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ParisPulsationsNew production

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Kodály, Richter
Lucinda Childs; Martha Graham; Sol León; Paul Lightfoot; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Danseurs et danseuses étoiles du Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris; Joke Visser; David Debrinay; Etienne Guiol; Hermien Hollander

LyonIcônes

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Glass, Various
Lucinda Childs; Alessandro Sciarroni; Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon; Christina Giannini; Beverly Emmons; Ettore Lombardi; Sébastien Lefèvre

LondonIntrodans

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Myderwyk, Górecki, Belsiztman
Lucinda Childs; Inbal Pinto; Introdans
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Sons of Echo: a new direction for male dance stars in Spoleto

Siphesihle November, Alban Lendorf and Daniel Domenech in Lucinda Childs’ Notes © Andrea  Boni
Sons of Echo, Daniil Simkins’ answer to Kings of the Dance, deserves wider recognition. A brave foray into gala territory without the usual classical repertoire.
*****
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The marvelous, disarming Sons of Echo at the Joyce Theater

Osiel Gouneo and Alban Lendorf in Real Truth by Tiler Peck © Steven Pisano
A rare opportunity to see five male ballet superstars – notably Alban Lendorf, in great form long after injury sidelined him – in an intimate theater, in work exclusively by women.
****1
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The inspired and the prosaic at Fall for Dance at New York City Center

Gibney Dance in Lucinda Child's Three Dances (for prepared piano) John Cage © Steven Pisano
A perfect triple bill became a less perfect quadruple bill. Brilliant performances by dancers from Gibney, kNoname Artist, Paris Opera étoiles rarely seen in New York and – a rarity these days – live musicians. 
****1
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Four New Works by Lucinda Childs: classic postmodernism

Lucinda Childs Dance Company in Distant figures © Fabian Schellhorn
Lucinda Childs presents four new works at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, appearing on stage as a youthful 84, in one of them.
****1
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Reaching for the light: Arvo Pärt and Robert Wilson's Adam's Passion

Adam's Passion © Kristian Kruuser & Kaupo Kikkas
For the first time in Italy the opera that brings together the spiritual music of the Estonian composer and the minimalist direction of Robert Wilson.
****1
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Wendy Whelan embraces minimalism in The Day

The Day features music by David Lang and choreography by Lucinda Childs as former ballerina Wendy Whelan and cellist Maya Beiser perform together in this work contemplating memory, mortality, and aging.
***11
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8 women choreographers who changed dance

for social media (Body and Soul) © Julien Benhamou / Opéra national de Paris
Since the end of the 19th century, a whole raft of schools and companies were founded by women, resulting in a large number of seminal works in dance history.