Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Boston

By Susan Blood, 29 April 2012

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Reviewed at Boch Center: Wang Theatre, Boston on 26 April 2012

Home (Rennie Harris)

Takademe (Robert Battle)

The Hunt

Revelations (Alvin Ailey)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Paul Taylor Dance Company: exhilarating in new and legacy works

Daniel Pratt, 27th January

A welcome return to London by Paul Taylor Dance Company after more than two decades, this triple bill was worth the wait.

****1

The newest: gala night at Paul Taylor Dance in New York

Carla Escoda, 11th November

A letdown and a triumph at the Paul Taylor Dance gala this week, featuring new works by Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, both resident choreographers, she in her 4th year, he in his 2nd.

****1

The crowd-pleasers: Paul Taylor Dance on fire in New York

Carla Escoda, 8th November

Company B and Esplanade bookended a popular mixed bill from Paul Taylor Dance Company in the first week of their ambitious fall season at New York's Lincoln Center.

****1

Parsons Dance Program: joyous and fun to watch

Ivy Lin, 16th May

Parsons Dance are really worth watching in an engaging mixed bill at The Joyce Theater.

*****

Promethean Fire and an homage to Carolyn Adams ignite Paul Taylor

Carla Escoda, 6th November

A chilling masterpiece, a tribute to a beloved dancer, and the announcement of a new resident choreographer galvanized the Paul Taylor Dance gala audience at New York's Lincoln Center.

****1

Ailey 2: collective talent that augurs well for the future of dance

Graham Watts, 6th October

The next generation of dance in a varied and entertaining mixed programme.

****1

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Susan Blood

Susan's experience includes art school administration, gallery management, music publicity and journalism which you can find in print and online with her blog here. As a reviewer she has attended theater, opera, ballet and symphony all her life and loves having the opportunity to share it with others.