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Hofesh Shechter’s “Sun” at BAM
Hofesh Shechter’s “Sun”, photo by Gabriele Zucca Before the start of Hofesh Shechter’s Sun, which made its US debut at BAM last week, the London-based Israeli choreographer told the audience that we would see a brief excerpt from the end … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, International, music, New York City, Reviews
Tagged BAM, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dance, Hofesh Shechter, modern dance, political mother, sun
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“Political Mother” Review
My review of Hofesh Shechter’s Political Mother, performed in October at BAM, is in this month’s issue of The Brooklyn Rail. Read it here, along with wonderful pieces by Siobhan Burke and L.J. Sunshine.
Posted in Dance, Dance writing, International, Reviews
Tagged BAM, brooklyn rail, Dance, Hofesh Shechter, LJ Sunshine, political mother, siobhan burke
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Cedar Lake at the Joyce
Cedar Lake presented five works over the past two weeks at The Joyce Theater – undoubtedly a grueling workout for the company’s fifteen dancers. They were in top form, and it’s always a pleasure to watch how seamlessly this exceptional … Continue reading
The Best of 2008
There were a lot of memorable dance performances and events in 2008. Here are ten that I thought were outstanding. 1. PeepDance by Nimrod Freed’s Tami Dance Company: There’s nothing quite like a village of peepers in Central Park on … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Dance, Entertainment, International, modern dance, New York City, New York City Ballet, Photography, Reviews, The Copier Mini-Series, Videos, wendy whelan
Tagged Abrons Arts Center, Albert Evans, Arvo Part, ballet, batsheva dance company, Billy Elliot, Carina Musk-Anderson, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Central Park SummerStage, christopher wheeldon, damian woetzel, Dance, dance installations, David Alvarez, gaga, Gillian Crosson, Hofesh Shechter, JCC Manahattan, Jill Johnson, Jo Stromgren, Knut Bry, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Liturgy, modern dance, music, New York City, New York City Ballet, Nimrod Freed, North Star, ohad naharin, Peep Dance, PeepDance, Philip Glass, Prodigal Son, Richard Corman, Sara Krulwich, Sunday Again, Tami Dance Company, The Copier, The Copier Mini-Series, The Society, top 10 of 2008, Uprising, wendy whelan
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Hofesh Shechter’s Uprising
Last week, I wrote at length about the excerpt from Hofesh Shechter‘s Uprising that I saw during the Fall for Dance festival. Of the fifteen pieces (over three programs) I viewed throughout FFD, Uprising was certainly the most exhilarating and … Continue reading
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Tagged Article 19, choreography, Dance, dance videos, Fall for Dance, Hofesh Shechter, Hofesh Shechter Company, Hofesh Shechter dancers, israel, London, music, New York City, Uprising
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