The spring home season of the Alonzo King Lines Ballet featured two stunning musical collaborations, including a world premiere of…
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“In the dark timesWill there be singing?Yes, there will also be singingAbout the dark times.” –Bertolt Brecht “Prepare. Resist. Imagine…The…
No dancers in sneakers, no story built around cult idols, and no heavy metal to punish the nervous system. In…
I was hesitant to review Frankenstein for several reasons, including my dislike for ballet, especially one that’s three hours long…
Super Nothing is super trending choreographer and multi-disciplinary artist Miguel Gutierrez’s meditation on grief and the ways queer community strategizes…
Through a photographer’s lens, sets mimicking the framed innards of a box camera, and costumes reviving custom-crafted fabric that great-grandmothers…
A pandemic-era corollary to “The show must go on!” is “The show’s reviewer must arrive 15 minutes before curtain.” Why? …
Twyla Tharp celebrated her 60th year of creating stunning and often provocative works at Zellerbach Hall with the West Coast…
The June 2024 announcement of the death of Karl Burnett, beloved stager of Kenneth MacMillan’s “Manon,” evoked memories of his…
The Whitney Museum exhibit Edges of Ailey is breathtaking in its artistic scope and documentation of the life, work and…
La Emi, the Santa Fe-based flamenco, artist has grown-up before my eyes. I’ve been living in Santa Fe and writing…
State of Play wrapped up its ambitious dance festival this weekend at ODC Theater, arguably the best season of its…