This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 30, 2006. Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — A dozen Ballet Hispanico dancers, rehearsing in their studio for their new season at the Joyce, tomorrow through Nov. 12, disguise bodies trained for svelteness and power in the motley rags common to the practice room. […]
TWO FRESH VARONE MASTERPIECES EMBODY LOSS AND JOY OF COUPLING
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 25, 2006. Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) — Doug Varone is the first figure you see in his new “Lux,” dancing a solo of cushioned footfalls and whirling arms against an inky backdrop with a rising moon. His brief incantation summons up seven members […]
VERONIKA PART, ABT’S UNSUNG RUSSIAN STAR; `EMBRACE’: N.Y. DANCE
American Ballet Theatre opens Monday, May 14, at Lincoln Center’s Metropolitan Opera House. One of the highlights of the season will be the prominence of Kirov-import Veronika Part, who is finally coming into her own. Here’s what I wrote about her last fall.
NO BITE IN BAM’S `DOGS,’ GARTH FAGAN DANCE KICKS AND THRUMS
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 19, 2006. Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) — Interviewed just before the premiere of her ambitious new work, “Dogs,” Sarah Michelson promised to transform the prestigious site she was using — BAM’s Harvey Theater. She also announced that this piece would be dance-centered, in […]
MOZART AND SINATRA, DE MILLE AND THARP SPARK ABT’S NEW SEASON
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 17, 2006. Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) — A visitor to American Ballet Theatre’s rehearsal quarters during the company’s run-up to its City Center fall season is greeted with a startling sight. Women spin across the space so fast that the pink satin of […]
BETONTANC SHOCKS WITH LURID, PHYSICAL DOSTOYEVSKY: N.Y. DANCE
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 16, 2006. Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) — Intimate is the word for Slovenia- based Betontanc’s “Wrestling Dostoyevsky,” at the Danspace Project Thursday through Saturday. The audience is seated just inches from the performers on all four sides, breathing the same few cubic feet […]
MERCE CUNNINGHAM’S IPOD TRICKS FALL FLAT; HIP-HOP BODIES FLY
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 11, 2006. Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) — Merce Cunningham wants you to bring your iPod to his new “eyeSpace.” If you happen to be one of the choreographer’s admirers who sees no need to own one, you may borrow the gear for free […]
BALLET PHENOM SYLVIE GUILLEM RIVETS THE EYE IN POIGNANT `PUSH’
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 12, 2006. Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) — At first glance, they’re an odd couple, classical-dance superstar Sylvie Guillem and the down-to-earth contemporary dancer and choreographer Russell Maliphant. Though they hardly speak the same dance language, they’ve teamed up for “Push,” a two-person show […]
PRIMA BALLERINA SYLVIE GUILLEM, 41, STILL HOLDS THE SPOTLIGHT
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 9, 2006. Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) — Apart from a favored few, classical dancers die young — at least their technical prowess does. Following the example of Mikhail Baryshnikov, the 41-year-old, Paris-bred, London-based ballerina Sylvie Guillem is seeking out alternative kinds of dance […]
PHILADANCO AT THE JOYCE, STEVE REICH AT BAM: NY DANCE WEEKEND
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 6, 2006. Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — Glimpsed on a DVD sampler from Philadanco: five gorgeous, superbly athletic, pastel-gowned women dance out their complaints about the guys giving them heart trouble. A minute later, a crew that deserves high-risk pay invades the stage […]