Dance Magazine articles from June 2006

Dance Magazine archives from June 2006

Curtain up.
June 1, 2006... Dance Theater Workshop in downtown Manhattan is turning 40. The anniversary gala on June 12 will celebrate not only DTW's longevity, but also the potential for any small, dancer-driven cooperative to grow into a major player on an international...

Danes disappointment.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... I was sorry that you decided to feature an interview with Claire Danes on performing a Tamar Rogoff solo (March, cover story). Even more disappointing, Danes ended up with a cover shoot, while San Francisco Ballet's exceptional Tina LeBlanc got...

And Danes delight ...(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... I've been dancing professionally in New York for six years and I'm one of the many twenty-somethings who fondly remembers My So-Called Life. When news spread about Claire Danes performing a solo at P.S.122, I was intrigued. I kept thinking,...

We've got game.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... Thanks so much for Sylviane Gold's column on the Broadway revival of The Pajama Game (March, "On Broadway"). If you were lucky enough to attend Illinois' National Academy of Dance in the mid-'70s, Buzz Miller would have been your jazz teacher....

Gen is a gem.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... I was delighted to read Lisa Rinehart's "A Ballet Company Grows in St. Louis" (March, "Dance Matters"). Having just witnessed this company's work, I agree that Gen Horiuchi, the artistic director, has taken Saint Louis Ballet to new heights....

Versatility pays.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... I have been reading the magazine since the early '90s and it's great, but I would love to see an article on dancers who are truly versatile. Very often you cover someone who is great at ballet or super at tap, but what about those who are...

Correction.(Letters)(Correction notice)
June 1, 2006... In April's "Dancing in Tune With the Earth," the opening photo showed Eiko & Korea performing Offering in the Rynek Nowego Miasta in Warsaw, Poland, in July 2002. The photographer was Jaroslaw Brzezinski.

Quote of the month.
June 1, 2006... "Once you launch onto the stage, you are liberated mentally from all worldly concerns. It is as if you are in a state of elevated consciousness. Everything dissipates around you and you find yourself in another dimension. --Oleg Briansky,...

Spoleto Festival USA.(VITAL SIGNS)(dance festivals)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... For 17 days and nights this month, the Spoleto Festival USA descends on Charleston, SC, with dance, music, opera, and theater. Up-and-coming dance companies perform alongside Paul Taylor Dance Company and Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company....

Happy Birthday!!(VITAL SIGNS)
June 1, 2006... * The Bossov Company, Maine, 10 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * The Savoy Ballroom, Harlem, 80 * Keshet Dance Company, New Mexico, 10 * Natya Dance Theatre, Illinois, 30 * BRICstudio, Brooklyn, 5

Techno meets technqiue.(VITAL SIGNS)(Play)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Ballet technique gets a modern jolt when pointe shoes collide with techno beats in Stanton Welch's Play (Ian Casady and Cleopatra Williams) at Houston Ballet May 25th to June 4th. Featuring tunes by MTV-generation techno artist Moby, Welch's...

Morris on the mic.(VITAL SIGNS)(Mark Morris Dance Group)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... For their 25th anniversary, the Mark Morris Dance Group celebrated by packing their season at BAM and the Mark Morris Dance Center with a program of audience favorites, two New York premieres, parties, photography exhibitions, and evenings of...

Ailey in L.A.(VITAL SIGNS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Alvin Alley American Dance Theater wowed a star-studded, sold-out crowd at a recent Los Angeles gala. Fabulous attendees included Sidney Poitier, Angela Bassett, CCH Pounder, Debbie Allen, and Jane Seymour. The program featured Clifton Brown...

In his honor.(VITAL SIGNS)(Edward Stierle Contemporary Showcase )(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... This year at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, there is something new. The Edward Stierle Contemporary Showcase gives participants who are eliminated in Round I the opportunity to present contemporary pieces in Rounds II and...

Mirror mirror on the wall.(VITAL SIGNS)
June 1, 2006... New York City Ballet star Wendy Whelan joined Meryl Streep, Wynton Marsalis, Alan Alda, Oliver Sacks and others in reading poetry at a benefit for the Academy of American Poets in April. While introducing "Mirror," a poem by Sylvia Plath,...

SF Ethnic Dance Festival.(VITAL SIGNS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival has flourished for 28 years because of the diversity of cultures represented in Northern California--and their apparently irrepressible urge to explore their heritages in movement. Over three...

Breaking ground.(VITAL SIGNS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... To mark the 100th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake, San Francisco Ballet got back in touch with the earth--literally. Working with UC Berkeley's Automation Lab and Seismological Laboratory, they transmitted via the Internet live seismic data...

Bellydance superstars.(VITAL SIGNS)
June 1, 2006... Miles Copeland, ex-manager of Sting and The Police, has converted from rock music to belly dancing, and he's set on its domination of American popular culture. His troupe of 15 dancers, the Bellydance Superstars, is currently on a 45-city North...

Film month in film town.(VITAL SIGNS)(Dance Camera West)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Dance Camera West lavishes more than 50 films on Los Angeles for its fifth summer film festival. At REDCAT an June 2 they'll show two films that are sure to have the edge on edge: Wim Vandekeybus' Blush and Wayne McGregor's Tremor(above with...

Quick Q & A: Gerald Arpino.(VITAL SIGNS....)(interview)(Interview)
June 1, 2006... The Joffrey Ballet celebrates its 50th anniversary with festivities galore, including a gala, a reunion, and a free performance series for the city of Chicago, June 13-18. Established in New York City, the company relocated to Chicago in 1995....

Where dance and science meet.(VITAL SIGNS.....)(On and Off)(Dance review)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... As a child, choreographer Melanie Maar was fascinated by the "crazy dance" of Parkinson's disease that controlled her father's body. In On and Off, Maar struggles with her own fear of the disease and the mental strength it takes to survive the...

Bouquets to Saddler.(VITAL SIGNS....)(Donald Saddler)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Choreographer Donald Saddler, here dancing with Helen Gallagher in No, No, Nanette, is the 55th recipient of the Capezio Dance Award, given annually by the Capezio Ballet Makers Dance Foundation. Saddler was an original member of Ballet...

Aszure all over.(DANCE MATTERS)(Aszure Barton)(Interview)
June 1, 2006... Canadian-born Aszure Barton, 30, has been a practicing choreographer for almost her entire life. Yet for many people she seems to have burst onto the American scene out of the blue. And soon there'll be no ignoring her. This month and...

By chance or by design?(Susan Sgorbati)(Interview)
June 1, 2006... How is dance improvisation like neurons in the brain? No, that's not a riddle, but the kind of question that arises in the new field of inquiry called complex systems. Scientists in this area look for principles of self-organization that...

A moment's meditation.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Kimberly Bartosik)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Quiet dancing that is somehow large and expansive, spatial patterns that are somehow sly and unpredictable--together these create an eloquent contemplation in the hands of Kimberly Bartosik. A former Cunningham dancer and emerging...

Viva Santana.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The dramatic Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana comes to The Joyce, heels jabbing and shawls whirling. Burlador, a collaboration with director Manuel Duque, choreographer Rafaela Carrasco, pianist Pablo Suarez, and guitarist Jesus Torres, maintains...

Lest we forget.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Not-About-AIDS-Dance)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Marking the 25th anniversary of HIV/AIDS, Neil Greenberg will revive his Not-About-AIDS-Dance (1994), an award-winning quintet that uses text projections to provide intimate information about the dancers. Created in the year he lost his brother...

Put the pressure on: healing techniques.(HEALTH and Fitness)
June 1, 2006... Wear and tear on muscles and joints are a dancer's occupational hazard. But alternative or complementary Eastern therapies like acupuncture, shiatsu, and acupressure can help fend off injury and even speed healing. Though they sound similar,...

Advice for dancers.
June 1, 2006... MY FRIENDS SAY IT'S BAD TO EAT AT BEDTIME. IS THAT TRUE? I REFUSE TO DANCE ON A FULL STOMACH, SO I ALWAYS EAT MY BIGGEST MEAL AFTER PERFORMING, WHICH MEANS I EAT PRETTY LATE. I DON'T HAVE A WEIGHT PROBLEM, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GAIN EXTRA...

The Royal's new reign: at today's Royal Ballet, English tradition meets international glamour.
June 1, 2006... Human institutions, from nations to businesses, never remain the same. Seen from the perspective of history, they are either on the way up or on the way down. Britain's 75-year-old Royal Ballet is no exception. From its founding in 1931 by...

The Royal's Alina Cojocaru.
June 1, 2006... Instead of getting the dog she dreamed of for Christmas, Alina Cojocaru received a bonsai tree from her boyfriend and partner, Johan Kobborg. Like the bonsai, Cojocaru is petite, but her unique talents have led her to grow in artistic stature...

The Royal's Sarah Lamb.(Interview)
June 1, 2006... She was mesmerizing and heartbreaking," enthused one audience member after Sarah Lamb's debut last October in Johan Kobborg's La Sylphide. It was praise echoed by many. Lamb's performance as the mischievous but tragic Sylph took her to new...

The Royal's Alexandra Ansanelli.(Interview)
June 1, 2006... A breathtaking dancer with a beautiful and daring quality, Alexandra Ansanelli performed almost every night during New York City Ballet's seasons (see cover story, June 2004). Although she was a favorite among audiences and critics alike, she...

Only yesterday: Dance Theater Workshop celebrates 40 years as a choreographic incubator and artists' services organization.
June 1, 2006... Dance Theater Workshop was born in 1965. The mid '60s was a fertile period for the New York dance world. Many artists were pushing the boundaries of what is considered dance. The National Endowment for the Arts and The New York Council on the...

A disciplined soul: hard work, as much as talent, makes Oregon Ballet Theatre's Alison Roper a star.
June 1, 2006... Alison Roper, wearing black tights and rehearsal tutu, feet fluttering in agitated bourrees, extends her pleading, yearning arms toward fellow principal Artur Sultanov. On the second day of rehearsal for Oregon Ballet Theatre's new Swan Lake,...

Twenty Goode years: sing a little ditty, bare a lot of soul.(Joe Goode)(Interview)
June 1, 2006... You hear Joe Goode before you spot him--entering from house right chanting, "I'm a good guy. A g-g-g-good guy." A strapping man of six foot four, wearing a neon orange jumpsuit and a construction hardhat, he climbs the stairs onto the stage,...

Eyes behind the prize: Bruce Marks offers a jury chairman's perspective of the USA IBC.(Interview)
June 1, 2006... Beginning June 17, the USA International Ballet Competition will host 121 young dancers from 27 countries for two weeks of intense artistic rivalry in Jackson, Mississippi. Among the medals, cash awards, and scholarships this year are...

Hip hop from head to toe ... June is bustin' out all over!(Buyers guide)
June 1, 2006... The next time you drop into an urban groove, street funk, or pop and lock class, let your personality shout. If your style is sporty, break out a skort or tracksuit. Feeling feminine? No shade, including pink, is off limits. "I like to wear...

Dance Anecdotes: Stories from the Worlds of Ballet, Broadway, the Ballroom, and Modern Dance.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2006... Dance Anecdotes: Stories from the Worlds of Ballet, Broadway, the Ballroom, and Modern Dance Edited by Mindy Aloft. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. 288 pp. Hardcover, $26. Dance usually speaks for itself, but a few well-chosen...

By With To & From: A Lincoln Kirstein Reader.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2006... By With To a from: A Lincoln Kirstein Reader By Lincoln Kirstein, edited by Nicholas Jenkins. University Press of Florida, 2006. 448 pp. Illustrated. Paper, $29.95, www.upf.com. Co-founder of New York City Ballet and an omnivorous essayist...

Ballet 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving the Ballet.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2006... Ballet 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving the Ballet By Robert Greskovic. Foreword by Mikhail Baryshnikov. New Jersey: Limelight Editions, 2005. 656 pp. Paper, $16.95. Ballet 101 is not just for novices. Back in print, in its...

Brotherhood in Rhythm: The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2006... Brotherhood in Rhythm: The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers By Constance Valis Hill. New York: Cooper Square Press, 2002. 352 pp. Illustrated. Paper, $18.95. With the recent death of Fayard Nicholas, there has been renewed...

Reminiscences of a Dancing Man: A Photographic Journey of a Life in Dance.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2006... Reminiscences of a Dancing Man: A Photographic Journey of a Life in Dance By Bill Evans. Foreword by Adrienne Clancy. 138 pp. National Dance Association, 2006. Illustrated. $40. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Bill Evans...

Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2006... Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina By Maria Tallchief with Larry Kaplan. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2005, 368 pp. Illustrated. Paper, $19.95. This autobiography, first published in 1997, traces Tallchief's...

Suki Schorer on Balanchine Technique.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2006... Suki Schorer on Balanchine Technique By Suki Schorer and Russell Lee. University Press of Florida, 2006, 432 pp. Illustrated. Paper, $29.95. www.upf.com. Suki Schorer's distillation of what she learned in her years of dancing for Mr. B is...

SEEEDing Self Esteem: teenage girls study belly dance in Santa Fe.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)
June 1, 2006... When best friends Heather McDonald and Marissa Mathy-Zvaifler were 16, they signed up for a belly dancing workshop. It was an introduction to SEEEDS--Self-Esteem, Expression, Empowerment, and Education through Dance--for teenage girls at Myra...

Martha Myers.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... American Dance Festival dean emeritus MARTHA MYERS received an honorary doctoral degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. Myers, who is a noted teacher of composition, began her dance studies in Richmond and attended Richmond Professional...

Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... ATLANTA BALLET CENTRE FOR DANCE marks its 10th anniversary this year under the leadership of Sharon Story. Story danced with Boston Ballet under both Violette Verdy and Bruce Marks, and with Atlanta Ballet under Robert Barnett. Centre alumni...

Carol Walker.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... CAROL WALKER celebrated her final spring concert in April as dean of the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College, SUNY. Under her direction, the Purchase Dance Corps premiered a new work by former Hubbard Street Dance Chicago soloist Lauri...

Barbara Weisberger.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... BARBARA WEISBERGER celebrated her 80th birthday in April with guest performers from Pennsylvania Ballet and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Weisberger, who founded the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Carlisle Project, is now artistic advisor for...

Joan Woodbury of Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is National Dance Association's 2006 Heritage Honoree.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... JOAN WOODBURY of Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is National Dance Association's 2006 Heritage Honoree. Choreographer Ruby PEREZ received the Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from California Institute of the Arts in May. The Connecticut Dance...

Mary Katherine (Kacy) Wiedebusch.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... MARY KATHERINE (KACY) WIEDEBUSCH, head of dance at West Virginia University, has retired after 51 years. She was among the original founders of the American College Dance Festival Association.

Alonzo King's Lines Ballet School.(New Assignments)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Dancers who study at ALONZO KING'S LINES BALLET SCHOOL in San Francisco can now earn a bachelor of fine arts in dance. Similar to The Ailey School's partnership with Fordham University in New York, LINES and Dominican University will coordinate...

University of Nevada, Las Vegas.(New Assignments)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS now offers a bachelors degree in dance production and design headed by composer/musician Beth Mehocic and union designer Peter Jakubowski. The degree includes technique training, dance history, and choreography...

Teacher's wisdom: Nancy Stark Smith.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)(Interview)
June 1, 2006... Since helping to create contact improvisation in the early 1970s with Steve Paxton and others, Nancy Stark Smith has been traveling the globe, teaching and performing improvisational dance. She teaches often at the Bates Dance Festival and...

Dance companies.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... BALLET COMPANIES UNITED STATES ALABAMA Alabama Ballet 2726 1st Avenue South Birmingham, Alabama 35233 Contact Name: Leslie Cooper Phone: 205.322.4300 Email: lesliecoaper@alabamaballet.org Web:...

Dance professionals.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... DANCE PROFESSIONALS DANCER/GUEST ARTIST Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment 1428 Alice Street, Suite 100m Oakland, California 94612 Contact Name: Carla Service Phone: 510.763.5180 Email:...

Health resources, somatic practices, body therapies.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... PILATES 92nd Street Y May Center for Health, Fitness and Sport 1395 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10128 Contact Name: Mirabai Holland Phone: 212.415.5500 for registration Email: mholland@92y.org Web:...

Study.(Dance Annual Director)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES UNITED STATES ALABAMA Birmingham Southern College Dance Department 900 Arkadelphia Road Box 549015 Birmingham, Alabama 35254 Contact Name: Ruth Henry or Mira Popovich Phone:...

Costumes, dancewear, shoes & accessories.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... COSTUMES, DANCEWEAR. SHOES & ACCESSORIES COSTUMES Artstone/The Competitor Smithtown, NY 11787 Phone: 800.522.8897 Email: customerservice@artstonecostumes.com Web: www.artstonecostumes.com A Wish Come True ...

Dance retail shops.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... DANCE RETAIL SHOPS Artsy Dancewear 31806 US Highway 19 North Palm Harbor, Florida 34684 Contact Name: Alicia Kirsch Phone: 727.781.8030 Email: artsyproductions@aol.com Web: artsydancewear.com Canada's...

Floors.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... FLOORS American Harlequin 1531 Glen Ave. Moorestown, NJ 08057 Phone: 800.642.6440 Email: dance@harlequinfloors.com Web: www.harlequinfloors.com Dance Equipment International PO Box 6331 San Jose, CA...

Media resources.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... MEDIA RESOURCES BOOKS AND PERIODICALS Ballet Dynamics 119 West 72nd Street, PMB 353 New York, New York 10023 Contact Name: Finis Jhung Phone: 800.357.3525 Email: info@finisjhung.com Web:...

Funding, foundations and government art agencies.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... FUNDING. FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT ART AGENCIES Career Transition for Dancers The Caroline & Theodore Newhouse Center for Dancers 165 West 46th St, Suite 701 The Actors' Equity Building New York, New York 10036 ...

Studio needs.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... STUDIO NEEDS FITNESS EQUIPMENT Discount Dance Supply 5065 East Hunter Avenue Anaheim, California 92807 Contact Name: Customer Service Phone: 1.800.328.7107 Email: Info@DiscountDance.com Web:...

Production needs.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... PRODUCTION NEEDS VIDEOGRAPHERS AND FILMMAKERS Dance Films Association, Inc 48 West 21st Street, #907 New York, New York 10010 Contact Name: Deirdre Towers Phone: 212.727.0764 Email: dfa5@earthlink.net Web:...

Competitions & conventions.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... COA Dance 3699 Paragon Drive Columbus, Ohio 43228 Contact Name: Meghan Bulau Phone: 614.921.2070 X236 Email: mbulau@COAcheer.com Web: www.COAdance.com Dance Makers Inc. 310 Sweetbrier Rd. Greenville,...

Festivals.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... American Dance Festival Box 90772 Durham, North Carolina 27708-0772 Contact Name: Sarah Tondu Phone: 919 684.6402 Email: school@omericandancefestival.org Web: www.americandancefestival.org Summer Study Program...

Artist managers and booking agents.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... Baylin Artists Management 196 West Ashland St. Suite 201 Doylestown, PA, 18901 Contact name: Marc Baylin Phone: 267.880.3750 Email: mbaylin@baylinartists.com Web: www.baylinartists.com Cadence Arts Network, Inc....

Presenters.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... Brockus Project Dance Company 5628 Pepperwood Avenue Lakewood, California 90712 Contact Name: Deborah Brockus Phone: 562.531.8949 Email: brockus@earthlink.net Web: www.BrockusProjectDanceCompany.org Chicago Human...

Service providers.(Dance Annual Directory 2006)(Directory)
June 1, 2006... INSURANCE Scott Danahy Naylon Co., Inc. 300 Spindrift Drive Amherst, New York 14221 Contact Name: Joanne Klenk Phone: 800.728.6362 Email: jklenk@scottdanahynaylon.com Web: www.scottdanahynaylon.com TRAVEL...

Sara Mearns: from Swan to Swan Queen, this NYCB dancer is living the dream.(On the Rise)
June 1, 2006... New York City Ballet's Sara Mearns has blasted from earth straight to the stars. After spending six weeks of Nutcracker dancing roles typical for a second-year corps dancer--party scene Parent, Snowflake, and Flower--she was suddenly called to...

Debut: becoming Lola: a Damn Yankees vamp.(Meg Gillentine)(Interview)
June 1, 2006... When Gwen Verdon debuted as Lola in 1955's Damn Yankees, a star was born. Her onstage charisma and sassy flair made her-and the role--iconic. Broadway audiences never forgot. Lola has been a challenge for everyone who has attempted the part...

On Broadway: Penny Wise: Aszure Barton's Broadway debut brings a post-modern edge to Brecht and Weill's dark classic.(Dance review)
June 1, 2006... When Mikhail Baryshnikov created his Baryshnikov Arts Center last year, the hope was that someday its painters, choreographers, musicians, and directors would feed off one another and push their work in new directions. Well, as they say in...

Susan Marshall & Company.(Cloudless)(Dance review)
June 1, 2006... SUSAN MARSHALL & COMPANY DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP, NYC MARCH 8-18, 2006 REVIEWED BY WENDY PERRON Enchanting. Whimsical. Magical. It's hard to say why Susan Marshall's latest work is so satisfying. A string of gently surreal vignettes,...

Mark Morris Dance Group.(Four Saints in Three Acts)(Dance review)
June 1, 2006... MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND MARK MORRIS DANCE CENTER BROOKLYN, NY MARCH 8-25, 2006 REVIEWED BY AMANDA SMITH One of the happiest places I know is sitting in the audience of a Mark Morris performance. Never was this...

Yvonne Meier.(pink pony)(Dance review)
June 1, 2006... YVONNE MEIER THE KITCHEN, NYC MARCH 16-18, 2006 REVIEWED BY SUSAN YUNG Yvonne Meier must be a shaman. She somehow left everything--and nothing--to chance in a delirious evening of two new works, this is not a pink pony: take 1 and 2 and...

Preview: Compania Nacional De Danza 2 at Jacob's Pillow.(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... The junior company created by celebrated Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato returns for a third time to Jacob's Pillow. Passionate, dynamic, and elegant, these superb young dancers have delighted audiences in Spain and abroad since 1999. The...

Preview: Essential Limon On Tour.
June 1, 2006... Jose Limon's Missa Brevis needs up to 22 dancers, but the Limon Dance Company has only 13. So during the company's 2006-07 tour, former Limon company members will act as reconstructors and choose nine student dancers at each location to perform...

Blissful tribute.(Transitions)(Sally Brayley Bliss)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... On March 13, dance luminaries celebrated Sally Brayley Bliss, retiring after 11 years as executive director of Dance St. Louis, in A Bliss Full Affair, at the Touhill Performing Arts Center in St. Louis. Speakers included Carla Maxwell,...

Bocca's last bow at ABT.(Transitions)(Julio Bocca)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... I first heard praise of Buenos Aires-born Julio Bocca around 1984 from Fernando Bujones, who had just seen him dance in Rio de Janeiro. In 1985 the 18-year-old Bocca won tire gold medal in the International Ballet Competition in Moscow, and a...

Darcey Bussell.(RETIREMENT)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... She has been the nearest thing to royalty in the British ballet world for the past 19 years, a household name known by bus driver and banker alike. And now, at the peak of her professional life, Darcey Bussell, 36, has decided to retire. "I...

Stephen Legate.(RETIREMENT)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Stephen Legate, principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet, retires from the stage in June. Legate, who joined SFB in 1991 after dancing with the National Ballet of Canada, plans on enrolling in chiropractic college and spending more time...

Maggie Wright.(RETIREMENT)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Maggie Wright, a principal dancer with Ballet West, is retiring this month after the birth of her second child. Wright joined the company 19 years ago.