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BWW Blog: Kathryn Mowat Murphy - After Show Blues

I have a cat, and his name is Jazz. If I don't pay any attention to Jazz, he begins to meow. This is a simple animalistic act to show he needs my attention. We, being performers, are very similar. If ... (more...)

BWW Reviews: John Cranko's ONEGIN at American Ballet Theatre

John Cranko's Onegin was recently presented by American Ballet Theatre. As I expected, the reviews weren't great. It seems Cranko never commands much respect over here. The reviews all describe the wo... (more...)

Shaping Sound Tour Kicks off with Red Carpet Premiere

Shaping Sound, a new contemporary dance company, held their red carpet premiere last night at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles. Emmy-nominated choreographers and dance visionaries Travis Wall, Nic... (more...)

Hartt School Community Division to Present LE CORSAIRE, 7/27

The Hartt School Community Division (HCD) presents Le Corsaire Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 7:30 PM. The performance takes place in Millard Auditorium on the University of Hartford Campus, 200 Bloomfiel... (more...)

BWW Blog: Kathryn Mowat Murphy - People Are Hard Sometimes

People are hard sometimes. (more...)

BWW Blog: Kathryn Mowat Murphy - The Day of the Show

There are performers out there who say they love the rehearsal period more than they do the performances. I, on the other hand, am the complete opposite. (more...)

Luminario Ballet to Debut BRACE...YOURSELF at El Portal Theatre, 5/31-6/2

On Friday, May 31-Sunday, June 2 at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles will premiere 'BRACE... Yourself', a flying dance experience-an exclusive dance theater pi... (more...)

BWW Blog: Kathryn Mowat Murphy - Two Days to Go

So, how annoyed are you when you are on Facebook reading all the recurring, happy, sappy, posts about how great other people's lives are, and, unfortunately, you are not having the best day or week or... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Ballet in Cinema from Emerging Pictures Presents ESMERALDA

Being a student of history is enlightening. You can learn about so many new things that may, or may not, be of interest .I felt that way about Esmeralda. I've heard about it. I know there's an Esmeral... (more...)

BWW Reviews: NYTB's GOOSE! Brings Our Favorite Nursery Rhymes to the Ballet Stage

I sat in the theater of Florence Gould Hall in between a young boy and a young girl, each with their families. They both took their crayons to their programs and began coloring in the black and white ... (more...)

Jump on the DanceWagon: Four Emerging Women Choreographers

The second annual Jump on the DanceWagon Festival features four emerging women choreographers showing their work at the Ailey Citigroup Theater this weekend, April 26, 27 and 28. (more...)

ILUMINATE Relocates to New World Stages; Begins Performances 6/24

iLuminate Productions today announced tickets are now on sale for the return of their live show in New York City. iLuminate wowed the nation with their groundbreaking light suits and inventive dance m... (more...)

BWW Blog: Kathryn Mowat Murphy - Multitasking Work, Art and Life

It's coming to the end of winter, and our nerves are frayed. We look out the window, turn on the TV, or listen to the radio in the hope that the sun will be shining. We long for our flip-flops and wis... (more...)

BWW Interviews: Lar Lubovitch of Lar Lubovitch Dance Company

One of America's most versatile, popular and highly acclaimed choreographers, Lar Lubovitch leads the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company in New York City, which he founded 44 years ago. Lubovitch's dances ar... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Ballet in Cinema from Emerging Pictures Presents 'La fille mal gardee'

It wasn't until Frederick Ashton undertook a new creation of the ballet that it finally became an international hit. He referred to it as his 'poor man's Pastorale,' a lovely reference to Beethoven's ... (more...)

Alan Gilbert and the NY Philharmonic to Present A DANCER'S DREAM in Collaboration With Giants Are Small

The New York Philharmonic will present A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky, a multidisciplinary, theatrical reimagining of the ballets The Fairy's Kiss and Petrushka, created by Giants Are Small... (more...)

BWW Blog: Kathryn Mowat Murphy - Being Fired

Hands up--who's been fired? Ok-- a) if your hand did not got up, then you're missing out on some wonderful lessons and b} I don't believe you. Everyone at some point, somewhere, has been fired, even i... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Ballet's Greatest Hits: YAGP Gala

I recently attended a performance of La Bayadere. The dancing was excellent, but the music by Ludwig Minkus was excruciating. I realize that it has a jump, a bounce, danceable adagio notes, but after ... (more...)

Shaping Sound Dance Company Announces First National Tour

Shaping Sound, a new contemporary dance company, announces the 2013 dates for its first national tour. Emmy-nominated choreographers and dance visionaries Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance an... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Mixed Feelings About Paul Taylor - Le Sacre Du Printemps, The Uncommitted, and Promethean Fire

A company known for its energy and humor fallas flat in some areas but excells in others during this incredibly demanding program. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Paul Taylor Dance Company

Paul Taylor has always been one of my favorite choreographers. For over half a century he has choreographed works that have entered the repertoires of ballet and modern dance companies around the worl... (more...)

2CELLOS, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, Alvin Ailey American Dance and More Set for SPA's 2013-14 Season

As Houston's leading performing arts presenter, Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) is pleased to announce its 2013-2014 season filled with music, dance and family entertainment from the world's bes... (more...)

BWW Interviews: Bronwen Carson - Acting for Dancers

It is a common stigma that dancers 'can't act.' Acting coach, director, and choreographer, Bronwen Carson, tells BWW why it is so important for dancers to hone their acting skills in order to have me... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Paul Taylor Dance Company, March 5, 2013

It's always a better place when the Paul Taylor Dance Company comes to New York-a bona fide sign of excellence in the dance world. Not that the program was perfect; I had some reservations about two o... (more...)

Diablo Ballet Premiers World's First Ballet Created By Social Media Crowdsourcing

Diablo Ballet of Walnut Creek, CA premiers the world's first ballet created via suggestions from the internet this weekend (March 1st & 2nd). (more...)