Archive for April, 2008
It’s Springtime!
Last week, before the wind, rain and chill, a couple of Dance Theater Workshop staff members skipped out of work a tad early and headed to the park.
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Sean Curran and Paradigm - The Sage Age
Deborah Jowitt reviews Sean Curran in The Village Voice.
“The gem of the program is Aria/Apology (2005). Curran alternates Handel arias, gorgeously recorded by Renée Fleming, with confessions of guilt collected from Alan Bridge’s project, The Apology Line.” read the review
Interview with Michelle Ellsworth: Dance Artifacts and the cloud
View the dance-tech.net interview with Michelle Ellsworth here.
Eva Yaa Asantewaa and Nora Chipaumire
Eva Yaa Asantewaa talks with Nora Chipaumire about her newest work, Chimurenga, her law studies, the current political and economic hardship in Zimbabwe, her love of film, and her segue into dancing.
Listen to the podcast here.
Welcome DIESEL!
Dance Theater Workshop extends a warm welcome to our new neighbors across the street - DIESEL. We think we will make a wonderful pair.
Breaking the mold (if it still exists)
This topic came up in Sean Curran’s Coffee & Conversation last night. While this issue has been rolling around for years, it seems to be cropping up once again: the traditional modern dance company model has become increasing irrelevant. A majority of companies are pick up companies and performers are working two to [...]
Physical Grace, Propelled to a Higher Ground
The New York Times
By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO
Published: April 24, 2008
If only every dance had a Christopher Antonio William Lancaster.
Mr. Lancaster, a cellist, is something of a fixture on the contemporary dance scene, and his mere presence, tuning his instrument in one corner of the stage before the show, is enough to make an audience lean [...]
How she move
A couple of weeks ago Time Out New York published its culture issue, which included a feature on Carla Peterson and a snapshot of her datebook. You can now read an extended version online.
