Flickers of Dance
Lincoln Center’s annual Dance on Camera Festival is a must-see
By Susan Reiter
Now in its 40th year, Dance on Camera is at a new level of maturity. The annual event at the Walter Reade Theater that once fit into a three-day weekend has expanded to fill five days, Jan. 27–31, and within its brief duration has its own opening night, centerpiece and closing night films. Read more
Wheeldon and Dealin’
New York City Ballet returns with Balanchine and Wheeldon works
By Susan Reiter
Following a brief winter hibernation after its five-week Nutcracker onslaught, New York City Ballet returns to its primary business Tuesday, Jan. 17, when it opens its six-week winter repertory season. While the company’s repertory has been opened up to an increasing variety of choreographers in recent decades, the vast archive of George Balanchine’s exceptional ballets remains its mainstay. Read more
All the Right Moves
Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates 85th season with Lincoln Center celebration
The dance pieces are as iconic as the woman who created them.
The Martha Graham Dance Company will celebrate its 85th anniversary with seven performances at Lincoln Center, March 15–20, featuring classic Graham works, along with companion pieces by contemporary choreographers.
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From Flying Ace to Dance King
World War II vet traveled globe with Martha Graham
For 20-year-old Stuart Hodes, the prospect of dancing for a living seemed laughable. He had just finished three years of service as a pilot in WWII, an experience he remembers as “a war that nobody doubted was good.”
Although he wanted to become a journalist, he became discouraged by the fact that, as he recalls, “you could throw a stone in Times Square and it would land on a reporter.”
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Dance Distortions
Ballet may be in pop culture for the moment—but it deserves more respect
Director Darren Aronofsky may be bold and indie, but in his latest film Black Swan, which has been heaped with critical praise, he opportunistically and rather heartlessly recycles one cliché after another about ballet and ballet dancers. Overall, it seems Hollywood may be in worse trouble, artistically, than ballet itself at the moment.
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Arm Sweeps, Curlicues and Castanets
By Deirdre Donovan
In 1965, Liliana Morales, a young aspiring dancer, showed up at a New York audition with the legendary Flamenco dancer Jose Greco. She was on her lunch break from her temp job as a legal secretary. Without changing her business suit, she executed a few dance steps for the famed dancer, and instantly landed a gig as a guest artist in his upcoming show at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Read more
