“Wash/A Variety Show”
Vicky Shick
West End Theatre
New York, NY
May 12, 2018

I remember when a “variety show” was a jumble of generally mediocre acts crammed together in a program that tried to provide a little something for everyone. Vicky Shick’s wryly titled “Wash/A Variety Show” offers quite an alternative – a mash-up of marvelous solos and duets, lightly connected by an interlocked cast and Shick’s magical touch. Shick filled the cozy West End

“Carousel”
The Imperial Theater
New York, New York
May 10, 2018

Any good production of “Carousel” is noteworthy and the current Broadway revival is better than good. Beautifully directed by Jack O’Brien, strongly cast, sung, and acted throughout, the new production appeals to a general Broadway audience. But with dances by Justin Peck, designs by Santo Loquasto, and appearances in major roles by New York City Ballet principal dancer Amar Ramasar and soloist Brittany Pollack, there’s particular interest

"The Unsung", "The Body is a House Without Walls", "Querida Herida", "Missa Brevis"
Limón Dance Company
Joyce Theater
New York, New York
May 10, 2018

The Limón Dance Company opened its New York season with a program bookended by two powerful works by José Limón supporting two newer works, both of which sported interesting designs, committed dancers, and somewhat meandering choreography, which put Limón's focused, structured works into sharp relief.

Limón's "The Unsung" from 1970 is a memorial

"Historias rotas" "The Reflective Surface" "Radical Impact"
AXIS Dance Company
Z Space
San Francisco, CA
May 4, 2018

AXIS Dance Company entered its fourth decade with a new staff and new dancers, six of them. Performing Radical Impact Tour at Z Space in San Francisco finally gave the company a decent-sized stage and good lighting possibilities. The program offered a world premiere by former company member Nadia Adame, “Historias rotas;” a reworked version of Amy Seiwert’s

“Under the Olive Tree (Excerpts),” “Echoe,” “Á Morgun,” “Space Between Words,” “Fractales”
Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami 
South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center (SMDCAC), Lab Theatre Cutler Bay, Florida
Saturday April 21st, 3:30pm

In the Fall of 2016, within months after announcing their retirement from Miami City Ballet, principal dancers Jennifer Kronenberg and Carlos Guerra formed Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami bringing together Cuban classically trained dancers and former Miami City Ballet dancers versed in

“Embattled Garden,” “Histoire,” “The Legend of Ten”
Martha Graham Dance Company
New York City Center
New York, NY
April 11, 2018

Martha Graham Dance Company opened its season at New York City Center by reaffirming its identity as a troupe of multitalented dancers that may have Graham in their hearts, but whose bodies belong in a whole range of diverse choreographies. The opening night gala program offered an expertly danced world premiere by Lucinda Childs called “Histoire,” a company premiere