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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 background. A single couch and lamp sit onstage. We are invited […]
Read More Kyle Abraham’s “A.I.M” at The Kennedy Center25th 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 McCauley Dance Company gave its “final performance” before the shift of its founder, […]
Read More BOWEN McCAULEY DANCE COMPANY’s “An Evening to Remember” at the Kennedy Center by LUELLA CHRISTOPHERBourne has accomplished the feat of allowing balletomanes to retain other viewings of a more traditional “Swan Lake” in the memory, especially with regard to elements of the majestic music by Tschaikovsky. At the same time, he introduces dramatic themes that both diverge from the narrative of the original story and employ the music in surprising ways. The Swan becomes the Stranger in street attire (leather pants and jacket) at the Royal Ball in Act Three, initially deceiving the Prince as to his identity.
Read More MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE at The Kennedy Center by Luella ChristopherCREATING 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 December 8th by CityDance School and Conservatory. Most of […]
Read More CITYDANCE CONSERVATORY at Strathmore by LUELLA CHRISTOPHER24th 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 to last weekend’s audiences (November 16-17) at Dance Place. […]
Read More BOWEN McCAULEY DANCE CO. at DANCE PLACE by LUELLA CHRISTOPHERRonald 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 view of the stage gives one a sense of the magnitude […]
Read More Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE at Strathmore by Sylvana Christopher
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