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 →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET arrives in New York with an eclectic set of dances that showcase the company’s versatility

Last night at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, I attended a performance by Pacific Northwest Ballet. Presented by The Joyce Theater, the company arrives in New York … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – American Ballet Theatre’s summer season returns to the Met after three long years, commencing with a sturdy warhorse and a new swashbuckling romance

Last week at the Metropolitan Opera House, American Ballet Theatre commenced its summer season – its first in three very long years since Covid took to the headlines. So far, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At a point of transition, PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY looks both backwards and forwards for guidance

This past weekend at The Joyce Theater in Chelsea, I had the chance to take in a performance by Paul Taylor Dance Company. Intelligently curated by artistic director Michael Novak, … Continue Reading →