Bad Boys get folks begging for more The Bad Boys of Dance, with guest artist Adrienne Canterna of Pretty Girls of Dance, attracts an audience looking for a fun night on the town. These fans …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:52PMTake a bite out of dance Call it intuition, cultural channeling or just a hunch, but the feeling here is that this is going to be a lively and wide-ranging dance season. It’s also going to…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMEach ballet season at the Kennedy Center Opera House, dancers flock to see the company chosen for the opening program. This year, the Mariinsky (a.k.a. The Kirov) will oblige. However, the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:35AMAt Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion, which is playing now at Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena through Sunday, one can thrill to spectacles inside an air-conditioned arena never sullied by th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:35PMBill T. Jones…still singing the blues “All art is informed by a spiritual impulse,” Bill T. Jones told fans at a Columbia Festival of the Arts workshop in 1994, which I attended. �…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:45PMJuggling is a way of life for “Cirque” star Vladik Miagkostupov is the Mikhail Baryshnikov of juggling. With stylized choreography that makes the most of his incredible flexibility, this…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:53AMMake it a wild night at the burlesque Here’s a suggestion before you take on a late night “Tilted Torch” show at the Warehouse. Spend some time (and definitely imbibe some bubbly) at…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:19PMWho would have thought Dead Man’s Mambo would have come from such a lofty art form as commedia dell’arte. But John Bellomo, a Philadelphia comedian/Italian traveler/funny guy, provided…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:54AMRomantic Giselle gets new life When The Paris Opera Ballet performs Giselle at The Kennedy Center through the weekend, you won’t see the traditional, slow entrance from the wings by the �…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:40AMWolf Trap National Park is the perfect place to spend a summer evening. The setting is serene, and the music seems to shimmer with the stars. You’re always invited to bring a picnic or ind…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00AMJulian Erskine phones from Ireland. “This is not blarney, says Executive Producer of Riverdance, which wraps up its nearly 16 year tour at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:45AMBolshoi Ballet adds comic flair to Coppélia Subtlety has never been considered a characteristic of the Bolshoi Ballet. The reputation of the 236-year-old Russian company suggests dance tha…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:11PMAiley gets audiences begging for more More than any other major dance company, the world famous Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater attracts an audience looking for a fun night on the town.…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:52PMWhisk Mom to the Ballet! Forget flowers. And don’t bother with candy. What most mothers want on their special day is to be taken someplace special. This weekend you couldn’t do better th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AMAlicia’s talent just keeps growing by leaps and bounds. The phones have been ringing off the hooks with callers wanting to know which shows Columbia’s sweetheart ballerina, Alicia Graf M…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:45AMIf off-the wall comedy, space-age dancing, technical wonders, and choreography that defies definition turn you on, catch tonight’s performance of choreographer/lighting designer/architect/…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:16AMAshley Blair Fitzgerald swings back into town When you dance in a Twyla Tharp show, you’ve got to do more than pirouettes or pretty ballet steps. Tharp’s choreography is unique. It’s…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:00AMAlice (in La La Land) takes us on a heady trip Moments before last night’s world premiere of ALICE (in wonderland), Septime Webre bounced onto the Eisenhower Theater stage as he has done s…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:15AMNew York City Ballet Carries on the Message of the Master Ballet troupes have their ups and downs and dancers come and go, but the New York City Ballet soars high and steady because of a …
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