It’s hard to find a place to start describing Hubbard Street Dance Chicago‘s performance last night, which, for this eclectic dance company, is proof of a job well done. Each of their five pieces, which ranged from the classical grace of Petite Mort to the whimsical humor of Baker’s Dozen, concluded to cheering applause in […]
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Departing artists stage a farewell happening
If you’re unaware of an underground art scene in Durham, that may actually be a good thing. For further explanation, look to artists Andrew Barco, 28, and Sabri Reed, 20. The Durham natives know this scene so well, in fact, they’re ready to explore a new one; they’re leaving for Boston at the end of […]
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Exclusive footage: the world premiere of Eiko and Koma’s Quartet
Indy dance correspondent Sarah Lupton gives the world a first look at Eiko and Koma’s new work, Quartet.
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Hot hot hot: ADF Musicians Concert
Try to keep dancing out of a performance during the ADF and it just doesn’t happen. Last night, the ADF musicians took the stage to present everything from dance accompaniment pieces to original compositions, drum solos, and even a vocal percussion piece you just had to move to. It’s trueBaldwin Auditorium was hot last night. […]
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Important Lessons from Russian Festival Part II
I left last night’s performances of Vladimir Golubev’s Not Unsteady Support and Iguan Dance Theatre’s Displaced Persons with considerably more knowledge than I had going in. You didn’t? Well, please, allow me. Things I learned from Iguan Dance Theatre and Vladimir Golubev: The tongue is an often overlooked, yet equally important, tool of movement in […]
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Russian Dolls
Olga Pona’s robotic marionetteser, dancerstook the stage last night in Reynolds Theater for the U.S. premiere of The Other Side of the River. And if there was any question about what Russian modern dance looks like, this performance cleared it up. ‘Russian life is very rough,” she explained during the post-performance discussion. ‘It’s not polite.” […]
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Joyce Carol Oates’ The Gravedigger’s Daughter
Joyce Carol Oates’ newest novel, The Gravedigger’s Daughter, reworks the story of a woman’s struggle for identity through the lead character, Rebecca Schwart. Born on a boat in New York Harbor in 1936, Rebecca was distinguished from birth from the rest of her family, who emigrated from Nazi Germany in hopes of American freedom. Instead, […]
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Will Allison’s What You Have Left
Will Allison’s new novel, What You Have Left, traces the story of a broken family who succumb to personal weaknesses that inhibit them from reuniting, despite their intentions. The novel is divided into chapters that not only neglect a linear chronology, but also transcend the narrator, alternating points of view between characters using both first […]
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Bring the Neuse
Maybe because I tend toward all-or-nothing outdoor adventures with obvious death risks (my last camping trip was glacier-climbing in the Andes in March), I often overlook what’s right here at home. But camping doesn’t mean you have to go far away. It doesn’t mean you have to risk your life, or even that you have […]