THE HANGOVER REPORT – MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY unveils a pair of world premieres in a well-balanced program at The Joyce

Last night at The Joyce Theater, the storied Martha Graham Dance Company settled into a two-week run at the Chelsea dance venue, kicking off a busy spring season of dance … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Faye Driscoll’s captivating WEATHERING is an astonishing display of sustained tension and precariousness

Last night at New York Live Arts, I attended Faye Driscoll’s captivating and altogether sensational new work Weathering. In essence, the piece — the capstone of Driscoll’s two-year residency at the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – A.I.M BY KYLE ABRAHAM experiments with fresh choreographic ideas in an evening of dance at The Joyce

Last night, I attended the opening night performance of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham’s spring repertory program at The Joyce Theater. After a slew of evening length works, it’s refreshing to … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At City Center, THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA shows off its stylish eclecticism via works by Dawson, MacMillan, and Pite

Last night, I attended The National Ballet of Canada’s first of four performances at New York City Center. For their return to City Center (where the troupe hasn’t performed in … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The great Sara Baras headlines Flamenco Festival New York 2023, dancing up a storm in ALMA at City Center

Last night at City Center, the great Sara Baras premiered her latest creation Alma to New York audiences. The work and its fiery legendary star arrive as the headliners of … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – In Tanztheater Wuppertal’s ÁGUA, Pina Bausch’s evocation of humanity unfiltered goes on holiday

It’s an exciting time in New York for fans of global contemporary dance. Over at The Joyce, you’ll find Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company in the midst of a two-week stint … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The iconic Batsheva Dance Company returns to New York with Ohad Naharin’s anti-intuitive yet accessible HORA

This week, Batsheva Dance Company made a welcome return to The Joyce Theater, where it has settled in for a two-week run of Ohad Naharin’s 2009 creation, the fittingly entitled … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance Roundup: HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO returns to The Joyce and NEW YORK CITY BALLET commits to 21st century choreographers

Over the past week or so, I was able to attend a pair of dance performances that together featured the works of some of today’s sought after contemporary choreographers. Here … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dusting off GISELLE and COPLAND: Alexei Ratmansky and Justin Peck unveil highly anticipated full length works

This past week, I attended two highly anticipated full evening works of dance that dusted off familiar material – one an exquisite reconsideration of a beloved classical ballet, the other … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Sweden’s Cullberg makes its Joyce debut with Deborah Hay’s clinical HORSE, THE SOLOS

Last night, Sweden’s contemporary dance company Cullberg made its debut at The Joyce Theater. For its maiden set of performances at the Chelsea dance venue, the company has chosen to … Continue Reading →