The Museum Workout: Bringing Bodies Where They Belong
On a recent morning in August, I found myself lying on the cool marble floor of the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art gazing up at the gilded silhouette of Diana, goddess of the hunt....
View ArticleBanataba: The Interrogation of a MET Collection
On the second weekend of September in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s transplanted sixteenth century Spanish Velez Blanco Patio, Faustin Linyekula revealed his very personal journey through the MET’s...
View ArticleA Stream of Consciousness Response: Jay Carlon’s ‘Out of Bounds’ at ACBH,...
Sunday, Oct. 8, 4:48 PM It feels a little strange to tell the concierge at the Annenberg Community Beach House I’m here for the performance. I go to the beach all the time—almost every day; my husband...
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Opening Up the Creative Process: Marlee Grace’s Book “A Sacred Shift” As Meta...
“Because apparently the feeling of knowing you are not the only one who is FEELING the feeling is indeed the most calming feeling of all.” Introduction I underlined this sentence in the opening pages...
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Forward To Nature: Jefta Van Dinther’s Call For a R(e)-evolution
Is it a matter of privileged ability or habitual tendency, that concert dance tends to lend itself to provisions of aspiration? Perhaps it’s SYTYCD culture and the new norm of “more is more”, but I...
View ArticleLevels of Interaction: Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre’s Stolen Hearts
Earlier this month, Cambridge-based Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre showed skill and thoughtfulness in its mixed rep bill Stolen Hearts. While there were some minor structural and choreographic areas in need...
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BalletNext at NYLA: Lacking a Critical Eye
Michele Wiles and Company in The Pianist. Photo by Eduardo Patino Michele Wiles has returned to the stage and to the artistic direction of BalletNext, following the birth of her first child in 2017. I...
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Are We Human Or Are We Dancing Robots? Connecting Arts and Tech at The Ferst...
Robots, drones, and the arts – Georgia Tech is determined to find out the connection between these seemingly disparate entities and is supporting artists who are researching this area. On Saturday...
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Urbanity Dance in F=ma: For the love of it
Urbanity Dance presented a diverse bill of daring works in F=ma on Friday, June 1st at the Boston University Tsai Performance Center. In a pre-show talk, artistic director Betsi Graves explained the...
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