Out of the hundreds of tweets that flood my Twitter feed daily, I was lucky enough last Wednesday afternoon to catch a 140-character dance battle developing before my eyes. The exchange, between venerable New York City-based dance critic Claudia La Rocco, student blogger Alexandra Villarreal, and eventually, Katherine Brooks, Senior Arts & Culture Editor of…
At 8:00 on a Saturday morning in November, most of Columbia University’s students are still in their beds, sleeping off the week’s midterms, papers, and problem sets. Dance Studio 1 in Barnard Hall, however, is already full of activity, as eight members of Columbia Ballet Collaborative warm up for their morning rehearsal with choreographer Andrew…
Mark Morris Dance Group, with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale Performed Saturday, August 9, 2014 David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center New York, NY As one of the truest stalwarts American concert dance, there’s not much Mark Morris can’t do, or perhaps at this point, hasn’t done. From directing operas around the world to…
New York City Ballet Performed January 31, 2014 David H. Koch Theatre, Lincoln Center New York, NY For many audience members, New York City Ballet will always be Mr. Balanchine’s company. Though NYCB still regularly rotates a good number of Balanchine works into its repertoire each season, current Artistic Director Peter Martins has also made…
As a choreographer, I’ve certainly considered what my audience will take away from my work. Watching dance can be a challenge, even for other dancers; sometimes, the more you know about dance and it’s history, the more you might be inclined to read into what you see. But watching dance can also be liberating and…
Nearly ten years after opening the Baryshnikov Arts Center in the southwest end of Midtown, Mikhail Baryshnikov is once again reaching out to support artists with great ideas, but no resources to make them realities. As reported recently in The New York Times, Baryshnikov is now raising money, hopefully $1 mil, to fund an annual…
Following the 57th annual APAP (Association of Performing Arts Presenters) Conference last weekend, dance writer and TenduTV founder Marc Kirschner wrote up a list of six things he hopes the conference attendees will address throughout 2014. From expanding health care options to gracefully announcing a company’s last season, dance professionals have a lot on their…
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