Ballet to the People brought an honest-to-God Texas cowboy to meet Dear Miss Cline at Smuin Ballet, and he was smitten. Not just with the sassy country girls and their affable boyfriends in Amy Seiwert’s lighthearted but sophisticated romp, but also with the angst-filled work by Jiří Kylián and Michael …
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The dance world lost a ballet great of the 20th century earlier this year, and American Ballet Theatre, with whom he performed into his 90’s, is throwing a big bash in his honor. The public is invited to celebrate the extraordinary life of the much-loved Frederic Franklin – known …
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Six anxious characters in a bar, where nothing much happens. No, it’s not a new sitcom, it’s Joe Goode’s engrossing new piece of dance theatre, Hush, featuring a thrilling and imaginative score performed live by electronic musician Ben Juodvalkis and Foley artist Sudhu Tewari.
Read our review on BACHTRACK.…
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Leigh Donlan reports from ODC:
BodyTraffic has quickly put the Los Angeles dance scene back on the map. The company was founded in 2007 by two dancers, Lillian Rose Barbeito and Tina Finkelman Berkett, who met in a L.A. ballet class. Frustrated with a dance scene driven by the movie …
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It was raining in Seattle.
Seeking refuge in the magnificent forest of Chihuly at Seattle Center, Ballet to the People downed two cups of Queen City Blend from Seattle’s famed Caffé Vita roastery (“pioneers of the Farm Direct movement, meticulously sourcing the best coffee available while developing long-term, …
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