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28 APRIL 2024

Why Women Leave and Other Takeaways from ‘Brilliant Exiles’

Exhibition reviewed by Leigh Donlan on 25 April 2024

Many American women artists escaped to Paris during the early 20th century where they found freedom from the gender, class, race, religious and sexual orientation limitations of home. Over sixty of these women are celebrated in the skillfully curated Brilliant Exiles

22 MARCH 2024

The Look (and Gift) of Love: Mark Morris Dance Group at BAM

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 performance reviewed by Leigh Donlan

Marcy Harriell and dancers of Mark Morris Dance Group (Photo: Julieta Cervantes)

Mark Morris is one of the most musical contemporary choreographers today. He produces music shows, not dance shows. The Look of Love is yet another masterpiece that exemplifies this …

8 MARCH 2020

Lauren Lovette takes on Odette-Odile at NYCB

New York City Ballet’s Swan Lake is a fixer-upper with great bones: mesmerizing lakeside scenes populated by caffeinated swan-maidens, vividly ironic national dances, and an epic denouement. The fixes are low-hanging fruit – why the company hasn’t gotten around to them is a mystery.…