Above photo: Sofia Negron. I took a break from American Ballet Theatre ballet classics this Met season to take in RIOULT Dance NY at the Joyce Theater Thursday. The modern dance company offered two works from Artistic Director Pascal Rioult …
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RIOULT Dance NY at Joyce Theater
Photo of Jere Hunt and Michael S. Phillips by Nina Wurtzel. RIOULT Dance NY will perform at the Joyce Theater Wednesday, May 31 to Sunday June 4. The company will present a world premiere set to 1970s progressive rock music that harkens back …
Ellison Ballet Showcases Young Talent
Above photo: Taro Kurachi. The Ellison Ballet Spring Showcase featured many great young dancers this weekend and I posted photos on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com. Ellison Ballet is a training school in New York run by Edward Ellison, a former Soloist …
Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Presents Yakobson Works
The Gelsey Kirkland Ballet does the ballet world a great service by presenting classic works rarely seen in the West rather than well-worn gala excerpts. This year’s spring theme was Eternal Spring consisting of various works relating to love, mostly consisting …
Ashley Bouder Project Jazzed Up
The Ashley Bouder Project presented three works Friday and Saturday at Symphony Space with the unifying theme of works by female choreographers accompanied by jazz music. New York Jazzharmonic, headed by New York City Ballet orchestra bassist Ron Wasserman, was the …
Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Eternal Spring, March 23-26
Gelsey Kirkland Ballet’s Eternal Spring is worth checking out March 23-26, featuring neoclassical and classical ballet works rarely seen. GKB is a studio company consisting of young dancers performing at a high level. I have enjoyed their previous performances of The Nutcracker …