On the Road: At the Pillow

by | Jul 20, 2009 | On the Road

My final road trip installment focused on Jacob’s Pillow, Massachusetts mecca for dance. Here it is as it appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Share...

On the Road: Nina!

by | Jul 11, 2009 | 1, On the Road

International superstar Nina Ananiashvili took her final bows with American Ballet Theatre recently where the audience screamed “Nina!” and “Ana!” repeatedly over the course of the evening. Read about it in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Share...

Videodance: Merce

by | Jul 4, 2009 | On the Road

So it’s summer, and for some, that means the beach. For me, that morphs into “Beach Birds” by modern dance master Merce Cunningham, whose continuing curiosity and sense of adventure over 90 years serve as an inspiration for this blog. The company...

On the Road: At the Pillow

by | Jun 29, 2009 | On the Road

After taking a few days to visit with friends in Connecticut, I’ll turn to Jacob’s Pillow, one of America’s most venerable dance festivals, which is located  in western Massachusetts. There I’ll be able to catch an encore performance Ballet...

On the Road: Summer in the City

by | Jun 24, 2009 | On the Road

Yes, I’ll be spending one hot summer day in one of my favorite cities — New York. If Washington D.C. had an intriguing Ballet Smackdown going between the Bolshoi and Royal Ballets, American Ballet Theatre has a Ballerina Smackdown to offer in a pair of...