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An American in Paris on Broadway
Music and dance gorgeously come together in An American in Paris, which opened at the Palace Theatre last month. Set in the postwar city of light and based on the 1951 film starring Gene Kelly, this production is not a … Continue reading
The Mariinsky Ballet’s Cinderella
This past weekend at BAM, Russia’s Mariinsky Ballet presented the New York premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s 2002 production of Cinderella. While Ratmansky is known for storytelling – often times to humorous effect – and whimsy, this piece predates some of … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, International, music, New York City, Reviews
Tagged Alexei Ratmansky, anastasia matvienko, BAM, Cinderella, Dance, mariinsky ballet, Prokofiev
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tears become…streams become
Head on over to Park Avenue Armory before January 4th to take in tears become…streams become in the cavernous Drill Hall — especially if you’re looking for some end-of-year quiet reflection. Photos don’t do it justice. When bare, the Drill Hall … Continue reading
Posted in art, music, New York City
Tagged art, Park Avenue Armory, tears become...streams become
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Batsheva’s “Sadeh21” at BAM
Last week, Batsheva Dance Company brought artistic director Ohad Naharin’s Sadeh21 to BAM as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. The 75-minute work, whose title means “Field 21” as in “field of study”, consists of 21 segments that emphasize the … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, International, modern dance, New York City, Reviews
Tagged BAM, batsheva dance company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dance, ohad naharin, sadeh21
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Dance Commission Launches Park Avenue Armory’s 2015 Season
Park Avenue Armory has commissioned dance pioneer Reggie “Regg Roc” Gray and visionary director Peter Sellars to create a performance piece that transforms the tradition of flex, the Brooklyn-born street dance. Characterized by sharp, rhythmic contortion, pausing, snapping, gliding, and animated … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, music, New York City, Photography
Tagged Dance, DJ Epic, flexn, Park Avenue Armory, peter sellars, Photography, reggie gray, reggie regg roc gray, richard ross
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