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Theresa Ruth Howard, Monday, July 28:

July 28, 2008 by Apollinaire Scherr Leave a Comment

A glimpse of Alvin Ailey's fifty years, from the inside … [Read more...]

Alvin Ailey’s fiftieth, from the inside out

July 28, 2008 by Apollinaire Scherr 1 Comment

Foot in Mouth invited dancer, dance teacher, and writer Theresa Ruth Howard to reflect on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's fiftieth anniversary, which the company is currently in the middle of, from the inside out. Here she is: In history books, memoirs, and biographies, the subjects of the photographs--peering out from so very long ago--appear to readers as we have come to know them: at home … [Read more...]

Jerome Robbins’ “Goldberg Variations,” back and front

July 13, 2008 by Apollinaire Scherr Leave a Comment

I know, I know, Foot in Mouth has been experiencing a time warp lately. Here, for example, are some thoughts on a ballet I saw more than two weeks ago.   In his "Goldberg Variations," to the complete Bach score, Jerome Robbins concludes most of his own variations with a flock of dancers rushing in from the wings as the dancers already there finish up. It's a nice touch, a little joke about … [Read more...]

What I like about him

July 5, 2008 by Apollinaire Scherr 2 Comments

"It's so internal!" my friend Amanda says with admiration about Neil Greenberg's "Really Queer Dance with Harps," which premiered a couple of weeks ago at Dance Theater Workshop. One move--a series of changements on half-point--reminded her of a schizophrenic she'd seen outside a hospital in Rome jangling his insides with stiff little jumps. The insides of Greenberg's dancers are not at risk: … [Read more...]

Apollinaire Scherr

is the New York-based dance critic for the Financial Times. She has written regularly for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Newsday, as well as SF Weekly and the East Bay Express, in the Bay Area. She has contributed to... Read More…

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