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Dance Review | New York City Ballet: In Paris, Brushes With Classicism

a shared story    8 weeks 4 days 3 hours 40 minutes ago
New York City Ballet — the first dance company invited to appear at the Bastille Opera House, home of the Paris Opera Ballet — has been playing to sold-out houses and earning glowing reviews.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Dance: Dancing Locally, Stepping Globally

a shared story    13 weeks 1 day 1 hour 40 minutes ago
The free open-air dance performances in Damrosch Park covered quite a range, deriving from the Ivory Coast, Haiti, Brazil and the Alps — that is, the Alps as rendered by Hollywood.   comments (0)  | report problem



Synetic Theater Stages a Reaction To Georgia War

a shared story    12 weeks 6 days 22 hours 40 minutes ago
As rehearsals were gearing up last week for their first show of the season -- an original stage adaptation of the vintage horror film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" -- the leaders of Synetic Theater faced an uncharacteristic problem: They lacked the energy to care....(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



A Chance to Get Back to 'Normal'

a shared story    12 weeks 6 days 23 hours 40 minutes ago
Alice Ripley will reprise her off-Broadway role as Diana, a harried suburban mom with bipolar disorder, in the musical "Next to Normal" at Arena Stage, Nov. 21-Jan. 18. "I feel like I've been waiting my whole life to play this role," says Ripley, who grew...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Alien Life-Forms on Planet Shakespeare

a shared story    14 weeks 6 days 20 hours 40 minutes ago
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England -- It's "Hamlet," but not as we know it. The Royal Shakespeare Company usually draws genteel, theater-loving crowds to the serene town of Stratford, the playwright's birthplace. It has never seen anything like the fan frenzy surrounding a new production of "Hamlet" that...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Arts, Briefly: Kanye West Tries a Comedic Puppet Show

a shared story    7 weeks 6 days 4 hours 40 minutes ago
Having conquered the world of hip-hop, Kanye West, below, will next be dipping his bling-covered hands into a puppet show for Comedy Central, The Hollywood Reporter said. Mr. West, the multiplatinum-selling rapper, producer and occasional “Entourage” guest star, is an executive producer on a television pilot...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Dance Review | Trey McIntyre Project: Company Man: Freelance Choreographer No More

a shared story    12 weeks 4 days 22 hours 40 minutes ago
Watching Trey McIntyre’s work at Jacob’s Pillow on Wednesday, it’s easy to see why he is successful and why he is less heralded.   comments (0)  | report problem



Hispania's Talent Lost in a Jumble

a shared story    5 weeks 6 days 17 hours 40 minutes ago
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the education-driven ensemble Suite Hispania combined flamenco, traditional song, poetry, classical music and classical dance at George Washington University's Jack Morton Auditorium on Saturday night. The performance offered as many lessons in artistic chemistry and planning as in Spain's musical...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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'All the Rage': All God’s Children Got Guns, and a Few Axes to Grind, Too

a shared story    14 weeks 5 days 5 hours 40 minutes ago
For those who relish a good wallow in depravity, “All the Rage,” a play by Keith Reddin, answers the need.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Theater official quits over anti-gay donation

a shared story    6 days 11 hours 40 minutes ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The artistic director at California's largest nonprofit musical theater company resigned Wednesday amid protests over his donation to a campaign to ban gay marriage in the state....  comments (0)  | report problem



Shen Wei's Olympian Feet: Soaring to Artistic Heights

a shared story    2 weeks 5 days 13 hours 40 minutes ago
The world knows Shen Wei now. That's a remarkable thing for a Chinese-born modern-dance choreographer who, until he was tapped to create part of the Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremonies, was known only to connoisseurs of the small, rarefied field of contemporary dance. But here's what...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Dance Review: Craft, Contrast and Compulsion: One Choreographer’s Three C’s

a shared story    15 weeks 6 days 40 minutes ago
Robert Battle, whose work is being performed at the Joyce this week, knows several things that many choreographers don’t.   comments (0)  | report problem


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