Archive for March, 2008

David Thomson on the Cambodian Artists Project Conference

Posted by Megan on March 17th, 2008 in Editorial

I was invited by LINC (Leveraging Investments in Creativity) to be a delegate to the Cambodian Artists Project Conference held February 14-18 in Phnom Penh. The delegates, from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Australia and the US, included artists, producers, academics, and art administers.

Freezing in Time Choreography’s Fleeting Steps

Posted by admin on March 16th, 2008 in Press

The New York Times
By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO
Published: March 16, 2008

TIRELESS pursuit of the unknown has long been a point of pride among contemporary choreographers, and a way of distinguishing themselves from what many see as the musty, out-of-touch traditions of more classically oriented institutions.

Two Choreographers, Disparate Visions

Posted by Megan on March 16th, 2008 in Press

The New York Times
By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO
Published: March 15, 2008
Usually, artistic directors give split bills to choreographers who they believe are promising but not yet ready to muster a full evening’s worth of work on their own. The often disparate pairings can work magically. They can also leave you scratching your head.

Yanira Castro + Company: Dream, Baby, Dream

Posted by Jillian on March 14th, 2008 in Press

Deborah Jowitt reviews Yanira Castro + Company’s Center of Sleep in The Village Voice.
“Watching yourself watching the dancers, you’re part of Castro’s sleep visions too, the observer who has been handed, willy-nilly, a performer’s role . . .”  Read the review

A New Direction for a Valued Colleague

Posted by Dance Theater Workshop on March 13th, 2008 in Editorial

We want our readers to be among the first to know of an important change that is taking place in the dance community.
As the programmatic demands for our studio space increase — with the institution and expansion of the Studio Series, Fresh Tracks Creative Residencies, and Commissioning Residencies — we have decided to shift the [...]

TV Dance Mania

Posted by Megan on March 12th, 2008 in Editorial

With the launch of yet another dance reality television show - Step It Up & Dance on Bravo - my heart drops as I know that dances success on television will not effect contemporary dance as I know and love it. The marketing department at Dance Theater Workshop is constantly brainstorming ways to reach new [...]

Who Plays? Pedestrian Movement, Neumann Style

Posted by Jillian on March 11th, 2008 in Press

David Neumann’s feedforward is reviewed by M.J. Thompson in the Brooklyn Rail.
“…Neumann offers up a sustained vision of play, animating the discipline and drive of an athlete’s world, alongside the absolute and arbitrary logic of the sporting event. ” Read the full review

Dance States of a Theatrical Mind: Diana Szeinblum’s Alaska

Posted by Jillian on March 11th, 2008 in Press

Ryan Tracy reviews Alaska in the Brooklyn Rail.
“One of Szeinblum’s chief tools is her ability, in collaboration with her performers, to turn a person into an object and then back into a person again.”  Read the full review

Surrounded by Movement, Mirrors and Sounds

Posted by Megan on March 5th, 2008 in Press

The New York Times
By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO
Published: March 5, 2008

Briana Blasko for The New York Times
Yanira Castro likes to inhabit evocative spaces, like the Old American Can Factory complex in Brooklyn, and the Brooklyn Lyceum. Gaining access to these buildings is a treat, just as it was a lark for the audience on Friday [...]

‘Center of Sleep’ is a disjointed work from Yanira Castro

Posted by admin on March 3rd, 2008 in Press

The Canadian Press
Friday, Feb 29th
NEW YORK - Four dancers clad only in pearl necklaces lie intertwined inside a wood and plastic tentlike structure at the back of a crowded stage.
Their interactions are only visible to audience members who navigate their way down the stairs, past a circular wooden structure, rolling stands with semi-reflective sheets of [...]