Archive for March, 2009

Interview with Keith Hennessy

Posted by Justin on March 31st, 2009 in Interviews

We asked Keith a few questions about his influences and his new piece Crotch (all the Joseph Beuys references in the world…) ,which will be shown as part of a shared evening with Melanie Maar from April 2-4 at 7:30 at Dance Theater Workshop.
He will also be performing an improvisational solo, Antibody, in a special [...]

Interview with Melanie Maar

Posted by Justin on March 31st, 2009 in Interviews

We asked Melanie a few questions about her process, philosophies, and influences. Her new piece Phenomenal Bodies which will be shown as part of a shared evening with Keith Hennessy from April 2-4 at 7:30 at Dance Theater Workshop.
Get your tickets now!!

Keith Hennessy

Posted by Justin on March 31st, 2009 in Press Releases

Dance Theater Workshop
presents
Keith Hennessy / Zero Performance
in
Antibody
APRIL 3, 2009 at 10:30pm
Special Ticket Price: $5 for Hennessy/Maar ticket holders
Regular Ticket Price: $10
New York, NY, March 27, 2009 – Dance Theater Workshop announces an additional performance by Keith Hennessy on Friday, April 3 at 10:30pm. Hennessy’s solo, Antibody, is a separate project from the performance presented [...]

Coffee & Conversation with Sara Nash

Posted by Adam on March 25th, 2009 in Media

Sara discusses the work of Ivy Baldwin and Ivy’s newest piece, Bear Crown. Bear Crown premiered at Dance Theater Workshop March 18-21, 2009
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Deja-vu fest?

Posted by Jillian on March 23rd, 2009 in Editorial

Check out Apolliaire Scherr’s blog - foot in mouth - and add your thoughts to her call for more returns of experimental works.  She begins the list with Jodi Melnick’s Fanfare.  Jodi will also be making a return this May, along with Becky Hilton and John Jasperse in the remount of Becky, Jodi  and John [...]

iDANZonline.com reviews Ivy Baldwin Dance

Posted by Jillian on March 23rd, 2009 in Press

iDANZ Critix Corner
Sunday, March 22, 2009

Dance Review: Bear Crown: A Theatrical Dance Performance, Ivy Baldwin at DTW
Ivy Baldwin’s performance of Bear Crown at Dance Theater Workshop (DTW) on Friday night can best be described as a theatrical performance with some dancing thrown in.  The title of the piece, Bear Crown is a brand of beer [...]

Dancing Bear

Posted by Jillian on March 20th, 2009 in Press

Wednesday, March 18,2009
New York Press

Ivy Baldwin’s new work is inspired by Romanian culture—and beer
By Susan Reiter
“Imagination” is a frequently cited attribute when critics discuss Ivy Baldwin’s choreography. In recent years, she has created a series of compelling and evocative—if not always clearly decipherable—human landscapes, ranging from a snowy fairy-tale world in which Russian peasants engage [...]

The Power and the Majesty (and the Lovely Crown)

Posted by Jillian on March 20th, 2009 in Press

Dance Review | Ivy Baldwin
The New York Times
BY: Gia Kourlas
In honor of her 10th anniversary as a choreographer Ivy Baldwin opened her new “Bear Crown” with a grand gesture. With the curtains still drawn at Dance Theater Workshop, the audience was greeted with several minutes of music modeled after Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture, complete with a [...]

Carla on Ivy Baldwin

Posted by Megan on March 17th, 2009 in Interviews, Media

Listen and watch Artistic Director, Carla Peterson, talk about Ivy Balwin and her company’s upcoming premiere Bear Crown.

The Brooklyn Rail reviews Zoe/Juniper

Posted by admin on March 17th, 2009 in Press

The most recent review of Zoe/Juniper from The Brooklyn Rail brings into question what makes dance contemporary and the role of outside influences in choreographic work.  One of the topics brought up is the use ballet technique and virtuosity in the context of contemporary dance.  What do you think?
Read [...]