VIEWPOINTS – Paying homage to dance icons: Channeling Nijinsky in ANIMA ANIMAL and Cunningham in BEGIN ANYWHERE

Over the past few days, I had the chance to take in a pair of new works of dance that paid homage to icons of the form. As always, read … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Akram Khan returns to his roots and to the stage in the exquisite GIGENIS: THE GENERATION OF THE EARTH

Although I thought I had seen the last of Akram Khan as a performer, it’s nonetheless a welcome the opportunity to see the legendary British-Bangladeshi choreographer/dancer return to the stage in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Black rage courses through Ian Andrew Askew’s multidisciplinary SLAMDANCE GARAGE

Then there’s SLAMDANCE garage at The Bushwick Starr, Ian Andrew Askew’s unclassifiable solo show that’s been produced in association with ¡Oye! Group. In their multidisciplinary piece, Askew plays with disparate … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Assessing New York City Ballet’s winter premieres: Justin Peck’s MYSTIC FAMILIAR and Alexei Ratmansky’s PAQUITA

In all the ways that really matter, New York City Ballet’s winter season has been, thus far, exceptional. Indeed, the relatively young company has been firing on all cylinders over … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Camille A. Brown’s triumphant I AM celebrates Black joy and dance’s capacity for transcendence

Last night at The Joyce Theater in Chelsea, Camille A. Brown unveiled her latest full length work I AM to New York audiences. Altogether, it was a triumphant premiere from … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Hervé Koubi’s gravity-defying WHAT THE DAY OWES TO THE NIGHT meditates on the choreographer’s Algerian roots

This week, the virtuosic Compagnie Hervé KOUBI has returned to The Joyce with What The Day Owes To The Night, one of the company’s signature pieces. Inspired by Algerian author Yasmina … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In the genre-defying MANY HAPPY RETURNS, Monica Bill Barnes and Robbie Saez de Viteri revel in our shared humanity

Last night at Playwrights Horizons’ Peter Jay Sharp Theater, I attended one of the extended Off-Broadway performances of Monica Bill Barnes and Robbie Saenz de Viteri’s Many Happy Returns (the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Miguel Gutierrez’s SUPER NOTHING explores our capacity for resilience (as well as our limitations)

This past weekend, I also had the opportunity to attend Super Nothing by Miguel Gutierrez, an established downtown choreographer who is completing a two-year residency at New York Live Arts. … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – At 20, UNDER THE RADAR expands its reach with a blast of out-of-the-box theatrical experiences (Part 2)

My Under the Radar 2025 experience continued with a second week of full immersion. As before, read on for my thoughts on my excursions last week. SHOW/BOAT: A RIVERPresented by … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – At 20, UNDER THE RADAR expands its reach with a blast of out-of-the-box theatrical experiences (Part 1)

January in New York means a plethora of Under the Radar goodness for performing arts enthusiasts (like myself) to immerse themselves in. This year celebrating its landmark 20th anniversary — … Continue Reading →