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,…
Back to Basics: NYCB kicks of Spring Season with a week of Black & White ballets For those who love the leotard, you’re in luck. New York City Ballet’s Spring Season begins today, and for the first week, they’re celebrating with a series of programs featuring some of Balanchine’s most beloved works, including“Agon,” “Concerto Barocco,”…
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…
DD Dorvillier’s A catalogue of steps: Day 2, Diamonds Déjà-vu Performed Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery New York, NY On a Wednesday afternoon in St. Mark’s Church, the scene is surprisingly casual considering there’s a performance in progress. An audience of about 12 lounges around on the dance floor’s perimeter…
Last Saturday (3/15), I attended a performance of “Thank You For Coming,” the latest work from Bessie Award-winning dance and theatre artist Faye Driscoll. I had a great experience working with Faye last year when she made a piece for the Barnard College Department of Dance, and since then, I’ve been eagerly awaiting her next…
As March approaches, springtime isn’t the only thing descending upon New York City – dancers are flooding NYC streets and stages this month as many spring seasons and festivals kick off in the coming weeks. Whether you’re a flamenco fan or a ballet buff, there’s something for everyone happening in dance this month. Read on…
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