C. Duggan Camille A. Brown and dancers, miming minstrelsy Tonight was the final run of Camille A. Brown’s Mr. TOL. E. RAnCE, presented by White Bird. Too bad, because it’s really something more people should see. The dancers are incredible—dynamic, demanding, and emotive, for 45 minutes straight—accompanied by live, virtuosic piano playing (Scott Patterson), the […]
Jenna Lechner
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The Nutcracker Strikes Again
Big Changes at OBT Amid a Familiar Holiday Show
In the midst of the familiar Nutcracker, change is afoot at OBT.
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X-Rated Slumber Party
Inviting Desire: Awkward, Honest, and Everything in Between
Inviting Desire: The Dawn of Sex is awkward, honest, and everything in between.
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Tonight: Sun$hine
Sometimes, with contemporary dance, a show is so peculiar or discordant that you wonder what it’s getting at. Often that wondering is exactly what it’s getting at. Such is the case with choreographer Tahni Holt’s Sun$hine, which runs through this weekend at BodyVox. It’s tough to synthesize the performance into words, because it’s so marked […]
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Cirque du Bloody
BodyVox’s Holiday Alter Ego: BloodyVox
BodyVox takes on a holiday alter ego with BloodyVox: Fresh Blood.
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BodyVox does BloodyVox: Fresh Blood
From Thriller to the Monster Mash, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and classic Disney cartoons, Halloween lends itself to loads of delightful performances, specifically dance-oriented performances. (Notably THIS piece of cinema, which seems fair to include as Teen Witch is obviously a film about the paranormal.)* Halloween is the perfect time to watch some weirdos […]
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Ticket Giveaway: LA Dance Project
Mariah Tauger Moving Parts in action. White Bird kicks off their 15th season tomorrow with LA Dance Project. The group is fresh from their world premiere, and fresh with reasons to see ‘em! Benjamin Millepied (famous dancer and actor-choreographer of Black Swan, cum hubby to Natalie Portman) founded the project—an art collective of six dancers. […]
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The Yes and No of Blacklight Food
PICA Not pictured: Lemon. (It doesn’t glow). Brooklyn-based artist Thu Tran and sound artist Matt Fitzpatrick took the stage last night with food demos and slideshow lectures, imparting Tran’s findings after months of studying different food under a blacklight. The night turned out much like you would expect: a few giggles shared over some Frankenstein […]
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Keith Hennessy/Circo Zero: Turbulence
Ugh. Does anyone actually want to talk about Keith Hennessy’s Turbulence? How about, instead, we just stay home, get high as fuck, and wobble around our living rooms? We can touch each other. And wear spandex. It’ll be a reenactment! Even if you didn’t see the performance, no matter. The dance is always changing. Luckily […]
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Kota Yamazaki/Fluid Hug-Hug: In Praise of Shadows
Last night was the first and last performance of Fluid Hug-Hug’s Glowing. If you missed it, my apologies in advance: It would be a lot better to see the dance—it’s so much about the subtleties in seeing—than to read whatever recap I will muster about it. Check this out, at least: The majority of the […]
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Miriam: Confusion and Conversation
Chelsea Petrakis/PICA This is one of those TBA performances that will make you irritated and possessive with your time. Confusion, frustration, and disorientation: you’re apt to feel all of those. But that’s the point. Last night was the second and final run of the piece Miriam. I saw it Friday, and I’m still trying to […]
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Ten More Tiny Dances
They call it everyone’s favorite. Saturday night confirmed that: the Works was packed last night for Ten Tiny Dances (now in its tenth anniversary). If you could endure the long and annoying wait for the show to start, you’ll agree, it will probably be a standout of this year’s TBA—amazing in how a small platform […]