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Tag Archives: Festa Barocca
Happy Holidays, Everyone!
I always like to use a photo of Alvin Ailey’s Revelations for my happy holiday post but I saw this one, of Hope Boykin in Mauro Bigonzetti’s Festa Barocca (photo by Steve Vaccariello), and decided it was bright and festive. … Continue reading →
Posted in Los Angeles, Miscellany
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Tagged Alvin Ailey, Festa Barocca, Hope Boykin, Mauro Bigonzetti, Revelations, Steve Vaccariello
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ANNA DEAVERE SMITH TO APPEAR WITH ALVIN AILEY AT CITY CENTER THIS WEEK
This week, playwright and actor Anna Deavere Smith will perform with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, who are currently in the middle of their winter season at NY City Center. Deavere Smith (remember Twilight: Los Angeles 1992, about Rodney King, … Continue reading →
Posted in Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events
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Tagged AAADT, Alvin Ailey, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Among Us, Andrew Eccles, Anna Deavere Smith, Dancing Spirit, Divining, Festa Barocca, Harlem Renaissance, Hymn, In/Side, Judith Jamison, Let Me Down Easy, Matthew Rushing, New York City Center, Revelations, Robert Battle, Ronald K. Brown, Uptown
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"PRAISE THE LORD!"
Alvin Ailey audiences are always so fun! Last night was their “Target night” (tickets were severely discounted, sponsored by Target), and these kinds of audiences are the best — people screaming and cheering throughout; yelling “yeah” and “go girl!”, unable … Continue reading →
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
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Tagged AAADT, ABT, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theater, Antonio Douthit, Art Basel Miami, Divining, Festa Barocca, Judith Jamison, Mauro Bigonzetti, Nan Melville, New York City Center, Revelations
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LINDA CELESTE SIMS AND MATTHEW RUSHING AT VAIL
Linda Celeste Sims and Matthew Rushing of Alvin Ailey perform the adagio pas de deux from Mauro Bigonzetti’s Festa Barocca at the Vail International Dance Festival.
Posted in Dance Festivals, Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams
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Tagged AAADT, Alvin Ailey, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Festa Barocca, Linda Celeste Sims, Matthew Rushing, Maura Bigonzetti, Vail International Dance Festival
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Favorites of 2008
Okay, here’s my (late) list of favorites from 2008: (click on highlights to read what I wrote about each dance) Favorite overall dance of the year: Revelations by Alvin Ailey. Because the movement language — a unique blend of American … Continue reading →
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews, Literature / Books, New York
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Tagged African dance, Alexei Ratmansky, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, America's Best Dance Crew, American Ballet Theater, Amos J. Machanic, Andrew Eccles, Anna Sokolow, Antonio Douthit, Antony Tudor, Arunas Bizokas, Ballet, Big Apple Dancesport Challenge, Blackpool Dance Festival, Blaine Hoven, Charles Bock, choreography, Clifton Brown, Company B, Complexions, Craig Salstein, Daniil Simkin, Desmond Richardson, Don Quixote, Festa Barocca, Firebird, Flames of Paris, Gene Schiavone, Go in Grace, Hip Hop, Hope Boykin, Janelle Brown, Jonathan Fredrickson, Jose Limon Dance Company, Jose Manuel Carreno, Joshua Allen, Katusha Demidova, Kirven J. Boyd, Latin / Ballroom, Latin dance, Linda Celeste Sims, Lois Greenfield, Marcelo Gomes, Mark Sarvas, Masekela Langage, Melissa Thomas, Modern Dance, New York City Ballet, Nimrod Freed, Pas de Duke, Paul Taylor, PeepDance, Pillar of Fire, Rabbit and Rogue, Revelations, Sean Bell, Sleeping Beauty, So You Think You Can Dance, State Ballet of Georgia, Stefan Merrill Block, Twitch, Veronika Part, Yannick Lebrun
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