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September
28 - November 8, 2003 in London
At Queen Elizabeth
Hall
 Silver Celebration - Dance
Umbrella
by Stuart Sweeney -- October 23, 2003
The Silver Celebration had a muted first half,
but celebrated in style after the interval. First we saw "If Not
Why Not" a film of Akram Khan and the other four dancers of his
Company.
read more...
 Stephen Petronio Company -
'The Island of Misfit Toys', 'Broken Man', City of
Twist'
by Lyndsey Winship --
October 18, 2003
If you want to fill the Queen Elizabeth Hall, bring in the big
names. Choreographer Stephen Petronio guaranteed bums on
seats...
read more...
At Sadler's Wells
 Rosas - 'Small Hands (Out of the Lie of
No)'
by Cassandra -- October 15, 2003
Choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker and
Cynthia Loemij made their entrance by running through the empty
upper levels of the theatre and dashing into the performance
space
read
more...
 Teshigawara / Karas - 'Luminous'
by Cassandra -- October 11,
2003
As the title suggests Saburo Teshigawara's
"Luminous" is concerned with illumination, both visual and
perhaps also inward.
read more...
 Trisha Brown Dance Company - Two Views - 'Set
and Reset', 'Geometry of Quiet', 'Groove and
Countermove'
By Petra Tschiene and Ben Cox
This week"s performances at Sadler"s
Wells mark the 5th appearance of the Trisha Brown Dance Company
as part of Dance Umbrella...
read
more..
 Michael Clark Company - 'Oh My
Goddess'
by Rosella Simonari -- October 4,
2003
A huge sheet-like programme in a fluorescent
orange served as my introduction into Michael Clark's
underworld...
read
more...
Michael Clark
Company - 'Oh My Goddess'
by Cassandra -- October 1, 2003
To this day Michael Clark is described as an
enfant terrible, despite the fact that he's now in his
forties.
read
more...
 Dance Umbrella Birthday
Gala
by OdileGB -- September 9,
2003
On Sunday the 2003 Dance Umbrella season opened
with a Gala to celebrate the Festival's 25th birthday and what a
fabulous night of dance it was...
read more...
At The Place
 John Jasperse Company - 'Giant
Empty'
by Lyndsey Winship -- October
21, 2003
Plenty of people are baffled by contemporary
dance. They think it's abstruse and arty, all unfathomable
statements, twisted bodies and the odd twisted
mind.
read more...
Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion - 'Both Sitting
Duet'
by Ramsay Burt -- October 15-17, 2003
They sit down and before you realize it they are
already into the movement, reaching down, brushing the floor,
stroking their palms across the denim on their thighs ...
read more...
 Rosas - 'Once'
by Thea Nerissa Barnes --
October 18, 2003
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker is a person who in the
passage of the dance becomes the body upon which angst and
cherished life experiences are witnessed and lived through.
read
more...
 Charles Linehan Company - 'Grand Junction',
'Disintegration Loops'
by Petra Tschiene -- October 13
2003
This year Charles Linehan's contribution to Dance
Umbrella consisted of a double bill, the intense duet "Grand
Junction' and the new "Disintegration Loops.'
read
more...
 Déja Donné - 'In Bella
Copia'
by
Cassandra-- October 9,
2003
Déja Donné's programme notes for "In
Bella Copia" ended with the sentence "We will revolt...and turn
to our nakedness..." I feared the worst and got it.
read more...
 Josef Nadj - 'Le Temps Du Repli'
by Katie Phillips -- October 7,
2003
...it is both stimulating and refreshing to be
challenged by a performance practitioner with renown on the
International Mime scene...
read
more..
 Interview with Russell Maliphant
by Donald Hutera
British choreographer Russell Maliphant has been
preparing for Umbrella 2003 with his usual soft-spoken
dedication.
read more...
 Interview with Charles
Linehan
by Donald Hutera
In a studio Greig Cooke and Andreja Rauch slide,
roll, spin and drop their way through Charles Linehan's duet
'Grand Junction.'
read more...
 Interview with Stephen Petronio
by Donald Hutera
For his ninth Umbrella visit (some of which
happened when he was dancing for Trisha Brown), New York resident
Stephen Petronio is bringing three pieces ....
read more...
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interviews
 Martha Graham
Soloist Tadej Brdnik
by Francis Timlin and Dean
Speer
I'm from a small town of about 10,000 people in Slovenia and was
literally recruited off of the soccer field!
read more...
 George Piper Dances - Michael Nunn
and William Trevitt
by Dani Crawford and Carol
Herron
Their good looks, unassuming "bloke next door" charm, and self
deprecating sense of humor make George Piper Dances founders,
Michael Nunn and William Trevitt both ex-Royal Ballet dancers,
the perfect poster "boyz" for the challenge of opening up the
world of dance to a new generation.
read more...
features
 Conversations on Pacific Northwest
Ballet - William Forysthe's 'Artifact II' and Lynne
Taylor-Corbett's 'Mercury'
by Francis
Timlin
William Forsythe stager Glenn Tuggle was on hand to lead off the
discussion of "Artifact II" with an introductory explanation of
some of the unique aspects of Forsythe's choreography.
read more..
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Brooklyn
Academy of Music
October, 2003
 Interview with Ballett Frankfurt's Dana
Caspersen
by Holly Messitt
I"ve had the fortune to work with
a group of extraordinary artists on a large and varied series of
projects throughout the years.
read more...
 Ballett Frankfurt - 'The Room As It
Was,' 'Duo,' '(N.N.N.N.),' 'One Flat Thing,
reproduced'
by Holly Messitt
I"ve had the fortune to work with
a group of extraordinary artists on a large and varied series of
projects throughout the years.
read more...
 Merce
Cunningham Dance Company - 'Split Sides' and 'Fluid
Canvas'
by Alyson Abriel
October17, 2003 -- Brooklyn Academy of Music, New
York
"Split Sides" is ...split into 20 minutes halves
...two pieces of commissioned music by the bands Radiohead and
Sigur Ros, two lighting plots by designer James F.Ingalls, two
movements of choreography, two sets of costumes by James Hall
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more...
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For Critical Dance's complete
coverage of the Kirov's Tour, visit our KIROV USA
TOUR page.
US tour
reviews
'Chopiniana,' 'Scheherazade,' 'The
Firebird'
by Art Priromprintr
October 23, 2003 - Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa
Mesa, CA
The exoticism of
"Scheherazade" was vividly brought to life, and the creatures in
"The Firebird" were otherworldly.
read more...
 'Chopiniana,'
'Scheherazade,' 'The Firebird'
by Art Priromprintr
October 21, 2003 - Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa
Mesa, CA
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In "Chopiniana" the dances "float" atop he music; the effect is
dreamlike and beautiful.
read more...
 'Chopiniana,'
'Scheherazade,' 'The Firebird'
by Lisa Claybaugh
October 7 , 2003 -- Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA
Tuesday night's Fokine Program proved that the
Kirov is still dancing at top form and still connected to their
history.
read more..
'Jewels'
by Catherine Pawlick
October 10, 2003
-- Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA
"Jewels" greets us with boundless energy, stylistic
accuracy and impressive artistry.
read more...
'Jewels'
by Art Priromprintr
October 24-25 , 2003 - Orange County Performing Arts Center,
Costa Mesa, CA
But while
Vishneva danced the role as a more mature, flirtatious woman,
Irina Golub on Saturday night was like a young girl with energy
flying out of her from all directions. Golub had the same
technical flash as Vishneva, but Golub's personality was
completely different ...
read more...
 '
La Bayadere'
by Art Priromprintr
October 15 , 2003 - Kodak Theatre, Hollywood,
CA ... the corps,
the marvelous corps de ballet: Each movement was perfectly timed,
and their cohesiveness was breathtaking.
read more...
'La Bayadere'
by Jeff Kuo
October 15, 17, and 19, 2003 - Kodak Theatre, Hollywood,
CA
The grand Kirov Ballet brought that old Mariinsky
warhorse, "La Bayadere," to a well heeled crowd at the Kodak
...
read more...
'La Bayadere'
by Art Priromprintr
October 17 , 2003 - Kodak Theatre, Hollywood,
CA
It's a mix of the old Soviet version and the
new-old reconstruction, with more mime....
read more...
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Akram Khan's
'Kaash'
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Akram Khan - 'Kaash'
by Mary Ellen Hunt
September 18, 2003 -- SF International Arts Festival,
CA
Sometimes it's best to go to something without
any expectations.
read more...
Akram Khan - 'Kaash'
by Jenai Cutcher
October 14, 2003 -- Joyce Theater, New York
Kaash" begins with the enormous
potential of space. The density of the large, black rectangle
serving as backdrop, the utter stillness of the man facing
...
read more...
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DANSER EN
FRANCAIS
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l'Opéra National de Paris -
'Clavigo'
par Audrey Delsanti
25 Octobre, 2003 -- Palais Garnier, Paris
Je découvrais ce ballet de Roland Petit :
les décors sont sobres et la chorégraphie est
relativement pure mais centrée autour de l'action. Cette
ambiance plutôt intimiste est assez appréciable.
read
more...
l'Opéra de Paris -
'Tchaïkovsky pas de deux', 'Le Fils prodigue', 'Palais de
Cristal'
par Catherine Schemm
2, 6, 8,15 octobre 2003 -- Palais Garnier,
Paris
Un chorégraphe servi par des
interprètes magiques. La saison de l'Opéra de Paris
s'est ouvert cette année avec un spectacle en hommage à
Balanchine
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more...
l'Opéra National de Paris -
'Symphonie en Ut', 'Le Fils Prodigue', 'Les Quatre
Tempéraments'
par Patrice Delay
12 octobre 2003, Palais Garnier/Paris
Brigitte Lefèvre a été bien
inspirée en composant le programme de ce spectacle George
Balanchine qui a ouvert la nouvelle saison du Ballet National de
l'Opéra de Paris.
read
more...
Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon -
Mathilde Monnier, Russel Maliphant, William
Forsythe
Par Anne-Marie
4 octobre 2003 - Maison des Arts de Créteil/Paris
Les Parisiens devraient moins boudés (pour
ne pas dire autre chose) les salles de banlieue (Créteil,
Bobigny, Noisiel) tellement les surprises y sont douces et
agréables, et les conditions d'accueil plus que
respectables.
read more...
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte
Carlo
Par Clara de Ferrières
9 octobre 2003 -- Théâtre Mogador, Paris
Nous avons trop peu souvent l'occasion de voir
les ballets Trockadero en France, et leur venue au
théâtre Mogador du 7 au 12 octobre a permis aux
amateurs de revoir cette compagnie, et aux néophytes de les
découvrir !
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more...
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editors' picks
Los Angeles
·LaLaLa Human Steps -
'Amelia'
November 12-15. Royce Hall, UCLA
Edouard Lock continues the exploration of pointe begun in
'Salt." Post-modern dance has hardly been so chic.
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Ballet Nacional de Cuba
- 'Don Quixote'
November 14-15, 2003 Cerritos Center for the Peforming Arts,
Cerritos
Sated on excesses of swans, sin, and suffering? Experience the
pleasures of the comic spirit, ballet style.
New York
·George Piper Dances
November 4-9, Joyce Theater
This cheeky company formed by
U.K.'s "Ballet Boyz" is a hit in its home country. Their first
U.S. tour includes works from Forsythe, Weeldon, and
Maliphant.
·Rosas: Anne Teresa de
Keersmaeker
November 12-15, BAM Brooklyn
Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaker's Rain, with
music by Steve Reich, reportedly pleases through pure, abstract
movement.
San Francisco Bay
Area
· Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 'Mozartiana,'
'Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux,' 'Meditation,' 'Waltz of the
Flowers'
Nov 14-15, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Nov 16, Flint Center, Cupertino
Farrell's fledgling company makes its Bay Area debut bringing
one of her signature ballets and Balanchine's last great
masterpiece, 'Mozartiana.'
· AXIS Dance Company - 15th Anniversary
performance
Nov 19-23, Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco
Arguably the foremost mixed-ability dance company in the country
celebrates its 15th anniversary with special appearances by
Victoria Marks.
Philadelphia
· Philadanco - Fall Concert
Series
November 20-27, Kimmel Center
The Philadelphia Dance Company, better known as Philadanco,
presents its Fall Concert Series featuring guest artist
Christopher Higgins.
· Complexions
November 15-16, Annenberg Center
The company's Philadelphia debut, a special event for
subscribers of the Dance Celebration Series, features former
dancers from Alvin Ailey, Dance Theater of Harlem, and
Philadanco.
London
· Merce Cunningham Dance Company
"Anniversary Events"
November 4-6. Tate Modern: Turbine Hall
Cunningham celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Dance Umbrella and
the 50th of his Company in an extraordinary space.
·
National Ballet of China - "Raise the Red
Lantern"
11-15 November. Sadler's Wells
The first visit to the UK of this important company with Zhang
Yimou's own adaptation of his famous film.
France
·Marseille, Ballet National de Marseille - "Don
Quichotte"
7 au 9 novembre
Chorégraphie par Marie-Claude Pietragalla d'après
Marius Petipa.
· Massy, Ballet de Nancy(no link)
Programme Limon/Cunningham - les références
américaines
14 novembre 2003
·Paris, Ballet National de Chine "Epouses et
Concubines"/ "Raise the Red Lantern"
21 au 25 novembre 2003. Châtelet
Tallinn,
Estonia
· Estonian National Ballet - "Romeo and
Juliet"
From November 8. Opera House
Tiit Härm's new choreography to Prokofiev's wonderful
score. CriticalDance poster Vladimir Arhangelski will be dancing
the role of Romeo.
· "Swan Lake"
November 17-25. Kanuti Gildi Saal
A modern dance version by Peeter Jalakas and Sasha Pepelyaev
linking the ballet classic with the history of theSoviet
revolution. Soon to be seen in the US.
Berlin
· Ballett der Staatsoper Unter den Linden
- "Onegin"
November 9 (premiere), 12, 14, 22, 27, 29
The second major production to come out under the acclaimed
directorship of Vladimir Malakhov, who will dance in the role of
Lenski.
·"re-construction new production"
November 15 - 30. Sophiensaele andTanzfabrik
A series of reconstructions, galas, and new works celebrating
the 25th anniversary of Berlin's Tanzfabrik (dance factory), the
hot spot of contemporary dance in Berlin and important initiative
for dance in Germany.
Italy
· Rome, Les Ballet C. de la B - "Foi"
November 7-9. Teatro Valle
The lastest work by choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, that
mixes dance, mediaeval music and acting.
·Parma, Aterballetto - "A Midsummer Night's
Dream"
November 29. Teatro Regio
A full length ballet by director Mauro Bigonzetti, on specially
composed music by Elvis Costello.
·Parma,
La Scala Ballet Company - "Don Quixote"
November 20-21, Teatro Regio
La Scala production of Nureyev famous choreography, with Roberto
Bolle guesting.
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reviews
 American Ballet
Theatre - 'Family Friendly' Program
by Lori Ibay
October25, 2003 -- City Center, New York
Balanchine's "Theme and Variations" began the
program, and the crowd drew in a collective breath as the curtain
rose on a radiant Paloma Herrera in a glittering pink costume
with Marcelo Gomes opposite her framed by a female corps costumed
in lavender tutus.
read
more...
 Nikolais Dance
Theatre - 'Crucible,' 'Lythic', ' Blank on Blank,' ' 'Liturgies
'Finale,' 'Noumenon Mobilus,' ' Mechanical Organ,' ' Tensile
Involvement'
by Toba Singer
October 24, 2003 -- Stanford Lively Arts, CA
There is nothing of the no-commitment,
audience-impervious, self-conscious, navel-gazing stuff that
shrieks "experimental," and yet puts you right to
beddy-bye.
read more...
 Martha Graham Dance Company - 'Deep Song,' 'Diversion of
Angels,' 'Errand into the Maze,' 'Embattled Garden,
'Chronicle'
by Dean Speer
October23, 2003 -- Meany Theater, Seattle
When
the curtain went up on Christine Dakin ...for "Deep Song," the
audience broke out into welcoming applause. This was applause
representing gratitude and appreciation for Martha's work
combined with thanks for the Company's survival and hope for its
future.
read
more...
 Union Dance - 'Permanent Revolution
V2R'
by Thea Nerissa Barnes
October 18, 2003 -- Linbury Studio
Theatre, London
A whimsical romp of vignettes, duets,
and ensemble patterns, this dance merges Diaspora dance moves
accompanied by quotes of linear balletic-come-contemporary dance
lines.
read more...
 Tere O'Connor
Dance - 'Lawn'
by Jenai Cutcher
October 17, 2003 -- Dance Theater
Workshop, New York
In works like "The World is a Missing
Girl," "Choke," and "Hi, Everybody," O'Connor uses irony and dry
humor to examine current affairs, raise questions, and provoke
reactions ...
read more...
Mark Morris Dance Group - 'Going Away Party,' 'All
Fours,' 'A Spell,' 'Gloria'
by Carol Herron
October 2003 -- Center for the Arts, George Mason University,
Washington, D.C.
The
Center for the Arts has a long standing relationship with Mark
Morris, where his group performs annually and where he conducts
master classes.
read
more...
 Pennsylvania Ballet - 'A Fancy 40th': 'Concerto
Barocco,' 'The Four Temperaments,' 'Fancy Free'
by Lori Ibay
October 11, 2003 -- Merriam Theater at the University of the
Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Backing the principal dancers, a solid corps of
eight women expertly created ever-changing formations, weaving in
and out of intricate patterns with an easy fluidity that gave the
complex designs the illusion of simplicity.
read more...
 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago -
'Petite Mort,' 'Kiss,' 'Diphthong,' 'Cor Perdut,' 'Full Grown
Man'
by Mary Ellen Hunt
October 11, 2003 -- Stanford Lively Arts, Stanford University ,
Palo Alto , CA
Nothing says "dance for grown-ups" more than a work by Jiri
Kylian.
read more...
 Cincinnati Ballet and BalletMet - 'Jewels'
by S.E. Arnold
October 10-12, 2003 -- Aronoff Center, Cincinnati,
Ohio
... a synopsis of the Age of Giselle for "Emeralds," the Age
of Jazz for "Rubies," and the Age of Petipa for "Diamonds" ....
the successful production of "Jewels" in Cincinnati and Columbus,
Ohio, followed from the blended efforts of the Cincinnati Ballet
and BalletMet companies.
read more...
 Pennsylvania Ballet - 'A
Fancy 40th': 'Concerto Barocco,' 'The Four Temperaments,' 'Fancy
Free'
by Lewis Whittington
October 8, 2003 -- Merriam Theater at the University of the
Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Ballet shot out of the gate with
their starting bill of George Balanchine works that shows what
this troupe is made of and what they aspire to.
read more...
nu: TEMPO
experimental dance company - 'So eu sei o que passei' and
"Relaçoes'
by Thea Nerissa Barnes
Oct 6, 2003 -- Jacksons Lane Theatre, London
The second dance, "Relaçoes"
was definitely born out of passion; Pereira had something to say
in this work...
read more...
Sensedance - 'Selections from Gesange op. 6,'
'Garden,' 'Petit Pas,' 'Faith in Spring,' 'On the
Fritz'
by S.E. Arnold
October 6, 2003 -- Joyce SoHo, New York
Given in the intimate yet capacious and welcoming
space at the Joyce SoHo, Sensedance presented an evening of five
works choreographed by the company's artistic director Henning
Rübsam.
read more...
 Carlotta Sagna -
'A'
by Jenai Cutcher
Oct 2, 2003 -- The Kitchen, New York
Like any performer, dancers express
deep aspects of themselves and inhabit a risky state of
vulnerability every time they step in front of an audience.
read more...
Washington Ballet - 'Momentum,' 'The Poet Acts,'
'Nocturne Monologue,' 'Firebird,' 'In the middle, somewhat
elevated'
by Carole Herron
October 2003 -- Washington, D.C.
For me, the most amazing thing about this dance
was how musical the movements were.
read more...
 Bill T. Jones/Arnie
Zane Dance Company - 'The Phantom Project'
by Jenai Cutcher
September 19, 2003 -- The Kitchen, New York
"The Phantom Project" represents their
history and their present, but it is also part of ours -- the
dance community's.
read more...
Rosas/Anna Teresa de Keersmaeker - '(but if a look
should) April me'
by Rosella Simonari
September 18, 2003 -- La Monnaie/De Munt,
Bruxelles
It is an adventure in itself to watch this
performance.
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more...
Jo
Strømgren Kompany - 'Tok Pisin and 'Destination
Moscow'
by Jurate Terleckaite
September 2003 -- Vilnius,
Lithunia
His new work, "Tok Pisin," is a typical modern
dance performance about everything and nothing, without a clear
story.
read more...
Positano "Leonide Massine" 2003 Prize
Gala
by Patrizia Vallone
September 6, 2003 -- Positano, Italy
The
evening began with Irma Nioradze performing "A Woman" ... in
which she danced the role of a modern, self-assured woman,
looking very sexy in a sleeveless, clinging black dress.
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read more...
Bawren Tavaziva - 'Gule Dance'
by Thea Nerissa Barnes
September 11, 2003 -- Jacksons Lane, London
Tavaziva's dance seems to have two
stories to tell: the despair in finding a spiritual resting place
and competition between spirits.
read more...
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San Francisco Ballet in
LA
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San Francisco Ballet - 'Allegro Brillante,'
'Concerto Grosso,' 'Polyphonia,' 'Elite Syncopations'
by Jeff Kuo
October 10, 2003 -- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los
Angeles
Set to Tschaikovsky's third and unfinished piano
concerto, 'Allegro' is shorter and smaller than its majestic
cousin, Tschaikovsky Concerto No. 2. 'Allegro's' ambitions seem
smaller.
read more...
 San Francisco Ballet - 'Allegro Brillante,' 'Concerto
Grosso,' 'Polyphonia,' 'Elite Syncopations'
by Art Priromprintr
October 9, 2003 -- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los
Angeles
"Mixed" ended up being true of both the
performances and the repertoire.
read
more...
 San
Francisco Ballet - 'Don Quixote'
by Art Priromprintr
October 8, 2003 -- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles,
CA
What a difference a single night makes.
read more...
 San Francisco Ballet - 'Don Quixote'
by Art Priromprintr
October 7, 2003 -- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles,
CA
That it lived up to the challenge of making an
evening of fun and entertaining ballet was helped in no small
part by Lorena Feijoo and Joan Boada's absolutely fantastic
performances as Kitri and Basilio.
read more...
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George Piper Dances Presents
the Ballet Boyz
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 George Piper
Dances/Ballet Boyz - 'Steptext,' 'Mesmerics,' 'Torsion'
by Lew Whittington
October 23, 2003 -- Annenberg Center, Philadelphia
William Trevitt and Michael Nunn,
a.k.a. the Ballet Boyz are traversing the globe like wild
animals, hunting down choreographers for new works and dancing
their hearts out with three guests artists -- Hubert Essakow,
Oxana Panchenko and Monica Zamora -- comprising a fab-five
embarking on all points west in the US.
read more...
George Piper Dances/Ballet Boyz - 'Steptext,' 'Mesmerics,'
'Torsion'
by Dani Crawford
October 21, 2003 -- Lisner Auditorium,
Washington, D.C.
If George Piper Dances had any
concerns about how they might play to American audiences, those
surely dissipated no more than three cities into their tour. With
reviews that have extolled their every virtue, there should be no
doubt left in anyone's mind.
read more...
 George Piper Dances/Ballet
Boyz - 'Steptext,' 'Mesmerics,' 'Torsion'
by Andre Yew
Oct 4, 2003 -- Royce Hall, Los Angeles,CA
That they also choose dance pieces with
intelligence makes it a no-brainer to see them whenever they
perform.
read more...
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Letter
from the Editors
Whether the dance was cathartic, inspirational, humorous,
or just one to miss, one of the pleasures of live performance
comes from the discussions you have about the dance afterwards.
Sadly, few newspapers offer more than limited coverage of even
the most significant dance events. We believe that multiple
perspectives on performance are not only interesting but
necessary. Everybody brings something valuable to the table.
This month, Ballet-Dance Monthly
takes on the Kirov Ballet, George Piper Dances, Pennsylvania
Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon,
and more. Modern dance hasn"t been neglected either: Martha
Graham, Merce Cunningham, Rosas, the BAM Next Wave Festival,
Dance Umbrella to name a few.
With such an abundance of original reviews and interviews,
it"ll almost be like talking dance over lattes and the carrot
cake at Diedrich Coffee or Pizza Express. Or, better yet, work up
a cafe and pastry appetite by joining us in any of our many
discussion forums. The link is on every page... we'll meet you
there!
As always, we love to hear what you think. Please post
your comments in our
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Coming
up...
· More Ballet
Frankfurt
· More Kirov
Ballet
· More NextWave @
BAM
· Kenneth Kvarnstrom tours the US
· Cynthia Harvey
· More reviews
· More interviews
· More features
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