Dancing in the District

OUT OF THE BOX/INTO THE WORLD at DIW

”OUT OF THE BOX/INTO THE WORLD” Fabian Barnes Black Box TheaterDance Institute of Washington3400 14th Street N.W.Washington, D.C.April 30 - May 1, 2022By LUELLA CHRISTOPHER, PhD Four DMV choreographers - Sylvana Christopher, Stacey Yvonne Claytor, Roxann Morgan Rowley, and Malcolm Shute -

ICONS ChoreoGraphic institute thesis dance concert 2022 at Dance Loft on 14

Featuring works by William L. Miller, Jr., Mimi Noorani, Millicent Parker, Elizabeth Watson Sunday May 15, 2022 DANCE LOFT ON 14 4618 14TH ST. NW, DC By SYLVANA CHRISTOPHER, BFA Mimi Noorani’s film Richard with prolific dancer Rasta Thomas personifying Shakespeare’s King Richard opened

Kyle Abraham's "A.I.M" at The Kennedy Center

A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham An Untitled Love Friday April 29, 2022 The Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater By Sylvana Christopher Groovy music plays in the majestic Eisenhower theater with a striking Joseph Buckingham Basquiat-like art projection art with line drawings and phrases on a blue

BOWEN McCAULEY DANCE COMPANY at the Kennedy Center by LUELLA CHRISTOPHER

25th Anniversary: “An Evening to Remember”BOWEN McCAULEY DANCE COMPANYKennedy Center for the Performing ArtsEisenhower Theater, Washington, D.C.September 14, 2021 By LUELLA CHRISTOPHER, Ph.D. A dazzling array of dance genres and musical styles filled the Eisenhower Theater on Tuesday, September 14th as Bowen

MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE at The Kennedy Center by Luella Christopher

MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE A NEW ADVENTURES PRODUCTION John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, D.C. January 22, 2020 By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. It’s hard to believe that the ballet world once found shocking the notion of male dancers portraying Swans as viable characters

CITYDANCE CONSERVATORY at Strathmore by LUELLA CHRISTOPHER

CREATING THE MAGIC CITYDANCE CONSERVATORY The Music Center at Strathmore North Bethesda, Maryland December 8, 2019 BY LUELLA CHRISTOPHER, Ph.D. A theater-goer might well ponder whether he or she has just gazed upon a company of young professionals at the conclusion of Sunday’s matinee performance on

BOWEN McCAULEY DANCE CO. at DANCE PLACE by LUELLA CHRISTOPHER

24th SEASON ENCORE PERFORMANCE BOWEN McCAULEY DANCE CO. DANCE PLACE Washington. D.C. November 17, 2019 By LUELLA CHRISTOPHER, Ph.D. Lucy Bowen McCauley can’t resist a penchant for wryness even when her subject matter is somber and poetic, as is the case with “Sneak Peak” - offered

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE at Strathmore by Sylvana Christopher

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE Fri Nov 8, 2019 Music Center at Strathmore Dance Review by Sylvana Christopher To the Music Center at Strathmore to witness a DC favorite: Ronald K. Brown with the bonus of live Latin Jazz by The Arturo O’Farill Band. The balcony

DANCE ICONS THESIS CONCERT at Dance Loft on 14 by Luella Christopher

DANCE ICONS THESIS CONCERT By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. Dance Loft on 14 Washington, DC May 14, 2019 Seven freshly minted graduates of the ICONS Choreographic Institute presented their new works at Dance Loft in a smorgasbord of world premières on May 11 and 12, 2019,

Spacetime Suite at Dance Loft on 14 by Sylvana Christopher

Spacetime Suite Dance Review Opening Night - September 29, 2016 Dance Loft on 14 Spacetime Suite by Katie Sopoci Drake, with A-list DC modern dance cast, exhibited a nerdy athletic look at astrophysics for the lay person. Amanda Blythe, Keira Hart Mendoza, Erica

Dance Faculty Concert at Smith Theatre by Luella Christopher

INTO THE WOODS FOR DANCE AT HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE Smith Theatre Howard Community College Columbia, Maryland September 23-24, 2016 By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. Contempomodern gems captivated balletomanes and friends descending on the wooded Columbia campus of Howard Community College (HCC) on the first fall weekend of

ZviDance at ADI by Luella Christopher

ZVIDANCE: A SPIRITED "ON THE ROAD" (A.K.A. JACK KEROUAC) American Dance Institute Rockville, Maryland September 9-10, 2106 By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. Zvi Gotheimer is a "Zen-like" firebrand. Arriving in New York in 1981 on scholarship from America-Israeli Cultural Foundation to study dance, he promptly

DancEthos with Deviated Theatre at Cultural Arts Center

CORNUCOPIA OF INNOVATIVE CHOREOGRAPHY: FROM THE ABSTRACT AND CONTEMPLATIVE TO THE DARING AND WHIMSICAL DancEthos with Deviated Theatre Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College Silver Spring, Maryland May 22, 2016 By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. In an afternoon of choreography as full and wide-ranging as that of

DORRANCE DANCE AT BLACKROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

FIESTY, FACILE, FUNKY, FLUID: MICHELLE DORRANCE'S EXPLORATIONS AND EXPANSIONS OF THE TAP GENRE Dorrance Dance BlackRock Center for the Arts Germantown, Maryland May 14-15, 2016 By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. Virtuoso tap claimed the Main Stage at BlackRock Center for the Arts on a recent Saturday night.

Big Dance Theater at ADI by Luella Christopher

BIG DANCE: SHORT FORM (STICK, SLED, SLIPPERS, HEARTH, BOOK, BUNDLE, BALL) Big Dance Theater American Dance Institute Rockville, Maryland November 6, 7 and 8, 2015 By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. Wild, wacky and wonderful to such a degree that it's hard to decide where to focus. Big

Company E at the John F. Kennedy Center by Luella Christopher

GENERATIONS: POLAND - FOUR GENERATIONS OF DANCE AND MUSIC John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, D.C. March 16-18, 2016 By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. Quirky, somber, provocative and epic. These terms describe, respectively, the four works - "Who Let the Dogs Out?",

Jonah Bokaer at ADI by Luella Christopher

MEMORABLE MOTIONLESSNESS: WHY PATTERNS/RECESS BY JONAH BOKAER American Dance Institute Rockville, Md. 20850 February 26-27, 2016 By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. Jonah Bokaer is a revolutionary choreographer in the best possible way. As relayed to New York Social Diary on July 18, 2008, the

The Washington Ballet's The Nutcracker at The Warner Theatre by ddespair

The Washington Ballet The Nutcracker The Warner Theatre 12.26.2015 by ddespair Preface Let me start out by saying, every Christmas, I have listened to 97.1 WASH-FM every year since the dawn of time. Like clockwork, they invariable hawk The Washington Ballet's Nutcracker. But here's where it

Pavel Zustiak and Palissimo Company at ADI by Luella Christopher

“CUSTODIANS OF BEAUTY”: WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO UNDERSTAND By Luella Christopher, Ph,D. Pavel Zustiak and Palissimo Company American Dance Institute Rockville, Md. November 20, 2015 Mental somersaults. A day after watching "Custodians of Beauty", I'm still doing them. This is exactly

Christopher K. Morgan & Artists at ADI by Luella Christopher

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING: TREASURES FROM CHRISTOPHER MORGAN’S HAWAIIAN TROVE AND OTHER STAPLES FROM THE COMPANY REPERTORY By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. Christopher K. Morgan & Artists American Dance Institute Rockville, Md. October 9 and 10, 2015 Christopher Morgan's Hawaiian heritage bubbled vigorously to the surface in his company's 5th

Vertigo Dance Company at BlackRock Center for the Arts by Luella Christopher

ARE WE UPRIGHT OR FALLING? HOW SERIOUS IS YOUR VERTIGO? By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. Vertigo Dance Company BlackRockCenter for the Arts Germantown, Md. October 22, 2015 Vertigo Dance Company, founded in 1992 in Israel by American-born Noa Wertheim and husband Ali Sha’al, gave the

Dance Theatre of Harlem at Sidney Harman Hall by Luella Christopher

EXCULPATORY AND EROTIC: SHOCKERS AND SIZZLERS DOMINATE HARLEM DANCE THEATRE’S VISIT TO D.C. By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. Dance Theatre of Harlem Sidney Harman Hall Washington, D.C. October 10, 2015 The much anticipated return to the nation's capital of New York-based Dance Theatre of Harlem generated the same

CHRIS SCHLICHTING at ADI BY LUELLA CHRISTOPHER

A GENTLY VISCERAL “STRIPE TEASE” BY CHRIS SCHLICHTING By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. American Dance Institute Rockville, Md. October 2-3, 2015 Life-affirming choreography can be elusive in the Millennium. Chaos and conflict predominate to such an extent that audiences leave the theater feeling like deflated balloons.

JILLIAN PEÑA AT ADI BY LUELLA CHRISTOPHER

SIBLINGS, LOVERS, RIVALS, DOLLS OR FAIRY TALE CHARACTERS? JILLIAN PEÑA’S DOPPLEGANGERS AT ADI By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. American Dance Institute, Rockville, Md. September 11 and 12, 2015 Jillian Peña’s "Polly Pocket Expansion Pack" signifies a German-made toy for children, a kind of doll-house. That's all

Christopher K. Morgan & Artists's LIMITED VISIBILITY at ADI BY LUELLA CHRISTOPHER

CHRISTOPHER K. MORGAN AND ARTISTS IN A STUNNING "LIMITED VISIBILITY" By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. American Dance Institute Rockville, Maryland May 29/30, 2015 Christopher K. Morgan’s new piece is visually dynamic in its simultaneous use of different levels (tables), different types of lighting (especially worklights, as opposed

Dance Metro DC’s 2015 Choreographers’ Commission Showcase at Dance Place

Triple Threat! Dance Metro DC’s 2015 Choreographers’ Commission Showcase Saturday, September 12 at 8pm Dance Place, Washington, DC Before we begin as we do at the beginning and end as we do in the end, I'd like to make it clear that this is

30th ANNIVERSARY WORKS BY URBAN BUSH WOMEN at ADI by Luella Christopher

NOT YOUR TYPICAL DYING SWAN AND OTHER 30th ANNIVERSARY WORKS BY URBAN BUSH WOMEN By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. American Dance Institute Rockville, Maryland April 1718, 2015 "Dark Swan" (2014) is beyond parody and distinctly so. Choreographer Nora Chipaumire, inspired by the Russian masters’s contributions to dance, gives

NEIL GREENBERG AND DAVID NEUMANN at ADI by Luella Christopher

NEIL GREENBERG AND DAVID NEUMANN ADVANCED BEGINNER GROUP: INSCRUTABLE PAIR OF MINIMALIST CHOREOGRAPHERS By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. American Dance Institute Rockville, Maryland Nov. 14-15, 2014 and March 27-28, 2015 Difficult to grasp and appreciate such were my initial reactions to two programs in the 2014-15

JOANNA KOTZE at ADI by Luella Christopher

JOANNA KOTZE TELLS THE TROUPES TO “FIND YOURSELF HERE” - WITH TILES By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. American Dance Institute Rockville, Maryland April 24-25, 2015 An early “human train” with six shuttling links and a final robotic sequence by visual artist/performer Jonathan Allen during the last

JACK FERVER at ADI by Luella Christopher

THIS ROOM IS FULL UP : SO SAY AUTHOR GENET AND JACK FERVER American Dance Institute Rockville, Maryland Feb. 20-21, 2015 By Luella Christopher, Ph.D. Jack Ferver wants his audience to squirm, choreographer and colleague Jane Comfort opines in her introductory lecture to “Chambre”. This

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