John Neumeier’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is wacky, whimsical and occasionally maddening, yet his depiction of a ballet sci-fi world is so dazzling and absorbing, and his story-telling so enthralling, that it seems almost churlish to pick fault.
The daring score tacks on to Mendelssohn an ominous electronic drone …
As part of a month-long feature on Flamenco around the world, Bachtrack ran our piece on Kerensa DeMars, a dance artist who exemplifies the spirit of fusion in San Francisco, a city that, somewhat surprisingly, boasts a unique and vibrant Flamenco scene.
With a background in Butoh dance and American …
It’s not often that this hard-bitten critic is reduced to deciphering tear-stained notes, but such was the case after the February 1st performance by Diablo Ballet at the intimate and congenial Shadelands Arts Center in Walnut Creek. The waterworks were prompted by two of the five short dances on offer, …
Portland will be the hot spot for ballet this coming week, with Oregon Ballet Theatre reprising three much-loved works, and premiering a new work by former Artistic Director Christopher Stowell.
Three of the pieces were created on the dancers of OBT. Stowell recently returned to choreograph his first …
Graham disciples from all over the Bay Area flocked to Zellerbach Hall on Friday night to celebrate the return of the Martha Graham Dance Company to Cal Performances, after a twenty-five year absence. In her introductory speech, Artistic Director Janet …