THE HANGOVER REPORT – In a terrifically eclectic “Revelations”-less evening, ALVIN AILEY unveils new works by Jamar Roberts and Kyle Abraham

Earlier this week, I attended a performance by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center, where the beloved dance company is wrapping up its current winter/fall season … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance roundup: City Ballet’s Sterling Hyltin retires in THE NUTCRACKER and MICHELLE DORRANCE’s exuberant evening of world premieres

This past week, I got my dance fix by way of a pair of eclectic performances. Here are my thoughts on them, as always. NEW YORK CITY BALLET: GEORGE BALANCHINE’S … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Emanuel Gat’s LOVETRAIN2020 brings world dance, kitsch, and eclecticism to the Tears for Fears songbook

Last night at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, the Brooklyn Academy of Music presented Emanuel Gat’s LOVETRAIN2020, the Israeli choreographer’s latest evening length work set to the iconic songs … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A new crop of dancers invigorate PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY’s fall season at the David H. Koch Theater

Paul Taylor Dance Company has long been one of New York’s most iconic dance companies, not only because of Taylor’s idiosyncratic brand of movement, but also because of the caliber … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Dimitris Papaioannou’s imagery intense TRANSVERSE ORIENTATION evokes myth and religion in a parade wondrous tableaus

Last night, Dimitris Papaioannou’s large-scale production of Transverse Orientation opened at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House for a weeklong run as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s ongoing … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A look back at AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE’s satisfying fall season at the David H. Koch Theater

After beginning its fall season with a week of family-friendly Whipped Cream performances (you can read my impressions here), American Ballet Theatre shifted gears in its second week of performances … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Camille A. Brown revives (and appears in) her caustic MR. TOL E. RANCE as part of her broader examination of Black identity

This past Sunday evening at The Joyce Theater, I attended Camille A. Brown’s disturbing yet exuberant Mr. TOL E. RAncE (2012), the first entry in the celebrated choreographer’s (who is … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – American Ballet Theatre commences its fall season with Alexei Ratmansky’s deliriously giddy WHIPPED CREAM

This past weekend, I attended the closing performance of Alexei Ratmansky’s staging of Whipped Cream, which commenced American Ballet Theatre’s fall season with a weeklong run at the David H. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – IN THE UPPER ROOM & NINE SINATRA SONGS: Twyla Tharp’s greatest hits intoxicate at City Center

Last night at New York City Center, I attended a program comprised of Twyla Tharp’s greatest hits. These would be In the Upper Room and Nine Sinatra Songs, two show-stopping … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In its collaborative (AFTERLIFE), composer Tyshawn Sorey’s MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT morphs into an altogether altered experience

Earlier this week at the Park Avenue Armory, I had the opportunity to experience composer Tyshawn Sorey’s profound and highly collaborative effort Monochromatic Light (Afterlife). Commissioned by the Armory, the … Continue Reading →