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A delightful hodge-podge: Big Dance Theater’s Alan Smithee at the Brooklyn Academy of Music

By Ivan Talijancic, 03 October 2014
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“The title, in this case, is ironic, of course – as Big Dance Theatre owns this one, big time.”
Reviewed at BAM: Harvey Theater, New York City on 30 September 2014
Programme
Alan Smithee Directed This Play
Performers
Big Dance Theater
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Ivan Talijancic
Ivan Talijancic
Ivan Talijancic is a director, choreographer, performer, writer, producer, visual designer, video- and film-maker. He is the co-founder and artistic co-director of WaxFactory, a New York-based international multidisciplinary performance group, with whom he toured worldwide.