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Tag Archives: Merce Cunningham
The Original Downtown Dance: 10 Historic Photographs Taken at Henry Street Settlement
Henry Street Settlement, the non-profit organization I work for, has a rich past that stretches back to 1893. Many New Yorkers know of the Lower East Side institution’s pioneering work in social services and healthcare; far fewer are familiar with … Continue reading
Posted in Abrons Arts Center, Modern Dance, Photos
Tagged Abrons Arts Center, Alwin Nikolais, Arthur Fielder, Boston, Boston Conservatory of Music, Boston Pops, downtown dance, early 20th century dance, Folk Festival, Gluck Sandor, Gluck Sandor's Dance Center, Grand Opera Company of Cologne, Hans Wiener, Henry Street Playhouse, Henry Street Settlement, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jacques Dalcroze, Jan Veen, Jerome Robbins, Johann Strauss, Lillian Wald, Lisa Parnova, Martha Graham, Mary Wigman, Merce Cunningham, modern dance, New York dance, Paul Taylor, Robert Rauschenberg, Rudolf Von Laban, Sol Hurok, The New York Times, Weib und Gesang, Wein
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What to See This Week (February 4-11): The New Charles Atlas Film of Merce Cunningham’s ‘Exchange’
Over the course of four decades, Charles Atlas documented Merce Cunningham’s choreography through dozens of radically innovative films, and now, thanks to footage recently rediscovered by the Cunningham Trust, audiences will see another. This Thursday, February 7, at Electronic Arts … Continue reading
The Top Five Performances of Fall for Dance 2012
The Fall For Dance festival, an annual fixture at New York City Center since 2004, is one of the staples of the city’s arts calendar. This year’s iteration was expanded from 10 evenings to 12, and featured an incredibly varied … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Dance, Indian Dance, New York City Center
Tagged ABT, American Ballet Theatre, Charles Wuorinen, classical Indian dance, Dance of Malmyk, Evgeny Masalkov, Fall for Dance, Fall for Dance 2012, Fall for Dance Festival, Fortune, Ganga, Ganges, Herman Cornejo, Igor Moiseyev, Indian dance, Jodi Melnick, Juilliard Dance, Juilliard School, Kuchipudi, Luciana Paris, Merce Cunningham, Moiseyev Dance Company, New York City Center, Nine Sinatra Songs, Oleg Chernasov, Olga Volina, Pam Tanowitz, Ramil Mekhdiev, Russian folk dance, Shantala Shivalingappa, Shiva, Shiva Ganga, Sinatra Suite, Steven Reker and People Get Ready, Suite of Moldavian Dances, Tatarotchka, Twyla Tharp
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The Highs & Lows of Faith: Mark Morris Dance Group at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas
The beginning of Gloria, an early Mark Morris masterpiece, is simple but startling. The stage is shrouded in darkness as a choir sings in Latin of God’s glory. When light finally floods the space, one expects, with such music, to witness … Continue reading
Posted in Mark Morris, Modern Dance
Tagged Mark Morris, Mark Morris Dance Group, Martin Pakledinaz, Merce Cunningham, Bach, Michelle Yard, Gloria, A Lake, International Festival of Arts & Ideas, Laurel Lynch, Maile Okamura, Aaron Loux, Noah Vinson, Haydn, Horn Concerto No. 2 in D, Yale Choral Artists, Yale Collegium Players, Dido and Aeneas, Jesu, meine Freude
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