Counterpoint: tap meets piano magic from Caleb Teicher and Conrad Tao
So neatly does the tap and piano combine that you feel some sort of sixth sense must be at play. Piano and tap, classical and jazz. Magic.
DVDs, Films, Online Streamings, Books, Exhibitions
Jessica Lang’s Children’s Songs Dance lights up an ABT Studio Company showcase
Jessica Lang’s ballet combines childlike innocence and playfulness with striking elegance. The choreography fits Chick Corea’s music like a glove.
Pardon My French – It’s the Language of Ballet: The Adventures of Lilly Nilly
A children’s book? Yes. But ‘Pardon My French’ and Lilly Nilly will equally delight adults too. I think I laughed or smiled knowingly on every page.
Showcasing Asian American dance
AAPI Dance and Choreographers ShowcaseOnline, part of the Imagine Dance Festival 2022, presented by the Dance Managers’ CollectiveJanuary 13, 2022 That there has been a lack of representation of Asian American dance work historically is undeniable. To help raise the profile of artists, the Asian American Arts Alliance, Final Bow for YellowFace/Gold Standard Arts Foundation … Read more
An evening of tap with Michelle Dorrance, Dormeshia and Guests
The ninety minutes glided by. Perfectly understated, the evening felt more like a meeting of friends than a theatrical performance
A festive tale to make you think: Arthur Pita’s The Little Match Girl
When you find yourself engrossed once more by a work you’ve seen several times previously, it’s a sure sign it’s something special.
New duets and solos in Ripple by Yin Yue Dance Company
A series of duets and solos bookended by ensemble sections draw you in as they flow together effortlessly in a totally captivating performance
Animation meets live action dance in a modern retelling of Coppélia
Inspired by Ted Brandsen’s witty 2008 production for Dutch National Ballet, dancers and a slick corps of female robots share the big screen
Scottish Ballet’s Starstruck on film
Starstruck, subtitled ‘Gene Kelly’s Love Letter to Ballet’, is a real delight; a fresh, vibrant ballet full of colour and energy.
Witty, candid, sobering: Georgina Pazcoguin’s Swan Dive
Pazcoguin writes with eviscerating directness and a fiendish sense of humour that perhaps offers a certain distance from the darkness of her material
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer: A Celebration
An evening to celebrate: the traditions of classicism driven forward by innovation, and free to watch on demand