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All posts tagged "contemporary ballet"
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254Feature ArticlesAxelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater presents new version of ‘The Jungle Book’
Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT) will present a newly revised and revitalized version, with a new score, of Artistic Director Gabriel Chajnik’s...
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416ReviewsClarity and power: Complexions Contemporary Ballet at The Joyce Theater
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.November 14, 2023. Complexions Contemporary Ballet, the brainchild of Dwight Rhoden (former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater...
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279ReviewsWho makes the magic?: Newport Contemporary Ballet’s 22nd annual ‘A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff’
Rosecliff Mansion, Newport, RI.November 22, 2023. “Magic”. Maybe we think of fairies, elves, Santa Claus and any other number of mythical beings....
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381ReviewsCarrying the classics forward: Ballet Rhode Island’s ‘Death and the Maiden’
Woodman Family and Community Arts Center, Providence, RI.October 15, 2023. Baroque notes rang through the theater, and the curtain rose on dancers...
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284ReviewsThe generosity of live art: The 2023 Newport Dance Festival from Newport Contemporary Ballet
The Lawn at the Great Friends Meeting House, Newport, RI.July 22, 2023. One could say that dancing for an audience is an...
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218ReviewsBAAND Together Dance Festival brings together NYC’s finest
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY.July 29, 2023. For the past three years, the reigning giants of the ballet...
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527Feature ArticlesComplexions Contemporary Ballet makes Jacob’s Pillow debut
Week 7 of the 2023 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival welcomes the dynamic New York-based company Complexions Contemporary Ballet, making its Pillow debut...
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256ReviewsThe fire of dance in us: Newport Contemporary Ballet’s ‘Catch Fire!’
Waterfire Arts Center, Providence, RI.May 20, 2023. Chi, ki, prana, baraka, mana: terms from different cultures and spiritual traditions that reference the...
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254Feature ArticlesNewport Contemporary Ballet presents new Frontier Series with ‘FIREBIRD’ world premiere
Newport Contemporary Ballet (NCB) (formerly known as Island Moving Company) has announced details for Catch Fire!, the Company’s new Frontier Series production. The series runs May 18-20, at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence. Catch Fire! is...
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316ReviewsAmerican Repertory Ballet moves and grooves in triple bill in NYC
Kaye Playhouse, New York, NY.March 25, 2023. American Repertory Ballet, under direction of Ethan Stiefel, held a one-night-only performance in Manhattan in...
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908Feature ArticlesBallet Hispánico celebrates Latinx voices in New York City Center season
On June 1-3, the nation’s largest Latinx cultural organization, Ballet Hispánico, will return to New York City Center. Dedicated to uplifting and...
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2.5KFeature ArticlesNashville Ballet announces 2023-24 season with new artistic director
Ahead of the company’s final performance of the 2022-23 season, Nashville Ballet’s incoming Artistic Director, Nick Mullikin, has announced a blockbuster 2023-24...
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239Feature ArticlesEthan Stiefel brings American Repertory Ballet to NYC for the first time
American Repertory Ballet (ARB) returns to Hunter College’s Kaye Playhouse with its popular and dynamic triple bill, Movin’ + Groovin’, on Saturday,...
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430Top StoriesNew York City Ballet announces 2023 Winter Season
New York City Ballet (NYCB)’s 2023 Winter Season will open on Tuesday, January 17, with an all-Balanchine program consisting of Donizetti Variations,...
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485ReviewsThe beauty of slowing down: Complexions Contemporary Ballet at The Joyce
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.November 26, 2022. Spending time in NYC to see world-class dance is one of the true treasures...
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810FeaturedWhat is contemporary dance? Hear from Hofesh Shechter, Desmond Richardson and Franck Chartier
Dance Informa had the wonderful opportunity to pick the brains of three world-renowned contemporary choreographers. Learn what Hofesh Shechter, Franck Chartier and...
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453Feature ArticlesSpark Movement Collective: Creating an accessible dance experience
Spark Movement Collective, a small NYC-based contemporary dance group, has one main mission: to create an accessible dance experience. Since its formation,...
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554Feature ArticlesThe Lost Princess of Oz: Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater’s journey back to Oz
In partnership with the Center for the Arts at Monmouth University, the Axelrod Contemoprary Ballet Theater (AXCBT) will present the world premiere of...
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839ReviewsIsland Moving Company’s ‘Resonant Visions’: Dance for many purposes, in many places
Keats Theater, Barrington, RI.May 7, 2022. I was walking to a dance performance, and not through the sort of surroundings that are...
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818ReviewsIsland Moving Company’s ‘Masterful Movers’ 40th Anniversary Gala: Celebratory spectacle and excellence
Veterans Memorial Theater, Providence, RI.March 11, 2022. Booming music and soulful dance resonating into your flesh and bones: there’s nothing quite like...
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870InterviewsVisualizing clarity and purpose: VISIONS Contemporary Ballet’s Ranardo-Domeico Grays
There’s something special about small dance companies. For dancers, directors and administrative people, the challenges are great, but so are the rewards....
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1.1KReviewsIt takes a village: Island Moving Company’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘La Palomba/Ascending’
October 17, 2021.The Lawn at Great Friends Meeting House, Newport, RI. Close your eyes for a moment and picture a live performance....
