Last night we saw IMDT’s opening night at P.S.122. Good stuff. Thomas Lehmen’s “it is better to…” is a sly, funny dance piece in which the movement patterns and phrases are motivated by the dancers completing the sentence “it is better to…” in surprising and
“Drifting Awake” is a new piece by Estelle Woodward and Jeff Arnal. The performance is an immersive experience spread through The Chocolate Factory’s space (which I found quite fulfilling after making a rare trip to Queens) with soundscape, installation, video, and intent performers (Estelle Woodward
This just in from Musical America: “Alastair Macaulay is to be the next chief dance critic of The New York Times, the newspaper announced to its staff. Macaulay, chief theater critic of the Financial Times and previously chief dance critic of The Times Literary Supplement,
Jill Sigman has a reputation. Of being smart. She graduated from Princeton and so I hear, most people know this. For example, the NYTimes said: “Jill Sigman has a prodigious imagination and intelligence…… a fearless performer who does not hesitate to expose the painful truths
Less is more, right? In 9 bodies, the opening condition of D.D. Dorvilliers Nottthing Is Importanttt at The Kitchen, a group of performers (you guessed it, nine), slowly shifted angles and pulled at their baggy, grey-toned clothing to reveal various parts of their bodies. As
Sunday’s Times had a feature on three of the leading curators of the downtown dance scene: Debra Singer (the Kitchen), Vallejo Gantner (PS 122), and Carla Peterson (Dance Theatre Workshop). The piece by Gia Kourlas raises some interesting points in regards to cultivating work. Will
Saturday night marks the opening of two great new dance shows at P.S.122. First off is Tamar Rogoff Performance Projects’ Edith & Jenny. This new piece from Tamar Rogoff features performers Claire Danes and Ariel Rogoff Flavin exploring the intimacy that has marked their life-long
Just in case it passed you by, there’s still half of the Dance On Camera Festival going on until next weekend….. most films are at the Walter Reade at Lincoln Center at varying times. Go to the website for more info, to the NYTimes article
Ever wanted to spend a full day experiencing a multitude of different dance forms? for free? well, the whitney and sundown schoolhouse (www.fritzhaeg.com) have finally made your dreams come true…. on jan. 17th, from 9am to 5pm, dance and movement classes will be offered throughout
Scotty Heron, photo by Rachel Roberts I saw the dress rehearsal of this show last night and it is really a fun, quirky, unexpected evening of dance/performance. Plus if you’ve never heard Scotty Heron sing The Eagles’ hit “Desperado” you’re in for a treat. I’ll
A few interesting things upcoming at the Kitchen….. The first is a video project by Peter Welz, an excerpt from a series in collaboration with the reknown William Forsythe. The opening will be December 15th…… The second is “Dance and Process,” the final performance of
We just recieved an email from Richard Siegal of The Bakery, an organization dedicated to the exploration and production of contemporary performance. They are prototyping a new choreographic website wcalled If/Then Open Source. The test site will be available s of Friday, Dec 8 at