This essay describes the celebrated funambulist Philippe Petit’s “punishment” for his clandestine walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on August 7, 1974. The essay was first published by Dance magazine in November, 1974. It is reprinted here as a complement to my latest article for Voice of Dance, Sky High, which […]
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Cloddish Men, Feathery Lovers Dance to Hubbard’s Sly Rhythms
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on August 6, 2008. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago dancers take part in a performance of “Extremely Close” in Philadelphia on Oct. 20, 2007. The company will be performing at New York’s Joyce Theater through Aug. 16, 2008. Photographer: Rosalie O’Connor/Hubbard Street Dance Chicago via […]
Guest of Summer
It’s summer, the lazy season, and dancing, which never rests, has taken to outdoor venues. The full article appeared in Voice of Dance (http://www.voiceofdance.org) on July 30, 2008. To read it, click here.
Dancing `Czar’ Finds Lull in Crazy-Quilt of Chaos
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on July 19, 2008. Helen Pickett as Agnes, top, and Jim De Block as Mr. Pnut take part in the Royal Ballet of Flanders production of “Impressing the Czar” on Nov. 22, 2005. The ballet, created by William Forsythe in 1988, will be performed […]
Undertow
Noche Flamenca Theater 80, 80 St. Mark’s Place, NYC / July 9-August 12, 2008 Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca. Photo courtesy Noche Flamenca. The cast members work as a team to provide mounting excitement, but Soledad Barrio is still the one who takes you to places you might never have reached without her, emotional states […]
Mark Morris Rethinks Prokofiev’s `Romeo’ as Lusty, Gender Bending, Not Tragic
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on July 7, 2008. Noah Vinson and Maile Okamura dance during a rehearsal of Mark Morris’ “Romeo & Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare,” in New York, on June 11, 2008. Photographer: Johan Henckens/Mark Morris Dance Group via Bloomberg News July 7 (Bloomberg) — Leave […]
Partial View
Compagnie Maguy Marin: Umwelt Joyce Theater, NYC / June 17-22, 2008 Compagnie Maguy Marin in Maguy Marin’s Umwelt. Photo by Ganet. Commentators claim that Marin, inspired by Samuel Beckett, considers the actions banal and underlines that quality by reiterating them obsessively. I suspect she has a trick card up her sleeve. They certainly don’t look […]
A Coffee Éclair: Personal Indulgences No. 9
I am in Paris with my husband. I have convinced him that he wants to accompany me to one of the city’s legendary flea markets. It is way, way out on the edge of town, a lengthy pilgrimage on the Métro, past stops with names like La Fourche (the fork, as in a road, which […]
Damian Woetzel Leaps Into Future at City Ballet Love-In
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on June 20, 2008. Damian Woetzel dances in “Prodigal Son (Ballet in Three Scenes)” during his farewell performance with the New York City Ballet at the New York State Theatre at Lincoln Center in New York on June 18, 2008. Woetzel has danced with […]
N.Y. City Ballet Lost Ratmansky, Gains His `Concerto’: Dance
This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on June 9, 2008. June 9 (Bloomberg) — Alexei Ratmansky’s “Concerto DSCH,” by far the most exciting new ballet I’ve seen in ages, had its world premiere last week in the New York City Ballet’s spring season at Lincoln Center. At first it looks […]