Reviews

Photo: Bill Hebert

Pleasure in Plunging into the Stream

Vervet Dance’s curated evening of five works featured artists from throughout the region. After dipping my toe into the potential of these artists’ works I left wanting more.

Photo: Matt Karas

Black Girl

Nicole Bindler

During this evening of three dances with a mixed gender company, Brown decides to devote one of the pieces to the six women.

Photo: Christopher Duggan

One Brave Black Girl

Becca Weber

Not only was Brown opening up her work for anybody’s interpretation and critique, she was opening up her life--and all the layers of identity therein.

Photo: Eric Ashleigh

Hold it, control: 12 Questions and Answers

Carolyn Merritt

For her experimental response to Meg Foley and J. Louis Makary's experimental show, Carolyn Merritt answers 12 questions.

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Going Through the Motions of Emotion

Kat J. Sullivan

Instead of being separated, can’t theatrical gesture and dance movement be mixed together to create something whole?

Photo: Chris Bennion

Breathtaking Tragedy at Noche Flamenca

Kalila Kingsford Smith

The emotion and the dynamism of the dancing transcend any language barrier.

Photo: Uri Nevo

Luscious Sadness

Nicole Bindler

The juxtaposition of the frightening terrorist soundtrack with the dancers' robust and alluring bodies is strange and haunting.

Photo: Pete Checchia

The Many Layers of ev.o.lu.tion

Gregory King

They resembled a well-trained army marching off to war: precise, focused, armored and ready.

Photo: Paula Court

Thoughts about Steve Paxton on viewing four of his dances at Dia:Beacon

Lisa Kraus

Over time the body becomes less able in some ways but more eloquent in others.

Photo: Panayiotis Sinnos

An Unconventional Balance

Whitney Weinstein

Delicate execution of movement by extremely muscular bodies, athletic but thoughtful choreography, the scramble of gender role expectations.