Brian Brooks Moving Company Jacob’s Pillow Dance July 10-14, 2013 Review by Seth Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass., July 10, 2013) – In a funny way, this weekend’s program in the Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow Dance featuring the Brian Brooks Moving Company is almost like a rejoinder to a dance seen on the Ted Shawn stage…
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Jacob’s Pillow Dance July 3-7, 2013 Review by Seth Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass.) – New York-based Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet is in residence at Jacob’s Pillow Dance through Sunday, July 7, with a wildly diverse, three-dance program that serves to showcase the brilliance and versatility of the company’s dancers, who can seemingly…
Jacob’s Pillow Jonah Bokaer Doris Duke Theatre August 1-5, 2012 U.S. Premiere “Curtain” Review by Seth Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass., Wednesday, August 1, 2012) – “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.” But what if you don’t know who is behind the curtain and who is in front? Or where the curtain even is?…
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Vertigo Dance Company Ted Shawn Theatre July 4-8, 2012 Review by Seth Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass., July 7, 2012) – Vertigo Dance Company’s Mana, a 50-minute non-stop performance that concludes its five-day run at Jacob’s Pillow today, is simply perfect and that to which all modern dance should aspire. It is complete, whole,…
MASS MoCA Chunky Move March 24, 2012 Review by Anna Rogovoy (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Australian contemporary dance company Chunky Move appeared at MASS MoCA over this past weekend in Connected, a collaborative work by sculptor Reuben Margolin and choreographer Gideon Obarzanek. Obarzanek, who has been the artistic director of Chunky Move since the company’s…
BARD COLLEGE Fisher Center American Ballet Theater November 5, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.) – American Ballet Theater (ABT) performed four different mixed-bill programs at the Fisher Center at Bard College this weekend, previewing their new season before an upcoming gala at New York City Center. ABT has received much press as of…
JACOB’S PILLOW Mark Morris Dance Group Ted Shawn Theatre August 24-28, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass.) – Mark Morris celebrates his 30th year as Artistic Director of Mark Morris Dance Group this year, an incredible achievement in the world of modern dance. The prolific Morris is the recipient of numerous awards and has…
Ludmila Pagliero and Takeru Coste of 3e Étage in ‘Processes of Intricacy’ (photo Cherylynn Tsushima) JACOB’S PILLOW 3e etage (Third Floor) Ted Shawn Theatre August 3-7, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass.) – The concept of 3e étage’s engagement at Jacob’s Pillow, a mixed bill of works which interweave to form a single…
JACOB’S PILLOW Big Dance Theater Thursday, July 28, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass.) – An hour-long work which lies somewhere in a liminal space between dance and theater, Supernatural Wife – enjoying its U.S. premiere in the Doris Duke Theater at Jacob’s Pillow through Sunday, July 31 — is delicately wrought and luminous.…
LDP/Laboratory Dance Project in ‘Are you happy to see me?’ (photo Christopher Duggan) JACOB’S PILLOW Laboratory Dance Project (LDP) Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass.) – In the mixed bill of three works that made up their Jacob’s Pillow debut [running through Sunday, July 31], Laboratory Dance Project (LDP) displayed a…
