A favorite of the holiday season, The Nutcracker is a treat for an audience of all ages. In the beautiful NYU Skirball Theater, the Joffrey Ballet School presents its own version with choreography by Davis Robertson adapted from classic versions by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. This production does an excellent job of showcasing the students of the Joffrey Ballet School.
Act 1 begins with the party scene, filled with adorable little ones. Some of the older s... Read More
It's Tuesday night at The Joyce Theater and the red velvet curtains open to reveal Ballet Hispanico, led by the recently appointed artistic director, Eduardo Vilaro, as they revisit some oldies but goodies and premiere several new dances.
The first revival of the night, Goodnight Paradise, created in 1994 by Ramon Oller, is a physical and emotional piece of dance theater. The set, created by Chris Barreca, is a fenced-in enclosure which helps to evoke a patio party in the summer... Read More
I was watching Step Up to the Streets movie last night when a thought pass to my mind. Eversince I was a kid, my mom used to bring me to Ballet school and I danced Ballet well. I stopped dancing when my mom died. She is my inspiration and the only reason for me to wear my dancing shoes again. I want to dance again and fulfill my mom's dreams of me becoming a world-reknowned dancer in America. I hit the internet not only to finish my custom essays I had for deadlin... Read More
What can I say? I love The Nutcracker. And the Nutcracker, as performed by Neville Dance Theatre, is a revitalized production full of the magical holiday spirit we know and love.
Growing up in Maine, I fell in love with the Maine State Ballet's Nutcracker, then watched my peers in Robinson Ballet's Nutcracker and, most recently, was awed by the height of Nutcracker heights; New York City Ballet's Nutcracker.
Today, as I go to see Neville Dance Theatre's Nutcracker... Read More
If Mary Murphy, guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance, attended Ballet Hispanico’s opening night at The Joyce on Tuesday, she would definitely have handed out several tickets on the “hot tamale train.” Ballet Hispanico turns on the heat this season with a program of sultry solos, delicious duets, and raw traditional pieces that are the perfect recipe for a memorable show.
The show opens with my favorite piece of the evening, Triptico, a series of duets ch... Read More
