Come to Fresh Tracks presented by Dance Theater Workshop and expect to be surprised. Fresh Tracks 2010 offers some shocking works from new choreographers seeking to get their names out there.
First on the program is up and down by Makiko Tamura who also dances in the piece alongside Ryoji Sasamoto. The dance is inspired by a long distance relationship of two people with the world in between. One is on top, experiencing day, when the opposite is on bo... Read More
This week at Dance Theater Workshop (DTW), Brazilian dance company Grupo de Rua ties together hip-hop, breakdancing, Capoeira, and modern dance in a virtuosic, yet sincere investigation of street dance.
Choreographer Bruno Beltrão brings much more than his company of nine male dancers to New York City; he transports the less glamorous, but perhaps more impressive, side of Brazilian street dance to the DTW stage.
Highly energetic and physical, Beltrão’s evening-length work... Read More
This week at Dance Theater Workshop (DTW), Brazilian dance company Grupo de Rua ties together hip-hop, breakdancing, Capoeira, and modern dance in a virtuosic, yet sincere investigation of street dance.
Choreographer Bruno Beltrão brings much more than his company of nine male dancers to New York City; he transports the less glamorous, but perhaps more impressive, side of Brazilian street dance to the DTW stage.
... Read More
Urban Bush Women presents an insightful evening of celebration at New York City's Dance Theater Workshop entitled Zollar: Uncensored… Jawole’s unapologetically raw interpretation of the beauty and strength of womanhood.
The show begins with Jawole herself standing in a pool of light and continues on with song. The entire show is narrated by the voices of Somi, Pyeng Threadgill, and once again, Jawole herself, who sing folkloric music, traditional to the differen... Read More
Doug Elkins' Fraulien Maria is an absolute joy. Featuring exuberant, unbridled dancing and a soundtrack that everyone can sing along to, Elkins' loving send-up of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic "The Sound of Music" is a must-see for the Holiday season.
A man in a tuxedo takes the stage at Dance Theatre Workshop while the houselights are still up. He welcomes the audience and says that we are going to try an experiment. He splits the audience into three sections, then... Read More
