The drums. The songs. The dance. And the people. The spirit of South Africa manifested through Africa Umoja: 20 Years Freedom and Democracy, a musical celebration of South African song and dance. The audience’s journey centered around the narrative o …Read more
For the second consecutive year, Company XIV has brought their acclaimed Nutcracker Rouge to the stage. Running through January 18 at the company’s home, XIV, Austin McCormick’s vision of an adult version of the Nutcracker is fun, dark, mysterious, …Read more
When you go to a performance from Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, you can expect humor right off the bat: the curtain speech includes a haughty Russian voice dramatically listing changes to the evening’s program “in true Russian Ballet fashion …Read more
The Schimmel Center at PAce University is the proud host of Gelsey Kirkland Ballet’s second annual production of The Nutcracker, running December 11-21. Based in Manhattan, the company is under the artistic direction of Gelsey Kirkland and Michael Ch …Read more
Jim May studied under modern dance pioneer Anna Sokolow (1910-2000) for 35 years. Once a student and a dancer to this day, he is now the Artistic Director of the Anna Sokolow Theatre/Dance ensemble. The group appeared last weekend at the 14th Street …Read more
Fadi J Khoury, Artistic Director, choreographer, and principal dancer of FJK presented Works in Progress at the 92nd Street Y on Tuesday, November 4th, highlighting not only his artistic achievements but the creative process as an in-the-moment exper …Read more
Voices of the Tarantate is an original piece written and directed by Alessandra Belloni. This dance-opera tells the story of Belloni’s internal healing, and how she then shared that with others through the “tarantalla,” the spider dance. In honor of …Read more
Fall Further III was presented by Pentacle as their third annual event on Monday, October 13th. On this evening at the Ailey Citicorp Theater, New York City choreographers within the Pentacle organization came together to present works of either exce …Read more
The Shall We Tango NYC festival celebrates Pan American Musical Art Research’s 30th anniversary and honors the renowned Argentinian Tango musician Anibal Troilo, renowned bandoneonist and musical composer during the Golden Age of Tango in the 1940’s …Read more
David Parker and Jeffrey Kazin are the gracious hosts of Soaking WET, an evening of dance in the charming West End Theater. How proud they must be to present such a diverse collection of choreographic works that complement each other so well. Each pi …Read more
