Tag Archives: Johann Sebastian Bach

Paul Taylor Dance Company in Six Works to Bach

Check out the latest issue of The Brooklyn Rail to read my review of Paul Taylor Dance Company’s recent season at Lincoln Center’s David Koch Theater. I zeroed in on the six dances Taylor has choreographed since 1961 to Bach … Continue reading

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Contrasting but Complementary Styles: New York City Ballet Shows Differences Between Robbins & Balanchine

New York City Ballet’s greatest strengths are the size and richness of its repertory, and for that it has George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, its two founding choreographers, to thank. For years, the two men worked side by side in … Continue reading

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Bach Held Captive: Compagnie Thor Gives New York Premiere of To the Ones I Love at BAM’s Next Wave Festival

Any choreographer who sets a dance to Johann Sebastian Bach should know he’s taking a risk. Although many of the Baroque master’s compositions have a strong pulse and lend themselves easily to movement, his works are also brilliantly complex — … Continue reading

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