THE HANGOVER REPORT – A mixed bag of new works by Kyle Abraham, Justin Peck, and Gianna Reisen make their debuts at City Ballet’s FALL FASHION GALA

This past Wednesday, New York City Ballet’s annual Fall Fashion Gala – which this year marked its landmark tenth anniversary – came and went at the David H. Koch Theater, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – City Center’s business-as-usual 2022 FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL indicates a New York fall dance season in full swing (at long last)

For the first time since pre-pandemic times, New York City Center’s Fall for Dance has once again gone international (in contrast to last year’s festival, which understandably focused solely on … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Alan Cumming and Steven Hoggett’s BURN conjures fellow Scotsman Robert Burns in fever dream fashion

In coup-like fashion, The Joyce Theater opened its typically ambitious fall season last night with the highly anticipated New York premiere of Alan Cumming and Steven Hoggett’s curious but welcome … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – John Jasperse Project’s VISITATION: Possessed by rapturous spirits of the dead by way of Wagner

Last weekend, NYU Skirball commenced its eclectic, internationally-sourced fall season with a handful of premiere performances of John Jasperse Project’s Visitation. Set to the orchestral music of Richard Wagner, alongside … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – THE SARASOTA BALLET returns to The Joyce with a balanced program consisting of a pair of Ashton ballets and a world premiere by Jessica Lang

This week, The Joyce Theater closes out its summer season by presenting The Sarasota Ballet at its Chelsea home base. The balanced, perfectly lovely program features a pair of ballets … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Summer dance roundup at Lincoln Center: BAAND Together Dance Festival returns and Kyle Abraham’s REQUIEM shimmers

This past week, I took in a number of wonderfully accessible dance performances courtesy of Lincoln Center’s expansive Summer for the City programming. Here are my thoughts, as per usual. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – RENNIE HARRIS’s LIFTED puts theatrical storytelling to the forefront but only intermittently comes to life

Last night at The Joyce Theater in Chelsea, I attended the opening night performance of Lifted: A Gospel House Musical, Rennie Harris’s latest evening length work of dance. I use … Continue Reading →

VIEPOINTS – A Tale of Two Swans and an R&J: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE concludes its summer season at the Met

Over the last five weeks, I’ve immersed myself in American Ballet Theatre’s 2022 summer season, which concluded last weekend at the Metropolitan Opera House. Having taken my regular dose of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In Martha Clarke’s GOD’S FOOL, St. Francis of Assisi comes to life in a surreal cauldron of song and dance

Last night at La Mama’s Ellen Stewart Theatre, I attended a performance of God’s Fool by Martha Clarke. As one of the city’s indisputable hubs of avant-garde theater, La Mama … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Queer Dance Preview: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS DANCES at The Joyce puts a queer spin on classical ballet and QUEER BUTOH 2022 at The Brick

Theater isn’t the only performing arts genre going queer during Pride Month. This week, two dance programs are also putting a queer spin on two traditionalist forms of dance – … Continue Reading →