come into focus. I … Continue reading
Posted in BAM, criticism, Dance, History, modern dance, music, New York City, Reviews
Tagged BAM, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dance, John Cage, legacy tour, merce, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, modern dance, New York City, roaratorio
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Pina in 3-D
Pina, Wim Wenders’ beautiful new film that captures the dance world of German choreographer Pina Bausch in 3-D, arrives in NYC on December 23rd. I was lucky enough to catch a preview screening of the film at BAM in October, … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, History, International, modern dance, New York City, Videos
Tagged BAM, Dance, dance on film, film, Germany, modern dance, New York City, Pina Bausch, Tanztheater Wuppertal, wim wenders
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I Believe in Forsythe’s “Outer Space”
I’m still processing William Forsythe’s I don’t believe in outer space, which opened at BAM on Wednesday evening. For the first twenty minutes or so, I worried that it was going to be a repeat of Decreation, which I reviewed … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, BAM, Dance, International, New York City, Reviews
Tagged BAM, Brooklyn, dana caspersen, Dance, Germany, gloria gaynor, i don't believe in outer space, movement, New York City, william forsythe
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Young Jean Lee’s The Shipment in HD at BAM
BAM’s Performance in HD program brings opera, dance, and theater from around the world to the screen. But next week, BAM will show the first of two works this fall by emerging, provocative artists. Young Jean Lee’s The Shipment will … Continue reading
Posted in BAM, film, New York City, Politics, theater, Videos
Tagged BAM, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dance, diana szeinblum, film, New York City, on the boards, performance in HD, the shipment, theater, Young Jean Lee
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Beijing Dance Theater’s Haze
While doing some research I came across this riveting rehearsal footage of Beijing Dance Theater‘s Haze, choreographed by Wang Yuanyuan, with music by Henryk Gorecki and Biosphere. If you’re in the New York area, you can see the company perform Haze at BAM’s Next … Continue reading
Posted in BAM, Dance, International, modern dance, music, Videos
Tagged BAM, beijing dance theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, China, Dance, dance video, haze, New York City, wang yuanyuan
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