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Tag Archives: Pina Bausch
Maira Kalman at the Jewish Museum
Last week my friend, Alyssa, who’s an independent art curator, invited me to an art / law celebration at the Jewish Museum. The Jewish Museum really knows how to put on a party! They had the most splendid array of … Continue reading
Posted in Art / Architecture, Dancers, Literature / Books, Music and Opera, New York, Restaurants / food, Swallow reviews / awards / mentions / events
Tagged art law party, Glenmorangie, independent art curator, Maira Kalman, Marc Chagall, mini Tuscan pizzettes, Nico Muhly, Pina Bausch, Swallow, The Jewish Museum, the New Yorker
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SINCE SEEING WISEMAN'S "LA DANSE" I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET LAETITIA PUJOL OUT OF MY MIND
(photo taken from here) Since seeing Frederick Wiseman’s excellent film La Danse a couple days ago — a documentary about the Paris Opera Ballet — I have not been able to get the fascinating etoile (star, highest level of dancer … Continue reading
PROKOFIEV AND CLASSICAL BALLET ON SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE!
Photo of Pina Bausch’s Orfeo ed Euridice by Ursula Kaufman from NYTimes. Well, I am sad and surprised that Nigel Lythgoe did not give any kind of tribute to Pina Bausch last night, the way he did Michael Jackson, Farrah … Continue reading
Posted in Dance on Television
Tagged AAADT, Ade, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Brandon, Brian Friedman, Caitlin, Dizzy Feet Foundation, Ed McMahon, Evan, Farrah Fawcett, France Genereux, Janette, Jason, Jean Marc Genereux, Jeanine, Joey Dowling, Judith Jamison, Karla, Katie Holmes, Kayla, Kenneth MacMillan, Kupono, Mary Murphy, Max Kozhevnikov, Melissa, Mia Michaels, Michael Jackson, New York City Ballet, Nigel Lythgoe, Peter Martins, Phillip, Pina Bausch, Randi, Rich Man's Frug, Robert Fairchild, Romeo and Juliet, Sergei Prokofiev, So You Think You Can Dance, Sonya Tayeh, Sterling Hyltin, Sweet Charity, Tabitha and Napoleon, Thordal Christensen, Vitolio, Yulia Zagoruychenko
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ROBERTO BOLLE AND VERONIKA PART IN ABT'S SWAN LAKE
Photo of Bolle taken from here, where there are many many more! It’s kind of hard for me to be my usual enthusiastic self after hearing about the death of Pina Bausch earlier today, but I’m getting too far behind … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, Alessandra Ferri, American Ballet Theater, Angel Corella, ballet blogs, Black Swan pas de deux, Craig Salstein, David Hallberg, David Hallberg's Swan Dive, Ethan Stiefel, Haglund's Heel, Marc Haegeman, Marcelo Gomes, Nina Ananiashvili, Pina Bausch, Pina Bausch death, Roberto Bolle, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Dive, Swan Lake, Veronika Part
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PINA BAUSCH DIES OF CANCER
Oh my gosh you guys, I just heard about this on PinballPeople. I’m so shocked. I didn’t even know she was sick (apparently she was only diagnosed with cancer days ago). I’m so upset. We’re never going to have any … Continue reading
Pina Bausch's Sensuous, Mysterious, Funny, Sexy, Playful, Violent "Bamboo Blues"
(photo taken from here). Last night I went to see Pina Bausch’s Bamboo Blues at Brooklyn Academy of Music. This was my first time seeing something by Bausch live (I’d only ever seen her work in film and on YouTube, … Continue reading
Happy Happy Night Tonight At Alvin Ailey
Okay, here is what I was writing last night when my internet crashed: I’m always so happy when I come out of an AA performance; I could just dance home! Tonight was Maurice Bejart’s Firebird, which was more breathtaking than … Continue reading
Complexions @ Joyce Chelsea & Foniadakis's Rite of Spring @ Joyce SoHo
(photo by Andrea Mohin, NYTimes, of Desmond Richardson and S. Epatha Merkerson, in “I Will Not Be Broken”) Sorry, am very behind again on my review posts — so busy with all manner of stuff to get done before Thanksgiving! … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballet, Modern Dance, Music / Opera, Pina Bausch, William Forsythe
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Danny Tidwell and David Hallberg (and CounterCritic) in the Same Room(!): Cedar Lake Ballet Blogger Shindig
Fun fun night! Big understatement! I didn’t even need to get drunk Please excuse the Gawkerish, 15-year-old voice of this post. I waited until this morning to blog in hopes that the euphoria would dissipate and Kristin Sloan might post … Continue reading
My First Pina Bausch Experience, Dance On Camera, and Writing (Slightly) Negative Reviews
(image linked from here) Just quickly before I go out to meet Ariel (who’s now living in NY ), here’s my review of “Rhythm of Love” on Explore Dance. Basically the same as what I said here on my blog, … Continue reading
