Report
from Harvard
Balanchiniana
George
Balanchine - A Life's Journey in Ballet
The Harvard Theatre Collection's Exhibition and Symposium
Nathan Marsh Pusey Library, Lamont Library's Forum Room and Lowell Hall
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Wednesday and Thursday, April 14 and 15, 2004
by
George Jackson
Following
in the Footsteps
Near/Far/In/Out
Dance
Exchange
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
University of Maryland, College Park
October 9, 2003
By
Lisa Traiger
Notes
from the Underworld
Jane
Comfort and Company
Dance Place
Washington, D.C.
April 17, 2004
by
Tehreema Mitha
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What's
On This Week
April
22-26, 2004
Maryland Dance Ensemble
A showcase of guest artist and faculty choreography.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland
University of Maryland, University Boulevard and Stadium Drive
College Park, MD
8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, April 22-23
7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 25
8 p.m. Monday, April 26
www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu
April
24-25, 2004
Deborah Riley Dance Projects
A mainstay
of local dance, Dance Place’s associate director Deborah Riley creates
powerfully seductive works infused with painterly images. The gentility
and precise energy which have become hallmarks of her work illuminate
a contemplative approach to this woman’s world. Her voice sure and
her style distinct, Riley’s work is known for its “relaxed,
grace-conscious modern movement style, usual precise distancing between
abstraction and narrative, and the ineffable femininity that pervades
all of her work like a floral scent” (The Washington Post).
24-Apr-2004
at 8:00
25-Apr-2004 at 7:00
www.danceplace.org
April
24, 2004
Tehreema Mitha Dance Company
New choreography in the Classical Indian style of Baharatanatyam, before
moving on to contemporary pieces. The April 24 program includes Allaripu
Variation, Rut Malhaar Ki Reet, Leher (On the Tide), Regular 925, and
That First Rush and The Middle Of Forever
Kennedy Center Millennium stage.
www.kennedycenter.org
April
24-25, 2004
Miami City Ballet
The Neighborhood Ballroom
Sat., Apr. 24 at 8 p.m.
On Saturday, the Ballet will perform "The Neighborhood Ballroom –
A Ballet in Four Acts", which is a new work by Villella. The four
acts – "The Waltz", "The Quick-Step", "
The Fox Trot", and "The Mambo" – pay homage to the
extraordinary dancers and dances that inspired him in his youth. Villella
created this remarkable piece of dance theater in a classical structure,
using America’s folk traditions of popular and jazz music as his
point of departure.
On Sunday afternoon, the company recognizes the 100th anniversary of George
Balanchine’s birth by featuring three of Balanchine’s most
loved ballets. "Rubies," the second movement of "Jewels,"
was premiered in 1967 with Edward Villella as the male lead in a role
Balanchine created for him. The second masterwork on the program is "Ballo
della Regina," a showcase of the ballerina based on Verdi’s
"Ballet Music" from act three of "Don Carlos". The
third is a product of the 1972 Stravinsky Festival. "Symphony in
Three Movements," one of Balachine and Stravinsky’s many collaborations.
www.gmu.edu/cfa/
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Writers |
Clare
Croft
George Jackson
Jean Battey Lewis
Sali Ann Kriegsman
Tehreema Mitha
Alexandra Tomalonis (Editor)
Lisa Traiger
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New York City Ballet's Spring 2003 season
reviewed by Gia Kourlas
An
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by Marc Haegeman
Reviews
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and Paris Opera Ballet (by Carol Pardo)
The
ballet tradition at the Metropolitan Opera (by Elaine Machleder)
Reports
from London (Jane Simpson) and the Bay Area (Rita Felciano).
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