The timeless and the new at Limón Dance

Jessica Sgambelluri in Doris Humphrey's Two Ecstatic Themes

Dancers of the Limón Dance Company in José Limón's La Malinche

Limón Dance Company in Aszure Barton's Join

Limón Dance Company in José Limón's The Moor's Pavane

Von Carla Escoda, 24 Mai 2025

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“provoked a sense of claustrophobia, of constantly being spied on, of imminent danger”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The 92nd Street Y: Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York City, am 21 Mai 2025

Join (Aszure Barton)

Two Ecstatic Themes (Doris Humphrey)

La Malinche (José Limón)

The Moor's Pavane (José Limón)

Limón Dance Company

Jessica Sgambelluri, Tanz

Ian Debono, Tanz

Eric Parra, Tanz

Mariah Gravelin, Tanz

Savannah Spratt, Tanz

MJ Edwards, Tanz

Joey Columbus, Tanz

Exhibitions of style: Hubbard Street Dance returns to New York

Carla Escoda, 31st March

Aszure Barton, Matthew Rushing, Bob Fosse and James Gregg make for an eclectic and mostly intriguing night with Chicago's Hubbard Street Dance at New York's Joyce Theatre.

****1

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago on the road, dancing impeccably

Carla Escoda, 25th March

A mixed bill with mixed results from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the Joyce Theater in New York.

***11

Slow Burn marks a new era for Hamburg Ballet

Vikki Jane Vile, 10th January

The rather imposing proposition of taking over the reigns from John Neumeier has fallen to Demis Volpi, who has brought fresh and explosive pieces into the repertoire at Hamburg.

***11

Mere Mortals explores the Pandora myth in a sensory extravaganza

Terez Rose, 26th January

Mere Mortals, an immersive sensory-experience ballet that merges dance, lights, visuals and sound, is clever.

****1

Arresting: Aszure Barton restages Come In for Ballett am Rhein

Graham Watts, 18th June

Ballett am Rhein's reputation continues to grow under Demis Volpi with a restaging of Aszure Barton's 2006 creation for Mikhail Baryshnikov during her residency for his Hell’s Kitchen Dance.

***11

Forsythe’s Playlist tops ENB's Voices of America

Erin Whitcroft, 12th April

Forsythe’s choreography allows ENB's male corps to display their virtuoso skill in its mixed programme at Sadler's Wells.

****1

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Carla Escoda

Born in the Philippines, Carla trained as a ballet and modern dancer with the Alice Reyes Dance Company in Manila. She has lived and worked in Asia and the U.S. and has written about the arts for Bachtrack, KQED (the northern California public media broadcaster), Dance International, dance journal/hk, the Huffington Post, Dance Europe and ballettothepeople.