BWW Review: Cityscapes & Digital Engagement with Elisa Monte Dance
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Nov 26, 2019
Tiffany Rea-Fisher has a command of the company style, an extensive network of connections, and understands how to engage the crucial youth demographic that is the lifeblood of any evolving company (without alienating the longtime, and aging fanbase.)
BWW Review: Celebrating 15 Years & 2 Farewells with New Chamber Ballet
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Nov 26, 2019
Fifteen years, two goodbyes, and a reunion of dancers: that's how Miro Magloire celebrated the 15th season of New Chamber Ballet. Those goodbyes included founding member Elizabeth Brown and ten year veteran Sarah Atkins, both of whom have blessed the company with virtuosity and spiritual purity in their dancing.
BWW Review: Carrying Butoh into the 21st Century with The NY Butoh Institute Festival
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Nov 26, 2019
A packed house, even on a rainy Sunday afternoon in NYC, speaks of great success. It also indicates the respect that Vangeline commands as an artist and missionary of Butoh. In recent years her audience and recognition have expanded in appreciation of her efforts to bring Butoh into the 21st century.
BWW Review: Company XIV Sexes Up Halloween with QUEEN OF HEARTS
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Oct 28, 2019
Company XIV's seductively queer-flavored burlesque Queen of Hearts is celebrating Halloween with an end-of-month blowout. It's an out-of-this-world playground destination for sexy-folks of all persuasions who are looking for a safe place to get debaucherous without any of the accompanying shenanigans that NYC can throw one's way.
BWW Review: Elegy for Wendy Whelan
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Oct 25, 2019
Ever the restless creature, Whelan uses The Day to confront her fans with the reality of who she is versus who they expect her to be.
BWW Report: 2019 Bessies AKA Thank Goodness for Joan, Louis, and Camille
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Oct 23, 2019
I'm certain that we will see Camille A. Brown awarded again soon. She deserves a nomination just for the performance she unleashed during this Bessie ceremony. Is there another dancer in the world whose deep scholarship comes through so clearly with every breath she or he takes?
BWW Review: BalaSole Looks Anonymous Together, Glittering Alone
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Oct 22, 2019
Roberto Villanueva founded BalaSole Dance Company nine years ago to combat the discrimination against 'atypical bodies' that one encounters in dance. Take Villanueva himself: a dazzling soloist with sparkling technique and facility that puts him in Sylvie Guillem's league, at 5 foot 2 inches, his atypical height all but barred him from working with major companies. His response to that exclusion was to create BalaSole, a showcase for talented, atypical dancers.
BWW Interview: Karole Armitage Untangles Obsession At NYLA
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Oct 21, 2019
Superstar 'Punk Ballerina' Karole Armitage reveals the secrets behind breaking cycles of obsession in this revealing interview about her upcoming show, 'You Took A Part Of Me'. This revival is back by popular demand following a sold-out run at Japan Society.
BWW Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem Gorgeous at Guggenheim Rotunda Project
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Oct 18, 2019
In a play on 'Sankofa', looking backwards to move forward served Dance Theatre of Harlem well in this sneak peek of the season to come. Returning to the Guggenheim Museum for the first time since 1971, the company revealed an incredible lineup of dancers who were eager to prove their mettle in ballets by George Balanchine and Arthur Mitchell.
Juan Michael Porter II Named Managing Editor and Critic in Residence at BroadwayWorld Dance
by Alan Henry
- Oct 17, 2019
BroadwayWorld Dance editor-in-chief Barnett Serchuk announced today that Juan Michael Porter II (@juanmichaelii) is returning to BroadwayWorld as managing editor and dance critic in residence. Porter II will write reviews, provide cultural commentary, breakdown new trends, and work to expand BroadwayWorld Dance's offerings. He begins his new role on October 17.
BWW Review: Gently Woke, Lacking in Bite with THOUGHTS & PRAYERS
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Oct 10, 2019
What is interesting about watching this pas is that Factor does not need Giles to execute any of her choreography. That she always accepts his unnecessary assistance serves as commentary on their relationship: she validates him as a source of physical comfort even though all she requires of him is the moral assurance that they are not bad people.
BWW Review: Contrasting the Jejune and Divine at Battery Dance Festival
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Oct 7, 2019
Battery Dance Festival's Tuesday and Wednesday night performances proved that choreography is only as wonderful as its music is rich. Led by Buglisi Dance Theatre, Ballet Nepantla, Vanaver Caravan, Ballet Boy Productions, and Battery Dance Company, this fact was never far from the concertgoers' minds as they swooned blissfully to fantastic dancing coupled with brilliant music.
BWW Review: Dance Fail at Fall For Dance
by Juan Michael Porter II
- Oct 3, 2019
The continued proliferation of rhythmless music plunges Fall For Dance 2019's Program 1 into a miasma of middling potpourri. From Kyle Abraham rendering Misty Copeland into a sterile robot to Crystal Pite's droning narration, this was an evening sorely in need of inventive rhythm and grooves. Thank goodness then for the visiting South Africans of Vuyani Dance Theatre.
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