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Embracing George Balanchine’s Legacy: Indianapolis School of Ballet Delivers a free community program of Ten New Works at Indianapolis Artsgarden July 20 - 7/23/2018 by Rita Kohn
Celebration delineated the heartbeat of Indianapolis School of Ballet’s 2018 Summer Intensive closing program; collaboration fueled its soul.

A troupe of 50, across Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 delivered demanding... (more)
"dialogue" - Mari Meade Dance Collective at Triskelion Arts - A collage of a dance-filled day in NYC that dancers would want to live in - 6/14/2018 by Robert Abrams
Dance a Monday. Get up. No. Get up. Snooze. Get up. Snooze. Get up. Okay. Get ready. Maybe some push-ups. See the contemporary city. The subway, of course, but better... (more)
In Cuba, Contemporary Dance is Bigger: Danza Contemporánea de Cuba (REVIEW) - 5/12/2018 by Bonnie Rosenstock
On a recent trip to Cuba, I was thrilled that Danza Contemporánea de Cuba (DCC) was having its run (May 11-20) at the spectacular 1838 Gran Teatro de la Habana... (more)

(L-R) Brittany DeStefano, Caleb Teicher and Gabriel Winns Ortiz in 'Variations'.

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Performance Reviews

Caleb Teicher & Company program perfect summer fare to close out ‘ADF in CLE’ dance festival - 8/9/2018 by Steve Sucato
Playful, may be the best way to describe New York-based Caleb Teicher & Company’s program, August 4 at Cain Park’s Evans Amphitheater in Cleveland Heights. The trio of dance works... (more)
Hubbard Street Masterful in National Dance Day Performance at ADF in CLE - 8/1/2018 by Steve Sucato
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s hotly anticipated performance at the second annual ADF in CLE summer dance festival in Cleveland was a family affair of sorts. All five of the works... (more)
Charlotte Ballet-Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Collaboration Pays Tribute to Beloved Institution Dance Makers - 7/24/2018 by Steve Sucato
Call it a tribute program for the two men responsible for much of the dance works created and performed by Charlotte Ballet over the past half dozen years during its... (more)

Storefront Theatre of Indianapolis in Ike Holter’s “Prowess”.

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Interviews and More

Ballet Hispánico School of Dance Announces 2018-19 School Year Class Registration - 7/16/2018 by Michelle Tabnick - DANCE CLASSES
Ballet Hispánico School of Dance Announces
2018-19 School Year Class Registration

Ballet Hispánico, the nation's premier Latino dance organization, announces that registration is now available for classes during the 2018-19 school year.

Celebrating... (more)
In Holter’s “Prowess” a slice of Chicago resonates with Indianapolis realities - 7/3/2018 by Rita Kohn - THEATER REVIEWS
Ike Holter’s gut-wrenching-sly-humor propelling “Prowess” might as well be pegged as dance theatre, in this fine production by Storefront Theatre of Indianapolis. The demands on the quartet of actors is... (more)
For Indianapolis Dance & Theater Troupes Hopefulness is the Message, Arts, the Medium - 6/5/2018 by Rita Kohn - COMMENTARY
Experiencing Dance Kaleidoscope performance of Martha Graham's Appalachian Spring and Beef & Boards production of Annie back-to-back, June 1 and 2 respectively, brought forward aesthetic concepts both iconic and dated. (more)

Robert Abrams

DanceSpots

West Coast Swing at The Mercury Café in Denver, Colorado - 12/23/2015 by Robert Abrams
Outside the mercury was dropping, but inside The Mercury Café the dance was rising. With bright red and white Christmas lights framing the very fine and well loved wooden floor,... (more)
Seeking Friendship in the Front Range - Salsa in Boulder, Colorado - 11/12/2014 by Joanne Zimbler
Why is it that we never do all of the things that we tell ourselves we're going to do as soon as we get some free time or take a... (more)
Seeking Friendship in the Front Range - Hip Hop in Boulder, Colorado - 10/25/2014 by Joanne Zimbler
Growing up in a suburban middle class neighborhood in the 70's many little girls, myself included, eagerly obliged when our parents signed us up for dance classes, the ballet, tap,... (more)

GroundWorks DanceTheater's Gemma Freitas Bender and Tyler Ring.

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Previews

New Look Groundworks Dancetheater Launches 20th Anniversary Season With Two New Dance Works On Opposite Ends Of The Stylistic Spectrum - 7/17/2018 by Steve Sucato
With the retirement of longtime company members Felise Bagley and Damien Highfield plus the departure of dancer Taylor Johnson and the addition of three new dancers, Cleveland-based contemporary dance troupe... (more)
IndyFringe Brings Tommy Lewey’s “Red Couch” Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theatre (Acco Fringe), Sept. 21-28 - 6/21/2018 by Rita Kohn
One red couch, two people. Indianapolis-based choreographer Tommy Lewey creates dance-drama out of ordinary ways we relate as we ‘umm’ get to know each other, progressing from ‘like’ to ’like-like’... (more)
Homecoming Evening of Pas de Deux a Thank You for a Career in Dance - 6/29/2018 by Steve Sucato
For Erie-native and former dancer with the Lake Erie Ballet, his production of Summer Stars – An Evening of Ballet at the historic Warner Theatre in Erie, Pennsylvania, Friday, June... (more)

Press Releases

Works & Process, the Performing-Arts Series at the Guggenheim, Announces Fall 2018 Season - 8/4/2018 by Michelle Tabnick
Works & Process at the Guggenheim is pleased to announce its fall 2018 season, which includes new dance and music commissions, and a gala featuring a revival performance of a... (more)
NYU Skirball Presents Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company’s Analogy Trilogy, Sept. 22-23 - 7/27/2018 by Helene Davis
NYU Skirball will present two marathon performances of Bill. T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company’s acclaimed Analogy Trilogy, on September 22 and 23 at 3:00 pm. This is a rare opportunity to... (more)
AMANDA SELWYN DANCE THEATRE presents GREEN AFTERNOON VI, August 18 - 7/17/2018 by Michelle Tabnick
AMANDA SELWYN DANCE THEATRE
presents
GREEN AFTERNOON VI
A Garden Dance Performance and Cocktail Reception
at the Home of Architects Marcia Previti and Peter Gumpel
East Hampton, NY
Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 5-7 pm

Amanda Selwyn... (more)

Native American dance makes debut at Santa Fe Opera's "Dr. Atomic" - 7/17/18 by Judith Fein - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Ballet Hispánico to debut at Vail Dance Festival in August - 7/11/18 by Michelle Tabnick - PRESS RELEASES

New Direction Charlotte Ballet Delights in Chautauqua Season Opener - 7/9/18 by Steve Sucato - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Peridance 35th Anniversary Gala Celebrates Past, Present and Future - 6/22/18 by Bonnie Rosenstock - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

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