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Angel Ramirez’s Vamos a bailar? at Atlas by Luisa Lynch

A dancer in the spotlight, suspending, pushing, moving with control that cuts through space with intention as cloudy as grief yet as clear as glimmering water. An amorphous group of bodies becoming liquid, fluidly melting into each other like beads of sweat dripping down your back when dancing to your favorite song under club lights..

Mosaic Theater Company’s Precarious by Audrey Brown

In the aftermath of the pandemic years, when the reality was the reverse for many young twenty- and thirty-somes, playwright Steph Del Rosso flips the script, forcing climate warrior Vi into her daughter Tillie’s one-bedroom New York apartment that she shares with partner Drew. Chaos and comedy ensue—or rather, a series of chaotic, comedic scenarios that force the watcher into introspection and, at times, existential despair.

Some Silks, Straps, a Hoop, a Trapeze, and a 12-Foot Spiral Walk Into a Theater…

After seeing Aerial Ignition’s performance, ETHEReality, at the 2026 INTERSECTIONS Festival hosted by the Atlas Performing Arts Center, my curiosity about the aerial arts has skyrocketed! The program notes, “Each performer from Aerial Ignition draws from lived experience to share stories of being ‘othered,’ silenced, or separated, ultimately finding voice, movement, and freedom in the air.” This company further expanded my understanding of all that dance artistry can be by virtue of their existence.
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