Daring Dance in Dallas: Charles Santos on the 2016/17 TITAS Season
Dallas is a strong dance city for many reasons, TITAS Presents at AT&T Performing Arts Center being one of them.
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When Worlds Collide: Houston Ballet’s new Giselle overlaps the worldly and the ethereal
In traditional versions of Giselle, the worlds of the living and the dead are separated by an intermission, each confined to its own act. In Houston Ballet’s brand new version, at Wortham Theater Center by Artistic Director Stanton Welch, the worldly and the ethereal overlap to come full circle.
Objects & Motion: Jonah Bokaer at Soluna
Jonah Bokaer folded space in two in one sweeping motion. OK, so maybe he used a super long piece of paper to do that. Not everything that moves in a Bokaer concert is human.
Performa/Dance: A Collaborative Endeavor
“Connection.” This one word rang out as director Jennifer Hart eyed her dancers, four bodies eating up space.
Performania: Festival Fever
I got it bad, festival fever. And I am not alone; Texas is right there with me.
Waltzing with Ghosts: Houston Ballet’s Stanton Welch Revises Giselle
On a sunny May afternoon, I found myself spellbound, watching Houston Ballet principals Yuriko Kajiya and Connor Walsh rehearse the very first meeting between Giselle and Albrecht.
A Season Six Celebration: A Visit with Bruce Wood Dance Project’s Kimi Nikaidoh
Bruce Wood Dance Project celebrates its sixth season with the Dallas premiere of Bruce Wood’s Anything Goes, along with world premieres by BWDP répétiteur/rehearsal director Joy Atkins Bollinger and NobleMotion co-artistic director Andy Noble, on June 17-18 at Dallas City Performance Hall.
Ten Not So Tiny Dances at CounterCurrent 2016
The University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center opened its third CounterCurrent's with Ten Tiny Dances on April 12, 2016.
Performania: Israeli Dance in Texas
I’ve been obsessed with Israeli contemporary dance since returning from International Exposure 2015 last December, and for good reason: Some of the best contemporary dance on the planet harks from the tiny seaside city of Tel Aviv.
This Page Left Intentionally Blank or Not: Big Dance Theater at CounterCurrent
“Don’t look at that. That’s not part of the tour,” is a phrase used by absolutely no museum docent ever, until Tymberly, the new Menil Collection docent, had me in her guiding clutches.
Kinetic Storyteller: A Conversation with Charles O. Anderson
Charles O. Anderson is an associate professor of African Diaspora Dance Studies and the Head of the Dance Program at The University of Texas at Austin.
A Delicate Collaboration: Jonah Bokaer on Rules of the Game at Soluna
Jonah Bokaer, Daniel Arsham and Pharrell Williams open the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Nancy A. Hasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Soluna International Music & Arts Festival with the world premiere of Rules of the Game, with choreography by Bokaer, visuals by Arshamand music by Williams, played live by the DSO and arranged by David Campbell, on May 17 at Winspear Opera House.