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The Kathryn Posin Dance Company Dances Through Darwin - 9/20/2019 by Bonnie Rosenstock
The Kathryn Posin Dance Company kicked off the 92nd Street Y’s Dig Dance Series, running through May 2020, with three new works (September 13-14). Posin’s accomplished seven-member ensemble premiered “Triple... (more)
Leonardo: Caught in a Living Moment at 53rd Indianapolis Early Music Summer Festival - 7/19/2019 by Rita Kohn
“The World of Leonardo: Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci” very much brought to life the zest of the “Master of all facets of the... (more)
Pilobolus Brings its A and B Game to Joyce Theater Shows - 7/4/2019 by Bonnie Rosenstock
After a five-year hiatus, Pilobolus returned to The Joyce for a long-awaited run (June 11-29). I saw Program A on June 11 but was unavailable for Program B. Both programs... (more)

Mike Esperanza

FreeMove Dance's “…it’s time…” a Triumph - 10/5/2019 by Bonnie Rosenstock
FreeMove Dance reprised “…it’s time…” at the 14th Street Y (September 19-22), where it first premiered to acclaim in 2018. Choreographed and directed by Jenn Freeman, the artistic director of... (more)
Yang Liping Contemporary Dance's “Under Siege,” A Traditional Tale Told for Today - 8/28/2019 by Bonnie Rosenstock
“Under Siege” (U.S. premiere, August 8-10, as part of Lincoln Center’s month-long Mostly Mozart Festival), performed by Yang Liping Contemporary Dance on August 10, began with suspended silver scissors and... (more)
2019 IndyFringeFest Elevates Dance Performance in All its Forms - 8/24/2019 by Rita Kohn
Dance performance came late to Indianapolis’ arts table. Two hundred years after the city’s founding, when theatre and music performance emerged as a part of what new settlers attended, dance... (more)

Joan Marcus

Broadway in Indianapolis' 'Fiddler on the Roof' Sparkles - 10/4/2019 by Rita Kohn - THEATER REVIEWS
After 55-years, ten Tony wins and other accolades surrounding this worldwide produced and longest-running musical on Broadway [until "Grease" surpassed the 3000 performances mark], we openheartedly love "Fiddler on the... (more)
Indy Shakes inaugurates their new Riverside Park home with a brilliant 'Hamlet' Production - 7/28/2019 by Rita Kohn - THEATER REVIEWS
In its 11th year of providing FREE, professional Shakespeare performances Indianapolis Shakespeare Company presented their production of Hamlet, July 25 - August 3 at the company's new Riverside Park... (more)
“You are welcome” reverberated throughout Indianapolis’ July 3, 2019 Citizenship Ceremony - 8/1/2019 by Rita Kohn - INSIDE PERSPECTIVES
“On July 4, 2019 we celebrate our nation’s 243rd birthday and the day the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776,” announced The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (more)

Robert Abrams

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)

Indianapolis Ballet: In Rehearsal for “An Evening of Balanchine”: Part 1 - 9/24/2019 by Rita Kohn
Violette Verdy danced with New York City Ballet 1958-1977, followed by stints as a director of ballet companies, and as Professor of Music [Dance] at Indiana University from 1984 until... (more)
Of Gods and Mortals: Elu Dance Company Remounts their Acclaimed 2016 Production ‘barefaced’ - 9/11/2019 by Steve Sucato
One of the best local dance productions of the 2015-16 season, Elu Dance Company‘s barefaced was a thoughtful, poignant and smartly conceived dance-theater work based on C. S. Lewis’ 1956... (more)
With its Second Season Production ‘Collide,’ Deos Contemporary Ballet Looks to Up its Visibility around Western Michigan - 8/1/2019 by Steve Sucato
Tess Sinke’s Deos Contemporary Ballet enters its sophomore season with a new mixed repertory program of dance works and bit of growth as an organization. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based, summer-only... (more)

Patricia Rettig

Little Shop of Horrors at Beef & Boards warns: Don’t feed the plants! - 10/9/2019 by Patricia Rettig
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre is ready to satisfy your appetite for some deviously delicious fun this fall with Little Shop of Horrorss. This Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash hit... (more)
Ballet Hispánico Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month: School of Dance Open House, Sept. 9-12 - 9/3/2019 by Michelle Tabnick
Ballet Hispánico Celebrates
Hispanic Heritage Month With Dance!... (more)
Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance 2nd Annual Spot for Dance Festival; Sept. 20 - 9/4/2019 by Michelle Tabnick
For International #ParkingDay and #GlobalClimateStrike
Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance
in conjunction with Community Board 7/Manhattan
presents
The 2nd Annual Spot for Dance Festival
A Movement Site Activation and Community Zone
Friday, September 20, 2019 from 2-7pm... (more)