by Leigh Witchel We’re in an era of retrenchment, and Dance Theatre of Harlem has dug in as well. As … More
Category: Leigh Witchel
Beauty on a Shoestring
by Leigh Witchel Way out in Pennsylvania, there’s a company that has produced more New York City Ballet dancers than … More
A Star in Bloom
by Leigh Witchel A superbloom in nature is a desert event where dormant wildflower seeds all germinate and blossom at … More
It Takes a Russian
by Leigh Witchel Russians have the same reverence for Alexander Pushkin that we have for William Shakespeare: he’s the cornerstone … More
Cunningham is the New Brown
by Leigh Witchel Actually, it isn’t (fooled you)! But watching the Trisha Brown company do one masterwork of hers and … More
The Body’s Speech
by Leigh Witchel We speak with our bodies when we dance. Yet there is so much to say, even if … More
Old Establishment, New Establishment
by Leigh Witchel Lyon Opera Ballet brought back to New York a major work by Merce Cunningham we hadn’t seen … More
Confidence
by Leigh Witchel Mira Nadon stepped out onstage for her debut as Aurora as if nothing could go wrong. And … More
The Truth in Front of Our Eyes
by Leigh Witchel Alexei Ratmansky’s The Naked King is both daring and modest in ambition. Based on a Hans Christian … More
The Rewind-Up
by Leigh Witchel New York City Ballet offered another combination of the New Combinations program. With the exception of Tiler … More