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Tag Archives: Steve Reich
Lula Washington Dance Theatre’s Kwanzaa Celebration
Last week my friend Debra Levine invited me to another dance performance; this one by Lula Washington Dance Theatre, who were giving their annual Kwanzaa celebration concert. This was one of the most enjoyable dance performances I’ve seen thus far … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Debra Levine, Fela Kuti, For Those Who Live and Die For Us, Handel's Messiah, Harambe Suite, Lula Washington, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Quincy Jones, Steve Reich
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DANNY TIDWELL ET AL IN FIRE ISLAND DANCE FESTIVAL
Here’s a nice video of clips from the Dancers Responding to AIDS performances, which took place during the Fire Island Dance Festival in July. Watch for Danny around the 1.43 and 3.24 marks. You can also spot Keigwin + Company … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Chatter, Dance Criticism / Discussion / Reviews / Blogs, Dance Festivals, Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams
Tagged Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Dancers Responding to AIDS, Danny Tidwell, Double Sextet, Fire Island Dance Festival, Guggenheim Museum, Guggenheim Works and Process, Keigwin + Company, Larry Keigwin, Peter Quanz, So You Think You Can Dance, Steve Reich, SYTYCD, TAC headaches, Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgia
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ABT, LARRY KEIGWIN, AND DANCES INSPIRED BY KANDINSKY AT GUGGENHEIM THIS FALL
Photo by Fabrizio Ferri of Cory Stearns, Alexandre Hammoudi and Grant DeLong, from ABT website. The Guggenheim Museum has just released its Works & Process events schedule for the fall and there’s some good stuff coming up. On October 11 … Continue reading
Posted in Art / Architecture, Dance News, Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events, Music and Opera
Tagged ABT, Alexandre Hammoudi, American Ballet Theater, Armitage Gone! Dance, Avery Fisher Hall, Blue Rider Almanac, Brentano String Quartet, Charles Wuorinen, City Center, Columbia University, Cory Stearns, Double Sextet, Fabrizio Ferri, Grant DeLong, Guggenheim Museum, Isabella Rosselini, Keigwin+Company, Larry Keigwin, Miller Theater, Peter Quanz, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Sarah Rothenberg, Shen Wei, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Steve Reich, Susan Naruki, Vasily Kandinsky, Works & Process
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New York City Ballet's Tribute To Nureyev and New Lee Ballet
Last Thursday (Balanchine’s birthday), New York City Ballet celebrated with a tribute to Nureyev and the premiere of a ballet, Lifecasting (photo above by Paul Kolnik), by young choreographer Douglass Lee. The evening began with two films of Nureyev, the … Continue reading
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Tagged After the Rain, Allen Peiffer, Angelin Preljocaj, August Bournonville, Christopher Wheeldon, Douglass Lee, Flower Festival in Genzano, George Balanchine, George Balanchine birthday, Gonzalo Garcia, Kathryn Morgan, La Stravaganza, Lifecasting, Marcelo Gomes, Maria Tallchief, New York City Ballet, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Rudolf Nureyev, Sebastian Marcovici, Steve Reich, The Bell Telephone Hour, Theme and Variations, Wendy Whelan
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