VIEWPOINTS – Dance Roundup: FALL FOR DANCE ignites City Center for its 20th iteration and BALLETX returns to The Joyce

Dance in New York is in full swing. Aside from New York City Ballet’s ongoing 75th anniversary season, I’ve also been taking in some of the city’s other dance offerings. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – City Ballet brilliantly commences its landmark 75th anniversary season with a weeklong run of George Balanchine’s JEWELS

Last week, New York City Ballet brilliantly commenced its landmark 75th anniversary season by programming a weeklong run of George Balanchine’s incomparable Jewels (entitled The Foundation, City Ballet’s fall season … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Joyce opens its season with the curious dance theater piece HEART OF BRICK, a sensitive if undercooked look at Black Queer love

This past weekend saw the opening of The Joyce Theater’s 2023/2024 season with Heart of Brick. Using singer/songwriter serpentwithfeet’s latest album as the springboard for this curious dance theater concoction … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP continues to thrive at The Joyce with generous repertory programming

This past weekend, I attended Program B of Mark Morris Dance Group’s first-time residency at The Joyce Theater (you can read my rave review of Program A here). Over the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP makes a triumphant debut at The Joyce with a grounded, intimate performance

Last night, Mark Morris Dance Group made a triumphant debut at the Joyce Theater. The last time I had seen the company was a little more than a year ago … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance roundup: ONE DANCE reboots traditional Korean dance & Ballet Theatre concludes its Met season with a restrained ROMEO & JULIET

This past weekend, the Lincoln Center campus was abuzz with a pair of high profile dance performances, both of which playing to packed houses. Here are my thoughts on them. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Dancing with their trademark athleticism and versatility, fan favorites PILOBOLUS returns to The Joyce to celebrate its 50th anniversary

This past week at The Joyce Theater, I attended a performance by Pilobolus, a fan favorite dance company that’s celebrating its landmark 50th anniversary this season. The company’s three-week, two-program … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Christopher Wheeldon’s sweeping LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE is an inspired blend of theatrical storytelling and satisfying dance

Last night at the Metropolitan Opera House, I attended American Ballet Theatre’s ambitious and highly anticipated new ballet adaptation of Like Water for Chocolate (the staging is a co-production with the Royal … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At BAM, ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER’s “Brooklyn Bonds” program coolly, elegantly triumphs

Last night, I attended the opening night of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s weeklong run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House. In celebration of the company’s … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In THE SACRIFICE, South Africa’s Dada Masilo soulfully takes on “The Rite of Spring” by way of Pina Bausch and Tswana dance

Last night, Dada Masilo returned to The Joyce Theater for a weeklong run of her latest creation The Sacrifice. The South African dancer and choreographer has made a name for herself … Continue Reading →