Performed Saturday, March 30, 2019 As part of the 2019 EstroGenius Festival at The Kraine Theatre New York, NY For many of us, amassing stuff is a side effect of living. The process begins in childhood and continues as we grow up, the items changing from stuffed animals and half-used school notebooks to old…
Performed Friday, February 24, 2017 Marguerite Hemmings and Collaborators Gibney Dance New York, NY It feels a little strange to write a recap of Marguerite Hemmings’ we free at Gibney Dance. It’s like reviewing a party––you just had to be there. Artists and critics have argued over the viewer-performer relationship ad nauseam, but Hemmings and…
On a Sunday afternoon, 15 dancers and choreographers gather in a Brooklyn dance studio to share their works in progress under the careful eye of Candace Thompson, the founding Executive Director of Dance Caribbean Collective. Together, they are preparing for DCC’s second annual New Traditions Festival, a performance series that celebrates Caribbean diasporic dance traditions…
Performed Saturday April 9, 2016 Dance Theatre of Harlem New York City Center New York, NY It’s important to give credit where credit is due, so it’s time to start talking about Dance Theatre of Harlem. For nearly 40 years, the company has provided an artistic home and international platform for outstanding ballet dancers…
I originally wrote this piece for the Dance/NYC Junior Committee member blog, but I thought I’d share it here as well. Feel free to post your own resolutions in the comments – I’m looking forward to hearing other strategies and goals for improving the dance field in 2016. ********** Happy New Year, readers! As we…
Performed Friday, November 20, 2015 Barnard/Columbia Dances New York Live Arts New York, NY There are few places on campus as unifying as Barnard College’s Department of Dance. Attracting students from a long and varied list of programs at Barnard and Columbia University, the department has distinguished itself as a creative haven, inviting aspiring choreographers…
ABT brings old favorites and new thrills to Lincoln Center Following up on their whopping eight-week season at the Metropolitan Opera House this summer, American Ballet Theatre is back at Lincoln Center, this time at the David H. Koch Theater, with two weeks of mixed repertory programs. Kurt Jooss’s anti-war masterpiece The Green Table (with Marcelo Gomes…
Dear Readers, I launched Point of Contact on October 16, 2013 as a way to supplement and practice my dance writing for a course I was taking in Barnard College’s Dance Department. My original goal was to create a virtual record of my experience as an audience member, but after seeing hundreds of performances, work-in-progress showings,…
Performed Sunday, September 27, 2015 Camille A. Brown & Dancers The Joyce Theater New York, NY There’s no question about it – Camille A. Brown is one of the most formidable dancers you can find in New York today. A fiery intensity resides underneath her compact muscularity, making her movements fast, clear, and direct. But within this…
Performed Friday, September 25, 2015 Jaamil Olawale Kosolo | anonymous bodies The Performance Lab at Gibney Dance Center New York, NY Jaamil Olawale Kosoko’s #negrophobia has many forms. It is an art installation, a practiced, choreographed performance, and a poetry reading. It is a personal story and a history lesson, told through the lens of…
Performed Sunday, August 16, 2015 Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park New York, NY One of the best parts of a New York City summer is the plethora of outdoor dance performances that seem to spring up all over town. From the Rockaway Beach to Bryant Park, dancers are taking to the streets, connecting with new…
In Conversation with Kelly Pollock: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Antonio and Kirven Douthit-Boyd to join COCA faculty this August Around the world, young dancers dream of joining the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. With its signature blend of balletic lines, explosive strength, and constant humanism, the company’s repertory, which has expanded to include new…
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