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Actors Learn Gaga for The Miracle Worker
William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker opens on Broadway today – the first revival in nearly fifty years. A recent New York Times profile of Abigail Breslin, who plays Helen, revealed that the actors trained in Ohad Naharin’s movement language, Gaga, … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, New York City, theater
Tagged abigail breslin, alison pill, Broadway, gaga, helen keller, kate whoriskey, lee sher, movement, New York City, ohad naharin, the miracle worker, theater
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Going Gaga in Israel, Part Two
Batsheva Dance Company’s studios at the Suzanne Dellal Centre Last Friday morning, I returned to Tel Aviv’s Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre to take my second Gaga class. After reawakening my body in Thursday evening’s class and getting … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, International, modern dance, music
Tagged batsheva dance company, Dance, gaga, israel, MIA, movement, ohad naharin, Paper Planes, Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre, Tel Aviv, Wendy Perron
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Going Gaga in Israel, Part One
The entrance to the Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre Since first experiencing Gaga – the movement language created by Batsheva Dance Company’s artistic director Ohad Naharin – in early 2008, I have been yearning for more, and so … Continue reading
The Forsythe Company in Decreation at BAM
William Forsythe’s Decreation, photo by Dominik Mentzos William Forsythe’s 2003 piece Decreation, which opened last night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is a meditation on the messiness of life. The work takes its title from an essay by Anne … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, BAM, Dance, International, New York City, Reviews
Tagged Anne Carson, BAM, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dance, Decreation, media, movement, New York City, performance, The Forsythe Company, william forsythe
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Winners of Dance Films’ What Moves You Challenge
Dance Films Association recently held a competition called “What Moves You? 48 Hour Challenge”. The premise was simple: Create a dance film inspired by the news in forty-eight hours. By setting a time limit, the emphasis was on creativity rather … Continue reading
