by jvranish1 | Mar 20, 2024 | Corningworks, On Stage
I have come to look forward to choreographer Beth Corning’s next curiosity, that is, what aspect of the world she will question, deconstruct and ultimately expose to her audiences. Yes, Corning has a constantly probing mind, so delicious to those who like to dive into...
by jvranish1 | Apr 21, 2023 | Corningworks, On Stage
Bolstered by her deep-seated passion, Beth Corning is the most politically astute choreographer working in the local dance field today. She spent much of her career in autobiographic dance theater, where we watched her personal and universally memorable images — the...
by jvranish1 | Jan 22, 2022 | Corningworks, On Stage
It was the first performance I had ever attended where I didn’t feel welcome. As usual nowadays, I produced my I.D. and proof of vaccination. As usual, I was asked Covid questions. Cough? Fever? Etcetera? Then it all changed. The event was called The Tipping Point, a...
by jvranish1 | Oct 25, 2021 | Corningworks, On Stage, Uncategorized
Beth Corning enters and sits on a table, one of 10 or so dotting the stage at the New Hazlett Theater. She looks up… So do I, marveling at dozens of white shoes suspended from the ceiling. As the sound score begins throbbing, she initiates a slow table dance, her arms...
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