Ballet galas are typically a smorgasbord of sugary, easily digestible desserts, curated for the short attention spans of the haute coutured set who are in between very important parties. The level of dancing is often variable, since galas are one-night stands and the company is preoccupied with rehearsing more substantive …
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Check out Leigh’s review (here) of this new novel by Eva Stachniak on the life of Bronislava Nijinska, and leave a comment under the review before Feb. 1, 2017, telling us your favorite recollection of a work by Nijinska (a restaging, revival, film clip, photo, etc.) Then, if …
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The tragedy at Oakland’s Ghost Ship two weeks ago was a stark reminder that the most vibrant cities for art around the country are pushing its artists into the shadows, and sometimes sending them to their deaths. The tech boom, gentrification, bureaucratic paralysis and foolhardy anti-development policies have sent real …
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Sure to provoke some heated arguments is the roll call of the most glorious (and most disappointing) moments in dance over the past 12 months, published in Dance Europe’s October issue. Here are a handful of names that made it into Carla’s Critics Choice selections:…
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