The Russians long have claimed sovereignty in the realm of the ballet. Even before Diaghilev, Nijinsky, Pavlova and Fokine there…
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The infectious rhythm and swirling color of “Summer,” the Moiseyev Dance Company’s opening number at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley earlier…
The title of David Parker and The Bang Group’s new work, “Hour Upon the Stage,” is truth in advertising. It…
You don’t have to be George Bush to realize that the fear factor has ratcheted up alarmingly since 9/11. A…
Project Artaud Theater, April 24-May 10, 2008 Presented by ODC Theater, San Francisco A three part Festival featuring the work…
On a weekend when the San Francisco Ballet was presenting a lavish but mind-numbing production of “Sleeping Beauty”, William Forsythe,…
Two programs which paid their respects to the New York City Ballet in different ways, and a dangling semaphore, an…
ALMOST EVERYTHING I’VE EVER WANTED TO SAY ABOUT BAY AREA DANCE BUT DIDN’T HAVE THE CHANCE Keith Hennessy responds to…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley February 28-March 4, 2007 http://www.alvinailey.org/ Program A:…
Project Artaud Theater, April 24-May 10, 2008 Presented by ODC Theater, San Francisco A three part Festival featuring the work…
Mark Morris Dance Group Mozart Dances Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Sept 20-23, 2007 http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/ http://markmorrisdancegroup.org/ The man who…
ALMOST EVERYTHING I’VE EVER WANTED TO SAY ABOUT BAY AREA DANCE BUT DIDN’T HAVE THE CHANCE Keith Hennessy responds to…
Armitage Gone! Dance Connoisseurs of Chaos The Joyce Theater Jan 22-27, 2008 http://www.joyce.org/ http://www.armitagegonedance.org/ Frances Chiaverini and Matthew Branham. Photo:…
Dance Salad moved into its 12th year with the strongest line-up to date highlighting companies from Russia, Italy, Korea, Canada…