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29 January 2011

Bodacious Brazilian bodies of Grupo Corpo

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But I do speak slithering, sinuous sensuality to a samba beat. And this, Corpo Grupo, visiting from Brazil, communicated in abundance at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion last night in a red-hot performance as part of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center. [...]

23 January 2011

Polina Semionova, one of seven powerful female dancers of “Reflections”

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Semionova is divine, she’s got a long back, long limbs and absolutely spectacular feet. A revelation to be in the same room as her. [...]

7 November 2010

Robyn Gardenhire’s garden of riches

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Artistic Director Robyn Gardenhire’s good ear for music leads her to the likes of Bach and Coltrane. For the vast range of material she tackles and for its fun, energetic, esprit de corps, City Ballet of Los Angeles merits attention. [...]

6 November 2010

Angelin Preljocaj’s “Empty Moves”

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I really liked Angelin Preljocaj’s “Empty Moves.” [...]

16 October 2010

Fear & loathing at the Met: Rene Pape as Boris Gudonov

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It’s tempting to label as Russian fanaticism the evening’s unsavory human pageant of deceitful motivations, diabolical behavior, and grisly revenge. Yet, those fleeing Lincoln Center may have woken the following morning, as did this viewer, recognizing in the behemoth project a startlingly relevant and disturbing mirror of our own civilization – and an art work of disquieting universality. [...]

29 August 2010

Our shared racist past surfaced in “Neighbors”

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Brenden Jacobs Jenkins’ new play, “Neighbors” at the Matrix Theater on Melrose Avenue is brilliant and a must-see. [...]

20 June 2010

Classical theater, California-style

Recommended: “Anton’s Uncles” at 24th Street Theatre and “Hamlet” at Theatricum Botanicum. [...]

6 June 2010

Merce’s marvelous Irish jig

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“It was unutterably moving to watch,” said long time company archivist David Vaughan of the historic reconstruction of “Roaratorio” (1983) that graced Merce Cunningham Dance Company’s fare-thee-well performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall this weekend. [...]

20 May 2010

Lionel Popkin, elephantine

artsmeme recommends “There is an Elephant in this Dance” at REDCAT this weekend. [...]

8 May 2010

The eyes have it …

Every choreographer works differently. But I’ve found I enjoy dance work that has a vivid engaged facial expression. Sidi Larbi Cherkauoui’s “Orbo Novo” performed by Cedar Lake Dance Friday night lacked this. [...]