Can’t Miss New Magic
“Fast forward, rewind, pause, hit that position…NO, wait, go back a little tiny bit, more, THERE, okay…STOP!” The Martha…
Horsedreams at Rattlestick Theater
Horsedreams by Dael Orlandersmith at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, wasn’t what I expected, but it was a great performance…
The Bumbling Escapades of an American Business Man
David Henry Hwang’s new Broadway play Chinglish at the Longacre Theater, directed by Leigh Silverman, follows the bumbling escapades…
Alicia Hall Moran + the motown project
A flamenco guitarist strums rapidly, his hands painted lavender by the overhanging lights and lasers that coat the walls…
Gretel’s Trail
As is often the case with human beings, we cannot help but fingerprint all that we touch. In the…
Ballet Maribor’s Radio and Juliet
Edward Clug, choreographer and avid Radiohead fan, did a wonderful job with his 2005 creation for Ballet Maribor, Radio…
Footloose vs. West Side Story: A Remake vs. A Classic
The slick sugarcoated remake of Footloose (2011) has trouble standing on its own without a love of the original,…
Life in 1955 on Maple and Vine
Maple and Vine, a play by Jordan Harrison, tells a complex story as it compares and contrasts life in…
The Message Is Not Lost In Translation
David Henry Hwang’s new play Chinglish deals with communication and loyalty in today’s world, two large aspects of doing…
Bringing the Fifties to the Twenty First Century
Ever feel like you were born in the wrong time period? That’s an understatement for Katha and Ryu. Maple…
A Shared Evening at Danspace Project
I recently saw a contemporary dance performance in St. Mark’s Church-In-The-Bowery. There were two parts; the first called “I’m…
Yotam Silberstein’s RESONANCE
In a single word, Yotam Silberstein’s recent release Resonance is captivating. But with a dictionary’s worth of words, the…
A Visit to the Martha Graham Studios
Lights, camera, DANCE ACTION! You would think that show business was as easy as those three words. I know…
Love, Death and Happiness with Karita Mattila
If you think classical music is boring, you’re in for a big surprise… I went to Carnegie Hall to…
Ascuncion @ The Cherry Lane Theater
The simple stage of Jesse Eisenberg’s new play Asuncion (produced by the Rattlestick Theater Company) is an apartment of…