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Tag Archives: Jacob’s Pillow
A CHANCE TO DANCE Premieres on Ovation August 17
A few weekends ago, I was invited to participate (via Skype) on a Dance Critics Association panel about dance on television (read a detailed write-up in Dance Magazine). Moderator Lisa Traiger mentioned this new show, A Chance to Dance, produced … Continue reading
Posted in Dance on Television, Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events
Tagged A Chance to Dance, Billy Trevitt, Breaking Pointe, Jacob's Pillow, Michael Nunn, Nigel Lythgoe, Ovation, Simon Lythgoe, So You Think You Can Dance
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MORE ON DANNY TIDWELL (AND OTHERS) IN FIRE ISLAND
Here are a couple more breathtaking pics of Danny Tidwell dancing at the Fire Island Dance Festival last weekend, taken by photographer Fred Hecker who graciously sent me a link to them. Visit his full flickr album of the Festival … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Festivals, Dance News, Dance on Television, Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events
Tagged Alex Wong, Armitage Gone!, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Dance, Danny Tidwell, Fire Island Dance Festival, Fred Hecker, Haglund's Heel, Jacob's Pillow, Joyce Theater, Karole Armitage, Keigwin + Company, Kenneth MacMillan, Larry Keigwin, Lauren Adams, Miami City Ballet, Sabra Johnson, So You Think You Can Dance, Tan Dun, The Eternal Vow, Tulsa Ballet, Yo-Yo Ma
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ROMEO HAS LEFT THE BUILDING: ROBERTO BOLLE AND IRINA DVOROVENKO CLOSE OUT ABT'S MET SEASON, LEAVING FANS DEVASTATED!
Because there aren’t nearly enough pictures of Roberto Bolle online, let me just post one more… So, it all ended Saturday night with Roberto Bolle and Irina Dvorovenko dancing the leads once again in Romeo and Juliet. I’d already seen … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews, Silly Samba Girl
Tagged ABT, Alexandre Hammoudi, American Ballet Theater, Avi Scher, Carlos Lopez, City Center, Cory Stearns, Daniil Simkin, David Hallberg, Gene Schiavone, Gillian Murphy, Herman Cornejo, Irina Dvorovenko, Jacob's Pillow, Jonathan Ames, Les Miserables, Marcelo Gomes, Maxim Beloserkovsky, MIRA, One Day More, Roberto Bolle, Romeo and Juliet, stage door, The Extra Man, the Metropolitan Opera House, Xiomara Reyes
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MARCELO GOMES STILL MY FAVORITE!
(headshot by Jade Young) I had an insane weekend (out from early evening until not so early next morning both Friday and Saturday at Brooklyn ballroom competition, with ABT Saturday matinee of Sylvia sandwiched in between. Then spent all day … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, Alexandre Hammoudi, Alexei Agoudine, American Ballet Theater, Anne Milewski, Arron Scott, Carlos Lopez, Cory Stearns, Daniil Simkin, feet, Fourth of July, Gene Schiavone, Gillian Murphy, Isabella Boylston, Jacob's Pillow, Jade Young, Jared Matthews, Kristi Boone, Le Corsaire, Leann Underwood, Luis Ribagorda, Marcelo Gomes, Maria Bystrova, Paloma Herrera, points, Roberto Bolle, Sarah Lane, Simone Messmer, Sylvia, Veronika Part
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AVI SCHER & DANCERS
Photo by Matthew Murphy, of Avi Scher & Dancers when they performed recently up at Jacob’s Pillow. Choreographer and artistic director Scher is at the front of the group. All photos are taken by Matt Murphy and used with his … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Abi Stafford, Adam Lewis, Alexsandra Meijer, Aphex Twin, Aquilarco, Avi Scher, Avi Scher & Dancers, Avichai Scher, Boston Ballet, Carolina Ballet, Christian Tworzyanski, David Prottas, Dena Abergel, George Balanchin, Jacob's Pillow, Jared Angle, Jason Mraz, Jenn Jansma, Last Dance, Matthew Murphy, Melissa Hough, Mirrors, New York City Ballet, No Matter What, NYCB, Our Love's Defense, Racheal Prince, Ranting Details, San Francisco Ballet, San Jose Ballet, School of American Ballet, Studio 5 City Center, Val Caniparoli
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Jacob's Pillow's Summer 2009 Calendar Is Up
Here. Looks exciting — Pacific Northwest Ballet, Jason Samuels Smith (in pic above), Rennie Harris, Cedar Lake, Doug Varone, Merce, etc. etc. I hope I can make it up there for a day or two. Or three or four. So … Continue reading
Posted in Previews
Tagged Cedar Lake Dance, Doug Varone, Jacob's Pillow, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Jason Samuels Smith, Merce Cunningham, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Rennie Harris
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