Dance Theatre of San Francisco is the new kid on the block – a precocious kid on a block crammed with nimble little dance companies that turn out adventurous new work on a shoestring. Like many precocious kids, it manifests admirable talent but also exhibits immaturity. In its …
Swan Lake has endured countless adaptations and cosmetic alterations since the 19th century, but most productions conclude with some form of tragedy – with the notable exception of the Soviets, who mandated an inane, feel-good ending that unites the White Swan and her beloved in a Socialist paradise.…
In June 2013, Google launched a competition on Twitter, soliciting bids from people interested in beta-testing its latest foray into wearable high tech. Since ‘beta-tester’ conjures up visions of bearded geeks in hoodies glued to their Retina displays, some marketing genius at Google coined the term ‘Google …
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“If music be the food of love/ then laughter is its queen”
– Procol Harum, A Whiter Shade of Pale
Early in the ingenious collaboration between Hubbard Street Dance and Second City, Procol Harum’s counterculture hymn permeates Chicago’s Harris Theater as actors and dancers assemble in rows …
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One hundred years after the start of the First World War – a war waged with previously unheard-of aircraft and weaponry, whose unprecedented bloodbaths devastated entire towns and cities – Birmingham Royal Ballet pays homage with “Shadows of War,” a stunning triple bill of revivals that showcases British …