Tag Archive for Jacob’s Pillow

Louise Lecavalier: Total Dancer

Louise Lecavalier and Patrick Lamothe in 'Children' (photo by Andre Cornellier)

Louise Lecavalier and Patrick Lamothe in ‘Children’ (photo by Andre Cornellier)   JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL Louise Lecavalier Doris Duke Theatre July 15, 2011   by Seth Rogovoy   (BECKET, Mass.) – Children, which may have been choreographed by Nigel Charnock and featured two dancers (the other being Patrick Lamothe) and which received its U.S.…

(Dance Review) DanzAbierta at Jacob’s Pillow

DanzAbierta's 'MalSon' (photo Antoine Tempe)

DanzAbierta’s ‘MalSon’ (photo Antoine Tempe) JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL DanzAbierta Ted Shawn Theatre July 13-17, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass., July 14, 2011) – In an engagement marking its highly anticipated U.S. debut, DanzAbierta, Cuba’s most significant contemporary dance ensemble, performed at Jacob’s Pillow last night. Comprised of five dancers, DanzAbierta was discovered…

(Dance Review) Louise Lecavalier at Jacob’s Pillow

Louise Lecavalier and Keir Knight in 'A Few Minutes of Lock' (photo Massimo Chiarradia)

Louise Lecavalier and Keir Knight in ‘A Few Minutes of Lock’ (photo Massimo Chiarradia) JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL Doris Duke Theatre Louise Lecavalier July 14, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass.) – Watching A Few Minutes of Lock, one falls under the impression that Louise Lecavalier is not susceptible to gravity. As she flings…

Louise Lecavalier Rocks to Iggy Pop at Jacob’s Pillow

Louise Lecavalier and Patrick Lamothe in 'Children' (photo by Andre Cornellier)

(BECKET, Mass.) – Iggy Pop is perhaps best known as one of the most intensely physical rock ‘n’ roll singers, often flaunting his buff physique by performing shirtless, and in his younger, wilder days, even known to roll around in broken glass onstage. Therefore it’s only appropriate that iconic Canadian contemporary dancer Louise Lecavalier performs…

(Dance Review) Kidd Pivot at Jacob’s Pillow

Cindy Salgado and Yannick Matthon of Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM in 'Dark Matters' (photo Christopher Duggan/courtesy Jacob's Pillow)

JACOB’s PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL KIDD PIVOT Doris Duke Theatre July 7, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass.) – In a pre-performance talk, Jacob’s Pillow Scholar-in-Residence Philip Szporer quoted Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM (Kidd Pivot) artistic director Crystal Pite as saying that she “need[s] to think of [her] role in this creation as disturber,” and…

Award-Winning Choreographer Brings Kidd Pivot Troupe to Jacob’s Pillow

Kidd Pivot, "Dark Matters" (Photo by Dean Buscher)

(BECKET, Mass.) – Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM (Kidd Pivot), the acclaimed contemporary dance company led by Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite, performs her virtuosic and enigmatic work Dark Matters, a striking mystery thriller told through dance, at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival July 6-10. Pite joins choreographers Bill T. Jones, Merce Cunningham, Annie-B Parson, Paul Lazar, and…

(Dance Review) Jane Comfort and Co. at Jacob’s Pillow

Jane Comfort and Company (photo Arthur Elgort)

JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL Jane Comfort and Company June 29-July 3, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass., June 30, 2011) — “It’s always a surprise with Jane,” said Ella Baff, executive director of Jacob’s Pillow, as she welcomed audiences to Jane Comfort and Company’s performance in the Doris Duke Theatre on Thursday night. On…

(Dance Review) Norway’s Carte Blanche at Jacob’s Pillow

Carte Blanche in 'Love' (photo Christopher Duggan)

Carte Blanche in ‘Love’ (photo Christopher Duggan) JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL CARTE BLANCHE Ted Shawn Theatre June 30, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass.) – Over the past few years, audiences at Jacob’s Pillow and around the world have seen a number of artists whose names are tied to Ohad Naharin, artistic director of…

Norwegian Dance Company with French Name and Belgian Director Makes U.S. Debut at Jacob’s Pillow with Israeli Choreography

Carte Blanche in Killer Pig (photo Erik Berg)

(BECKET, Mass.) – Underlining the growing internationalism of the contemporary dance world,  Carte Blanche, Norway’s award-winning National Company of Contemporary Dance, makes its U.S. full company debut in a program of compelling works by Batsheva Dance Company house choreographer Sharon Eyal of Israel at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival on June 29-July 3. The U.S. premiere…

(Dance Review) Keigwin + Company at Jacob’s Pillow

Keigwin + Company dancers (photo by Christopher Duggan)

Keigwin + Company dancers (photo by Christopher Duggan) Jacob’s Pillow Dance Keigwin + Company June 22-26, 2011 Review by Anna Rogovoy (BECKET, Mass., June 23, 2011) – It is not uncommon to leave a theater after a contemporary dance performance and overhear one patron say to another, “I didn’t get it.” As dance has become…