Author: Brendan McCall
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Shared Dreams, Temporary Realities
Contributor Brendan McCall on Alessia Palanti’s “All In Your Head” presented at Arts on Site.
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Her Discontented Body
Let social media posts or opinion articles in the paper give us “answers” to challenging subjects. Let dance or theater (or both) instead give us time to look at our contradictory selves.
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A Dark Future Now
Brendan McCall reviews Tim Blake Nelson’s newest play And Then We Were No More at La Mama.
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Enacting Immersion: Audiences ACT UP in David Wise´s Immersive FIGHT BACK!
Outside the LGBT Community Center, it was August 18, 2025, but as soon as I stepped into Room 101, I went back in time. People were wearing black t-shirts with […]
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In FOR MORGAN, Nicky Paraiso Remembers and Reminds Us That Art Is Dangerous
As he stepped up to his piano at the beginning of For Morgan, Nicky Paraiso looked out the intimate audience at Pangea restaurant. “It feels like family in here,” he […]
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In CURRICULUM III: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS Bill T. Jones Journeys Into the Heart of American Darkness
At the conclusion of the electrifying performance of Curriculum III: People, Places, and Things, members of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company took their bows to a standing ovation […]
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Memory in Movement: Bill T. Jones’ in MEMORY PIECE at NYLA
At the opening of Memory Piece: Mr. Ailey, Alvin…the un-Ailey?, we catch glimpses of Bill T. Jones dancing in and out of darkness. His flowing white pants and matching shirt […]
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At La MaMa Moves, a Joint Program Produces States of Grief and Sounds of Pleasure
Shared programs can be tricky. As a dance festival curator, part of the battle is attempting to describe a work of art effectively to the public while predicting their reaction. […]
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Thank You, Steve.
“There he is.” Nicky Paraiso is sitting next to me and wants me to look at something on his phone. Ostensibly, we´re here at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery to see a […]