American Dance Platform at The Joyce

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 18 January 2016

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Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 15 January 2016

Exhibit B (Danielle Agami)

Biophony (Excerpt) (Alonzo King)

The Propelled Heart (Excerpt) (Alonzo King)

Alonzo King LINES Ballet

Ate9 Dance Company

Axel Morgenthaler, Lighting Designer

Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends: bubbling over with passion

Amanda Jennings, 12th March

Last seen in London in 2023, Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends made a hugely welcome return with the same programme, differently ordered.

****1

Stylish and stirring: Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends

Carla Escoda, 16th October

Much acclaimed in 2022, a mixed bill curated by Tiler Peck returns to New York City Center with new cast members.

****1

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: sensational dancing

Carla Escoda, 5th December

An era has come to an end at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, its repertory in admirable shape, its dancers even more so.

****1

Moments and misses in American Ballet Theatre's American Splendor

Erin Bomboy, 8th July

American Ballet Theatre shows its range with pieces from George Balanchine, Alonzo King, and Jessica Lang, but the dancing and choreography remain uneven throughout.

***11

A diverse and entertaining triple bill from Rambert

Graham Watts, 18th May

Rambert presents an excellent cohort of expressive dancers, but the programme lacked an overall wow factor.

***11

Alonzo King's LINES Ballet goes wild

Jaime Robles, 12th April

A projection of green sky above shadowy mountains hovered behind their duet, and the curved bodies of the other dancers moved, barely visible, in the darkness of downstage.

****1

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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.