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…
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 Friday, June 12, 2015 Choreographed by Anna Sperber Gibney Dance’s Agnes Varis Performance Center New York, NY It’s no secret that dance and architecture are inextricably linked. Dance relies on performance spaces in order to exist in the public record, and religious leaders, royal families, and city planners alike have spent years (and millions…
Curtain Call: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet’s Final Performances Known for bringing works by some of Europe’s most à la mode choreographers to New York with an unmatched youthful energy, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet shocked the dance world earlier this year with an announcement that it will cease operations at the end of this season. The group…
Performed Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Gibney Dance Company Gibney Dance’s Agnes Varis Performance Center New York, NY It was an evening of firsts for the Gibney Dance Company. The five-member group, which is the Resident Company of Artistic Director and CEO Gina Gibney’s newly expanded (and beautifully realized) downtown dance hub, inaugurated its first…
75 Years of American Ballet Theatre The first days of American Ballet Theatre’s 8-week season at the Metropolitan Opera House is all about celebrating the company’s 75-year history. They’ll perform some of the most beloved works in their repertory, including George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations and Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo, for this week of mixed-bill…
Performed May 6, 2015 Choreography by Marjani Forté Gibney Dance’s Agnes Varis Performance Center New York, NY Where to begin recounting Marjani Forté’s being Here…/this time, the last chapter in a three year series of dance works exploring the nexus of racism and public drug policy? It is undeniably heavy stuff – it’s doubtable that…
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