Friday, March 28, 2025
At the Kennedy Center this past Wednesday night, Twyla Tharp’s pick-up company displayed contemporary dance at its best. Her dance creations are often mind-blowing, humorous, and always …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:03PMSunday, March 23, 2025
Thirty years of elevating contemporary dance, Complexions performs a ‘NIQUE’ show that delights both young and old. Complexions Contemporary Ballet didn’t have to dance “Black Is B…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:39PMThursday, February 6, 2025
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2024–2025 season celebrates the life and legacy of Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison and the glory of dance. Ailey’s troupe of multiracial, …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:40PMSaturday, November 30, 2024
Dozens of theater critics, writers, and bloggers gathered in Manhattan, November 7-10, 2024, the first time that the now-called American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association has includ…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:26PMRemember the way the holiday season used to make you feel? Remember walking around full of expectation, certain that wonderful, impossible, and magical things were about to happen? If you ha…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:24PMWednesday, October 2, 2024
Toby’s is currently celebrating its 45th year of presenting outstanding, live musical theatre in Columbia, MD. Toby’s is proud to continue to support the amazing local talent that the DM…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:17PMMonday, September 16, 2024
As the curtain rose in Wolf Trap’s Filene Center, Artistic Director Edwaard Liang entered down stage center to welcome us to “An Evening of Ballet with the Washington Ballet.” It was a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:38PMMonday, July 15, 2024
A strange figure wrapped in a large tie-dye fabric (that doubles as a curtain) emerges from the wings. It creeps downstage and attaches itself to a second such figure. Suddenly, like an amoe…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:18AMWednesday, June 26, 2024
Sixteen years ago the dance planners at the Kennedy Center came up with a terrific idea: Invite nine regional ballet companies to perform one special work in three separate concerts, held …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:59PMThursday, June 6, 2024
The performance of the ballet, ”Jewels” at the Kennedy Center Opera House was a trip down memory lane—a journey through the brilliance of George Balanchine’s choreography and the art…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:53AMSunday, April 28, 2024
With a well-rehearsed rendition of “The Sleeping Beauty,” Ballet Theatre of Maryland brought the opening night audience at the Maryland Hall to its feet. From the moment the curtain ro…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:46PMFriday, April 12, 2024
Recalls the assimilation of Jewish immigrants with a poignancy rarely seen in theater. Step into the world of “Hester Street” at Theater J and be prepared to be transported back to the 1…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:43PMFriday, April 5, 2024
When was the last time you laughed aloud at a classical ballet concert? Maybe never? Well, get ready for some big belly laughs if you’re lucky to catch Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carl…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:23PMFriday, February 16, 2024
The Washington Ballet shakes up expectations at the Kennedy Center. Yes, even classical ballerinas let their hair down once in a while. They relish tossing off those stiff upper body movemen…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:04PMTuesday, February 13, 2024
It’s been a “wow” of a week! Celebrating Black History Month, the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater performed at the Kennedy Center while DC’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company opened the world…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:49PMSaturday, February 10, 2024
When the Alvin Ailey Dance Company celebrates Black History month, count on a festive party. Looking for a respite from the political craziness that surrounds our lives? Want something fresh…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:47PMTuesday, January 30, 2024
“The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble is the living legacy company dedicated to presenting Anna Sokolow’s vast body of emotionally riveting works that are relevant to the times we live in …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:32PMSaturday, December 30, 2023
From the producer of “The Lion King” and “Aladdin,” “Frozen,” the Tony® Award–nominated Best Musical, is now on stage at the Kennedy Center. “Frozen” features the songs fr…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:40PMBoth riveting and haunting, the world premiere of Bill T. Jones’ “Watch Night” at the new The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PACNYC) was the highlight of our American Theater Critics…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:02PMMonday, December 11, 2023
With apologies to T.S. Elliot and his ‘Wasteland” poem, Step Africa!’s holiday show at Arena Stage last Friday evening began with an explosive bang and ended with an even bigger one. N…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:33PMSunday, December 3, 2023
Dorrance Dance dives into Duke Ellington’s “Nutcracker Suite” score with flash and jazzy tap. The Dorrance Dance’s “Nutcracker Suite” at the Kennedy Center is not your grandmothe…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:07PMWednesday, November 1, 2023
“We Walk in Moonlight,” the recent collaboration between Full Circle Dance Company (FCDC) and Ballet Theatre of Maryland (BTM) the Gordon Center, was a harmonious dance experience that l…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:41PMSaturday, October 21, 2023
A tip of the “shapka” (Russian for “hat”) to Ballet Theatre of Maryland’s Artistic Director Nicole Kelsch for digging up old records of a ballet created in St. Petersburg during th…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:51PMThursday, October 12, 2023
In the world of musical theater, few names command as much respect as that of Hal Prince. The legendary director and producer is responsible for some of the most memorable Broadway productio…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:08PMWednesday, August 2, 2023
Hee Seo and Daniel Camargo captivate in a night of ballet magic. The American Ballet Theatre (ABT) danced a hauntingly beautiful production of “Giselle” on the Filene Center stage that r…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:37PMMonday, July 24, 2023
I’m going out on a limb with this observation of “A Moment in Time,” five dances that touched us in different ways. More than other dance forms, modern dance can be uniquely gut wrench…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:27AMSunday, June 25, 2023
The Misako Ballet Company is well-known for its talented and skilled performers, and Sunday’s afternoon program at the Jim Rouse Theatre promises to be no exception. One of the highlight…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:07PMFriday, June 9, 2023
No one ever said the New York City Ballet (NYCB) was like any other dance company in the world. Everything is bigger with this world class troupe. This week’s performance at the Kennedy Op…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:40PMSunday, June 4, 2023
On Sunday, June 4, the Howard Community College Smith Theater will witness a truly remarkable event that celebrates the indomitable spirit and resilience of one extraordinary woman: Marga…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:24AMFriday, June 2, 2023
In the world of musical theater, few names command as much respect as that of Hal Prince. The legendary director and producer is responsible for some of the most memorable Broadway productio…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:39PMSaturday, May 27, 2023
When we think of story ballets performed by classical companies, images of princesses, dancing swans, and castles hosting balls come to mind. Not so for The Scottish Ballet’s opening night…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:21PM 
