Dance
The English National Ballet at the Southbank Centre, London
The American Ballet Theater Offers The Sleeping Beauty and La Bayadére
Have you ever forgotten something existed until, in a single, unexpected moment, you are reminded of it in a burst of splendor? Your senses rushed and awakened, a lightning bolt of recognition blazing from top to tail, urging you to …
Momix, Lunar Sea at the Joyce
Momix, Lunar Sea: The Decadence of Illusion
Shifting positions, much less pre-conceptions (or misconceptions) are never easy. Minds, like bodies, are hard to change, and most would rather play an authoritative Queen of Hearts than an imaginative, forgiving, but much …
Akram Khan: Between Baggage and Nihility
Akram Khan: Between Baggage and Nihility
New York City Center
Tackling questions of being and knowing is a bit like a circus act. Like tightrope walkers, choreographers must be prepared to wobble, bend, contort and above all, have an …
Paul Taylor Dance Company at the City Center—Food for Thought: Byzantium, De Sueños and Arden Court
Paul Taylor Dance Company at the City Center—Food for Thought: …Byzantium, De Sueños and Arden Court
There are enough people who are Paul Taylor supporters that I don’t feel I need to throw myself into the ring just for the …