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Tag Archives: contemporary dance
What to See This Week (January 7-13): American Realness at the Abrons Arts Center
American Realness, the annual festival of dance and performance curated by Thomas Benjamin Snapp Pryor, returns to the Abrons Arts Center this Thursday, January 10, with yet another ambitious lineup. The festival’s fourth iteration, which spans 11 days, boasts New … Continue reading
Posted in Abrons Arts Center, Contemporary Dance, Postmodern Dance
Tagged Abrons Arts Center, American Realness, Antigone Sr., BodyCartography Project, contemporary dance, dance, Faye Driscoll, festival, Henry Street Settlement, Jack Ferver, Jeanine Durning, Keith Hennessy, postmodern dance, Thomas Benjamin Snapp Pryor, Tony Rizzi, Trajal Harrell, Zeena Parkins
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Life in the Shadows: Trisha Brown Dance Company Revives ‘Astral Converted’ at the Park Avenue Armory
Postmodern choreographer Trisha Brown is known for showing her work in unconventional spaces, and the 1991 premiere of Astral Converted was no exception. The piece, which boasted an original score by John Cage and visual and costume designs by Robert … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Dance, Park Avenue Armory, Postmodern Dance
Tagged Astral Converted, contemporary dance, Jamie Cunningham, John Cage, National Gallery, National Mall, Nicholas Strafaccia, Park Avenue Armory, Patrick Ferreri, postmodern dance, Robert Rauschenberg, Trisha Brown, Trisha Brown Dance Company
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Between Horror & Humor: Eight Questions for Jack Ferver about the New York Premiere of ‘Two Alike’
Downtown dancer/choreographer Jack Ferver and visual artist Marc Swanson debuted their collaborative work Two Alike at the Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston in 2011. The performance, both dark and comic, explores the effects of abuse on queer youth. The piece … Continue reading
A Series of Exits, One of Them Final: The Last Performances of Merce Cunningham Dance Company
A rock concert with enraptured fans crowding the side of stage. A three-ring circus featuring acts of superhuman daring. A series of Olympic competitions accompanied by brassy fanfare. The activity inside the Park Avenue Armory might have resembled any of … Continue reading
Posted in Merce Cunningham, Modern Dance, Park Avenue Armory, Postmodern Dance
Tagged Anna Finke, Brandon Collwes, Brooklyn Academy of Music, contemporary dance, Cross Currents, CRWDSPCR, Daniel Arsham, Daniel Madoff, Enter, eyeSpace, Fractions I, Jamie Scott, Jennifer Goggans, Marcie Munnerlyn, Merce Cunningham, modern dance, Nearly Ninety, Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue Armory Event, postmodern dance, Rashuan Mitchell, Rune, Silas Riener, Takehisa Kosugi
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Catching the End of an Era: Merce Cunningham Dance Company’s Final U.S. Repertory Performances at BAM
The air in New York has been thick with Cunningham nostalgia. Everywhere I go, I hear conversations turn to Merce Cunningham and his dance company. After more than 50 years as a pioneering force in contemporary dance, Merce Cunningham Dance … Continue reading
Posted in BAM, Contemporary Dance, Merce Cunningham, Modern Dance
Tagged Andrea Weber, Andy Warhol, Arlene Croce, BAM, BIPED, Brandon Collwes, Brian Eno, Brooklyn Academy of Music, chance operations, Cheap Imitation, contemporary dance, Daniel Madoff, Erik Satie, Finnegans Wake, Gavin Bryars, George Balanchine, Irish dancing, James Hall, James Joyce, Jennifer Goggans, John Cage, Joyce Theater, Krista Nelson, Lincoln Center, Mark Morris, Martha Graham, Melissa Toogood, Merce Cunningham, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Merce Fair, modern dance, motion-capture animation, Mylar balloons, Pond Way, Quartet, RainForest, Rashaun Mitchell, Roaratorio, Robert Swinston, Second Hand, Silas Riener, Socrate, Socrates, Split Sides, Suzanne Gallo, The New Yorker
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