Unneighborly memories
August 29, 2010 · Posted by arts•meme ·
Race doesn’t matter.
Based on that utopian credo — the legacy of the civil rights movement and sixties egalitarianism — Richard and Jean Patterson, an interracial couple, marry. He’s black, she’s white. The two spawn a beautiful biracial daughter, and dwell in the suburbs near to the university where Richard, a professor, climbs the slippery ladder of an academic career. Jean’s a stay-at-home mom, having long abandoned her life’s desire, to be a poet.
An uncouth set of new neighbors moves next door. It’s a mundane happening; who hasn’t gone through it? But in playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ brazen imaginings, what’s landed next door ...
Lucinda Childs, a Patrick Bensard 2006 documentary
August 20, 2010 · Posted by danceJournal ·
Kishin Shinoyama Photograph
As a co-presentation with the Institute of Contemporary Art and International House Philly, Live Arts has organized a film series to showcase the work of Lucinda Childs and Philip Glass. The films provide insight into the creative processes, careers, and lives of these two influential artists. The series is being offered as part of our ongoing Festival Plus program in preparation for the performance of Lucinda Childs’ Dance in the Festival this September.
Lucinda Childs, a Patrick Bensard 2006 documentary about the postmodern choreographer, is an attempt to put four decades of dance in to roughly 50 or so ...
Lucinda Childs, a Patrick Bensard 2006 documentary
August 20, 2010 · Posted by danceJournal ·
Kishin Shinoyama Photograph
As a co-presentation with the Institute of Contemporary Art and International House Philly, Live Arts has organized a film series to showcase the work of Lucinda Childs and Philip Glass. The films provide insight into the creative processes, careers, and lives of these two influential artists. The series is being offered as part of our ongoing Festival Plus program in preparation for the performance of Lucinda Childs’ Dance in the Festival this September.
Lucinda Childs, a Patrick Bensard 2006 documentary about the postmodern choreographer, is an attempt to put four decades of dance in to roughly 50 or so ...
Onde de Choc by Ginette Laurin at the Festival TransAmériques
August 17, 2010 · Posted by Movement Museum ·
Howdy!
OK I'm a little bit late. I saw Onde de Choc back at the end of May and it is now August, I'm two months late - or if you prefer to put a positive spin on things - I contemplated her work for more than 60 days. It didn't help. If you want to cut to the chase and avoid the rest of what I write about the performance, no matter how hard I tried, I didn't like it. If you don’t want to avoid my writing (thanks!) then continue making your eyes move left to right and top ...
Paris Opera Ballet Performs Kaguyahime
August 10, 2010 · Posted by Dancing Perfectly Free ·
While visiting Paris last month, I had the chance to see Paris Opera Ballet in Jiří Kylián’s 1988 Kaguyahime, performed at the cavernous Bastille Opera House. It was quite a treat. Dance Magazine published my review, so follow this link to read about the performance.
CD Review: Music For Ballet Class 2, Ayumi Hirusaki
August 6, 2010 · Posted by 4dancers ·
Name: Music For Ballet Class 2, Ayumi Hirusaki
Review: Truthfully, I might have considered buying this CD just for the cover art. The lovely picture of a ballerina at the barre is as engaging as the music within.
This CD features Ayumi Hirusaki, the main pianist at the National Opera of Tokyo, and it is the second of two CDs designed specifically for ballet class. (The first is simply “Music For Ballet Class“.)
There are arrangements of music from composers such as Gershwin, Minkus, Prokopiev and Joplin here, and the variety helps keep things interesting. Hirusaki also includes improvisations on the CD. Once you ...
Episode 72: Step Up 3D
August 6, 2010 · Posted by Movement Museum ·
Howdy!
Our show from August 5, 2010
(Download: MP3 74MB, Flac 609MB, Ogg Vorbis 39MB or Stream)
Movement Museum a radio show broadcast Thursdays at 14h on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, co-hosts Chris 'Zeke' Hand, Allison Elizabeth Burns and Bettina Forget talk about dance in Montreal. In this show Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Bettina Forget talk with Rhonda Meier and Greg 'Krypto' Selinger about Step Up 3D.
The theme song is the Parasites's version of Do You Want to Dance, the dance poem of the week is A Dance Song by Burkhard von Hohenfels, and the music ...
Review: Behind Barres Volume VI, By Request
July 30, 2010 · Posted by 4dancers ·
Name: Behind Barres Volume VI, By Request
About: This is another good CD for ballet class by Behind Barres–and by now that shouldn’t be a surprise. Still, this one in particular has some really great music on it–thus the “By Request” in the title. These tracks are actually ones that were asked for again and again.
You can hear adaptations of songs such as “Puttin’ On The Ritz” and other tunes you’ll recognize, which make for a fun class. As with other CDs this company has put out, the sound quality and arrangements are top of the line, so you don’t have ...
“…it’s no surprise that both of them approach repertory like Sherman approached Atlanta — as a conquering force.”
July 30, 2010 · Posted by trailerpilot ·
Read Leigh Witchel’s account of Cojocaru and Osipova in recent weeks.
“Standing with the Revolutionaries of Dance”
July 23, 2010 · Posted by The Urgent Artist ·
a.k.a. how it feels to be born
Right now is a crazy time.
Imagine having full consciousness while you’re still in the womb, and knowing that you’re about to be born. That’s kind of what right now, waiting for our premiere to hit, and feeling the first contractions of ticket sales, advertising, and facebook buzz feels like. [...]
