Featuring a cast of all women, Eminent Domain opens Eryc Taylor Dance with jolts of feminine energy. With costumes designed courtesy of Hope Kroog, the dancers are clad- barely- in all black briefs and tube tops, extenuating each lady’s exhaustingly long and muscular physique. I hate to say that the matching Madonna-esque biker gloves cheapen the piece, but I do believe that there is a time and a place.
Eminent Domain features a score by Thom Wilems, “In the Middle and... Read More
ERYC Taylor DANCE
presents Four World Premieres
at The Ailey Citigroup Theater
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 8pm
Eryc Taylor Dance, a New York City-based company devoted to the exploration of innovative and theatrical choreography on pointe, presents four World Premieres at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, The Joan Weil Center for Dance, 405 W. 55th Street at Ninth Avenue, NYC on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 8pm. Tickets are $25 ($20 for... Read More
Every year, I am always so excited to see City Center’s Fall for Dance festival. The tickets are cheap, and the festival allows starving artists like me to see some of the best dance around. For the most part, programs I’ve seen have not had a recognizable theme. On the evening of Wednesday, September 23rd, however, I am struck by the way each piece pays homage -- to great artists, to established rituals, to recognizable societal and artistic themes. By the end of the e... Read More
TAKE Dance Company doesn't have to thwack or grind to get your attention. Their lithe, graceful dancers scoop, hop and spring their way though intricate, fluid 'ography as deftly and sweetly as a fistful of cotton candy. The intimate space at DTW provides the perfect venue for this eleven-member ensemble company, who will be performing there through August 2nd. The program boasts that artistic director Takehiro Ueyama, a Paul Taylor alum, "has created a vast repertoire of work featuring sen... Read More
TAKE Dance Company doesn't have to thwack or grind to get your attention. Their lithe, graceful dancers scoop, hop and spring their way though intricate, fluid 'ography as deftly and sweetly as a fistful of cotton candy. The intimate space at DTW provides the perfect venue for this eleven-member ensemble company, who will be performing there through August 2nd. The program boasts that artistic director Takehiro Ueyama, a Paul Taylor alum, "has created a vast repertoire of work featuring sensi... Read More
