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posted by Siobhan Burke on Wednesday, May 16
From Los Angeles to London, from San Francisco to New York, Dance Magazine’s critics have been hard at work this spring. Our reviews page, over at www.dancemagazine.com/reviews, reads as a record of the many mixed reactions that dance can inspire: delight, frustrat…
WendyABT Gala: Treasure Upon Treasure
posted by Wendy Perron on Tuesday, May 15
We were in the presence of jewels, of incredible riches at the ABT gala last night. Every performance had a grandeur, every dancer was someone you wanted to keep watching. And there was just enough variety to keep you wanting more. It didn’t feel like a grab bag of hits, as it can sometimes feel. The dancing was extravagantl…
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Too Much of a Good Thing? ABT Gala's many romantic duets
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, May 14
The ABT Gala is always very different from the NYCB gala. Whereas NYCB usually unveils a premiere or two (this spring they got lucky with Benjamin Millepied’s Two Hearts) plus a sturdy Balanchine ballet, ABT…
WendyA Stunning Premiere, Full of Beauty & Tenderness, by Benjamin Millepied
posted by Wendy Perron on Friday, May 11
How many contemporary ballets really put across a love story? Benjamin Millepied’s new Two Hearts for NYCB is not exactly a love story. But there is romance in it, both happy and sad aspects, and it pulls at your heart. That’s partly because of Nico Muhly’s magical music and partly because the two main dancers are lusci…
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From the Archive: José Limón's Roxane D’Orléans Juste
posted by on Friday, May 11
Today's archive photo is Roxane D'Orleans Juste in José Limón's Dances for Isadora. The Limón company was busy this week with their annual Gala. Those honored included Yolanda Santos Garza, Founder, Ballet de Monterrey, and President, Supera social wellness organization; Roy Cosme, President/Founder, Arcos Communicat…
WendyReasons to See Student Performances
posted by Wendy Perron on Thursday, May 10
Student showings can be exciting when you see through to the individuality or promise of a particular dancer. They also give us some idea of how students are being trained and what aesthetics they are being introduced to. Juilliard and the School of American Ballet have produced very public student concerts for years. But recently I’ve also…
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La Vie En Rose at Lincoln Center
posted by Kina Poon on Thursday, May 10
Tonight's New York City Ballet spring gala, titled "À La Française," will include the newly-costumed Symphony in C (which Balanchine made for the Paris Opéra Ballet in 1947) and a new piece from director Peter Martins, set to French composer Marc-André Dalbavie's score. In the latter, we're looking forward t…
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One Is Enough
posted by Siobhan Burke on Wednesday, May 09
Sometimes limitations are the best catalysts for creativity. In "One-Shot," an online video series curated by New York-based choreographer Sarah Maxfield, artists get free reign of a studio at Gibney Dance Center in which to create a short solo performance. Whatever they do, they have to film it in just one take. Without the luxury of e…
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A Tale of Two Svetlanas
posted by on Tuesday, May 08
Merely for your viewing pleasure, here are some videos of the Bolshoi's Svetlana Zakharova and Svetlana Lunkina. They're both Bolshoi principals, both were born in 1979, and both brunettes. Enjoy!Svetlana Zakharova- Swan Lake- Black Swan- Pas De Deux
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Jerome Robbins' Roles for Ballerinas
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, May 07
The New York City Ballet has opened its spring season and we’ll be seeing plenty of Balanchine. But I’m looking forward to the all-Robbins program tomorrow night. Jerome Robbins made ballets about relationships, ballets that can really move you. There’s a scene in his In the Night that gets me every time. At the end of …
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Ben Vereen Like You May Not Have Seen Him
posted by on Friday, May 04
Here's a photo of a very young Ben Vereen in a modern dance pose! This is from Go Down, Moses by Helen Tamiris. You're probably used to seeing him more in musical theatre numbers! You know he won a Tony for Pippin in 1973 but did you know he was also nominated for a Tony for Jesus Christ Superstar the year before? He's still working so check out …
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And One...
posted by Kina Poon on Thursday, May 03
The terrific documentary First Position, which focuses on six competitors at the 2010 Youth America Grand Prix, officially opens tomorrow in New York and Los Angeles—and will show at more theaters around the country in the coming weeks (see
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Body Language
posted by Siobhan Burke on Wednesday, May 02
The concept sounded almost too simple: Dancers using their bodies to spell out letters of the alphabet. (Didn’t we do that in preschool?) And yet, in a press preview of Paulina Olowska’s Alphabet yesterday at the Museum of Modern Art, observing this task proved strangely absorbing. The work is part of the performance series &…
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Tony Alert! Tony Alert! Tony Alert!
posted by Khara Hanlon on Tuesday, May 01
What's the buzz? Tell me what's a-happenin? Well, the 66th annual Tony Award nominations were announced today! Here's a breakdown of a few categories and a list of some Dance Magazine articles you should check out to be up-to-date on the shows!Best Musical: Leap of Faith NewsiesNice Work if You Can G…
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Long Live Makarova
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, Apr 30
I think Makarova was overwhelmed by the love and adulation heaped upon her Saturday night by Youth America Grand Prix. The evening was fittingly titled “Ballerina Assoluta: Gala Tribute Honoring the Legendary Natalia Makarova.” We wer…
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Youth America Grand Prix: A tribute to Natalia Makarova.
posted by on Friday, Apr 27
Today's DM Archive photo is Natalia Makarova as Juliet. Tomorrow night Youth America Grand Prix will present Ballerina Assoluta: A tribute to Natalie Makarova at Lincoln Center. Performers will include Marcelo Gomes, Tamara Rojo, Natalia Osipova, Yuan Yuan Tan, Ivan Vasiliev and Diana Vishneva! Click
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Spotlight on ABT's Soloists
posted by Kina Poon on Thursday, Apr 26
American Ballet Theatre's roster of principal and guest principal dancers is so extensive that its talented soloists don't always get their chance to shine. On Sunday and Monday evening at 7:30 PM, they step front and center with "American Ballet Theatre—A Cast of Characters," presented by the Guggenheim Museum's Works & Process program…
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Get Help with the Grunt Work
posted by Siobhan Burke on Wednesday, Apr 25
When you dreamt of becoming a choreographer, you probably didn’t fantasize about details like applying for grants, devising your annual budget, drafting press releases, launching Kickstarter campaigns, promoting your shows, and all of the other administrative fun that comes with making your own work.
The artists of
WendyTelling the Story of Dance Shoes, and of Dance
posted by Wendy Perron on Tuesday, Apr 24
Ann Marie DeAngelo can put on a good show (she produces the Career Transition For Dancers gala every year), but she outdid herself with the Capezio 125th Anniversary Celebration. The narrative about shoes, sprinkled with humor and acro…
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Now that was a GALA! Happy 125th Capezio!
posted by Khara Hanlon on Tuesday, Apr 24
10 random musings regarding the Capezio 125th Anniversary Gala. 10. Tommy Tune worked a bespoke red suit and custom tap shoes that were just unbelievably cool. When he came on the stage, everyone squealed with glee. It was a 3-piece suit and the custom Capezio shoes were covered in rhinestones and had a slight heel.
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Ballet Stars Showering Down on Us
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, Apr 23
In addition to the opportunities it gives to talented young dancers, Youth America Grand Prix puts on two slam-dunk shows every spring. Time and again, they’ve brought foreign superstars that we’ve only seen on YouTube or DVDs. <…
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Orphanage Benefit Tonight
posted by Kate Lydon on Saturday, Apr 21
Do you remember your first dance lessons? That sensation of twirling, leaping, moving to music? Now think of this: What if you had never been offered the chance to dance? When Ekaterina Shchelkanova, former American Ballet Theatre soloist, asked herself that very question she could not fathom an answer. “I demanded pointe shoes when I was t…
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Can't Get Enough of Tommy Tune!
posted by on Friday, Apr 20
Today's DM archive photo is actually two pics we put together! On the left is Tommy Tune in a press shot for "Tommy Tune Tonight!" a Broadway show he did at the Gershwin Theatre for a limited run in December 1992. (Photo by Carmine Schiavone). On the right is a photo of Mr. Tune from 1983 by Kenn Duncan. We ran it in our August 1983 issue on p. 8…
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Time Warp
posted by Siobhan Burke on Wednesday, Apr 18
Well, that was unexpected. Who would have guessed that the Martha Graham Dance Company would take over the space inhabited, until just a few months ago, by Merce Cunningham's troupe? News of the move brought with it a sensation of time collapsing, looping back on itself. Cunningham began his dance career in Graham’s company in 1939, but as …
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Some Ridiculous World Dance Records
posted by Khara Hanlon on Tuesday, Apr 17
We're a sucker for record-breaking! Here are some interesting facts and World Records having to do with dance from the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records: + On August 2, 2012 in New York's Central Park 230 dancer stood on pointe. + Michael Hull of Germany danced with 1,068 partners over the course of two days in 2007…
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Celebrating Immigrants in American Dance
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, Apr 16
The dance world has been immeasurably enriched by dance artists from other countries. It’s obvious that Cuba and Russia have supplied us with a steady stream of wondrous ballet dancers. But just look at the Martha Graham Dance Company: Its dancers hail from Slovenia, Japan, Italy, Ukraine, China, and Taiwan. Cedar Lake dancers are from Braz…
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She was 42, He was 24
posted by Khara Hanlon on Friday, Apr 13
Today's DM archival photo shows Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev rehearsing backstage at the Royal House Covet Garden. (Photo by Anthony Crickmay.) Nureyev defected from Russia in 1961. In 1962 the Fonteyn/Nureyev partnership began with Giselle. Fonteyn wasn't exactly a spring chicken then (she was 42) and could hav…
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Tamara Rojo to lead English National Ballet
posted by Wendy Perron on Friday, Apr 13
The fabulous, dynamic, gorgeous dancer Tamara Rojo has been named artistic director of English National Ballet. A principal with The Royal Ballet for more than a decade, she was a principal with ENB first. Rojo will undoubtedly bring new energy and ideas (she’s been preparing for this role by attending
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Dry Your Eyes, See Angel Dance
posted by Kina Poon on Thursday, Apr 12
There were tears shed last week when American Ballet Theatre announced that the upcoming Met season would be Angel Corella's last with the company. The superstar, in a statement sent to
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Going the Distance
posted by Siobhan Burke on Wednesday, Apr 11
Perhaps dancers know better than anyone that the surest way to comprehend seemingly incomprehensible things is to physically do them—or to get as close as you can. That’s certainly the case for Cassie Meador, artistic director of Dance…
WendyTwo Ensembles: Godspell on Broadway, and Secus at Juilliard
posted by Wendy Perron on Tuesday, Apr 10
Dance and theater people have different ways of coalescing into an ensemble. But they have this in common: In order to be a real ensemble, each performer needs to be an individual first, and then a member of a team. To see strong individuals within a strong group is pretty exciting to witness.
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An Informal List of our Favorite Dance Movie Moments
posted by Khara Hanlon on Tuesday, Apr 10
You can't work at Dance Magazine (or our sister publications) and not live for movies with dance scenes! I asked some of my cohorts what their favorite film moments were-- just for fun. Of course, we all liked some of the same scenes! We discovered we all love Annie! One of us (name withheld) would dream Ann Reinking was her mom! It occurred to u…
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Ballet Hispanico Celebrates
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, Apr 09
Tonight Ballet Hispanico honors its own at a gala to celebrate its season at The Joyce Theater that starts next week.
The big bash honors
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Vintage Liza & Misha! And Misha sings (?!)
posted by Khara Hanlon on Friday, Apr 06
We came to this week's Archive photo in a roundabout way. Still obsessed with last week's Dance Magazine Archive photo, which showcased the gorgeous Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov nearly-naked, we spent a lot of time watching old Youtube vids of Misha. Then we found THIS video of Misha with Lisa! And, brace yourself, Misha is singing. We don't r…
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Ballet Star Angel Corella to Leave ABT
posted by Wendy Perron on Thursday, Apr 05
A favorite dancer in the U. S. since 1995, Angel Corella will retire from American Ballet Theatre this spring. Audiences have been elated by his exuberance, his astounding leaps and pirouettes, and his warmth in classical roles from the Slave in Le Corsaire to all the prince roles. He has also created roles in works by Tharp, Wheeldon, S…
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Moving Day Chez Merce
posted by Pat Catterson on Thursday, Apr 05
Seventy of us gathered that evening of Friday, March 30, 2012 to take the last class at the Merce Cunningham Studio, closing after 41 years at its Westbeth location. Among us were current and past students, teachers, and company members. Douglas Dunn (click
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Attention Job Seekers: This is a Panel Not to Miss!
posted by Khara Hanlon on Wednesday, Apr 04
If you're a dancer in NYC Friday, April 20th, get yourself to the Steps Beyond & the School at Steps' Artists Talk Series on Getting the Job! It's the finale panel in the Complete Dancer Series, a series of events Dance Magazine partnered with Steps to sponsor. At 8:00 PM movers…
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Lourdes Lopez to Lead Miami City Ballet
posted by Wendy Perron on Tuesday, Apr 03
The board of MCB announced today that they’ve chosen former NYCB principal Lourdes Lopez to succeed Edward Villella as artistic director of Miami City Ballet.
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Sylvie Guillem Returns to NYC
posted by Wendy Perron on Monday, Apr 02
She will no doubt fill up the Koch Theater with her crazy cool charisma. For three nights starting Wednesday, ballet superstar Sylvie Guillem brings her own program. First up is William Forsythe's Rearray, created especially for her and her partner, La Scala Ballet's Massimo Murru (exactly as tall and thin as she is, according to my memo…
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Some Misha Eye Candy for You
posted by Khara Hanlon on Friday, Mar 30
From the DM Archive, a photo of Misha in the moment. Man, looking at photos of Mikhail Baryshnikov never gets old. He just has so much personality, facility, vigor, and charm. We could go on and on about him. In 2005 he opened the Baryshnikov Arts Center in NYC. It's a rehearsal and performance space. You can check the upcoming shows
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