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Special Focus

An Interview with Kate Hutter of L.A. Contemporary Dance Company about her upcoming performance in Celebrate Dance 2013 - 2/18/13 by Robert Abrams
Robert Abrams: Art should, ideally, help us see past first impressions. It sounds like "Identity Theft", Kate Hutter's offering at Celebrate Dance 2013, will do just that in relation to... (more)
An Interview with Lydia Zimmer of Lydia Zimmer + Dancers about her upcoming performance in Celebrate Dance 2013 - 2/17/13 by Robert Abrams
Robert Abrams: When asked about her upcoming performance in Celebrate Dance 2013, Lydia Zimmer, the choreographer and a dancer in Lydia Zimmer + Dancers answered…... (more)
Works & Process at the Guggenheim - Pacific Northwest Ballet presents and discusses key changes Balanchine made to landmark ballets - 9/10/12 by Mindy Aloff
Most dance fans know that George Balanchine changed his ballets constantly over time. The New York City Ballet (for efficiency, one presumes), decided, by fiat, upon the choreographer's death, to... (more)

Eric Bandiero

Performance Reviews

PMT Fall Dance Series 2013: Why Connection Matters - 11/23/13 by Marilynn Larkin
As always, reviewing a PMT production is both inspiring and thought provoking. Owner Pavan Thimmaiah continues to expand the series' offerings, both in scope and style. So many groups participate... (more)
Dancing Earth in Aotearoa - 11/8/13 by Jack Gray
For the first time in living memory, a visit to Aotearoa (New Zealand) by a Native American contemporary dance company - in this case, Santa Fe based Dancing Earth -... (more)
Eco-Warriors Dancing - Review of Kowhiti Dance 2013 - Atarau – A Beam of Light: Indigenous Contemporary Dance Festival - 11/8/13 by Linda Ashley
This third season curated by Kowhiti (Merenia and Tanemahuta Gray, and Jenny Stevenson) celebrates the international phenomenon of indigenous contemporary dance. Although possibly not intentional, the programme has an elemental... (more)

Paul Antico

Interviews and More

Highlights of the Kowhiti Festival - 11/8/13 by Jack Gray - FESTIVAL OVERVIEWS
The Kowhiti Festival was an undertaking that brought together Maori and indigenous dance artists of varying levels from emergent to established to participate in both formal and informal presentations on... (more)
San Pedro TriArt Festival Serves up Surf and Turf - 9/22/13 by Jessica Abrams - FESTIVAL OVERVIEWS
To many Angelenos, San Pedro is a city-state lumped into that vague category of places often too difficult to get to given the usual traffic patterns and thus rendered geographically... (more)
Manhattan Youth Ballet 2013 Fall Auditions - 8/30/13 by Michelle Tabnick - AUDITIONS & PRESENTATION OPPORTUNITIES
Manhattan Youth Ballet and Manhattan Movement & Arts Center announce the 2013 Fall Auditions on Wednesday, September 4. Registration begins at 3pm with audition classes for ages 7-9 at... (more)

Robert Abrams

DanceSpots

Platinum Party at Club 412 - 4/20/12 by Robert Abrams
The planets aligned and I had the night available, so I went to the Platinum Party at Club 412, hosted by Erik and Anna Novoa. It was as enjoyable as... (more)
Swing Dance at the Century Ballroom - 6/12/11 by Robert Abrams
At the suggestion of Jessica Massart of On The Boards, an alternative dance and theater venue in Seattle, I had considered going to The Century Ballroom for Swing... (more)
Review of the Canon 5D Mark II - You Should Be Dancing - Best Shots - 4/8/11 by Robert Abrams
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Previews

In My Corner to tell story of boxer, hoofer Joe Orrach - 8/30/13 by Lucy Pollak
Footwork is everything for storyteller, pugilist and hoofer Joe Orrach, who works boxing, tap dance, percussion and music into his tale of a street smart, wise guy Puerto Rican kid... (more)
Joffrey Ballet's 'The Rite of Spring': Conductor Tito Muñoz talks Stravinsky, Ballet and The Cleveland Orchestra - 8/8/13 by Steve Sucato
Mention the word "riot" and images of political and social upheaval come to mind, not a ballet. But that is by many accounts what happened on May 29, 1913 in... (more)
Dance Kaleidoscope's David Hochoy talks about his latest work 'Les Noces' - 5/15/13 by Rita Kohn
David Hochoy brings the full company of Dance Kaleidoscope dancers into a swirl of introspection with his premiere of Igor Stravinsky's searing dance cantata, "Les Noces" (The Wedding), which premiered... (more)

Press Releases

Dances Patrelle presents 18th Annual 'The Yorkville Nutcracker' - 11/11/13 by Michelle Brandon
Dances Patrelle presents the 18th annual production of "The Yorkville Nutcracker" from December 5-8, 2013 at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, E. 68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues,... (more)
Ballet Hispanico returns to The Apollo Theater with three new works - 11/3/13 by Michelle Brandon
Ballet Hispanico, recognized as the nation's leading Latino dance organization since 1970, returns to the legendary Apollo Theater on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 7:30pm, following last season's sold-out holiday... (more)
Lee Koonce Named Executive Director of Ballet Hispanico - 11/3/13 by Michelle Brandon
Lee Koonce, an experienced arts administrator and proven leader, has been named Executive Director of Ballet Hispanico, the nation's preeminent Latino dance institution, it was announced by Kate Lear, Chair... (more)

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