New York Dance-makers Party as CUNY Dance Initiative Turns 5

By Carla Escoda, 28 March 2019

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“Great dance doesn’t need to say anything ... to be anything other than bodies moving in space.”

Reviewed at Baruch Performing Arts Center: Engelman Hall, New York City on 20 March 2019

Ella (ch: Olla) (Sonia Olla)

Breathing with Strangers (Melissa Riker)

Pardon My Heart (Parijat Desai)

Tensible (Gabrielle Lamb)

Up and Down Her Back (Maria Bauman-Morales)

Odeon (Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie)

Give your Hands to Struggle (Jawole Willa Jo Zollar)

A War Time Dancer in White (Miki Orihara)

On Display (Heidi Latsky)

For Three (Loni Landon)

Rising to the Tap (Andrew Nemr)

Ephrat Asherie Dance

Adam Koplan, Director

Ismael Fernandez, Dancer

Zoe Allocco, Dancer

Stephen Galberth, Dancer

Michael Greenberg (dancer), Dancer

Michelle Amara Micca, Dancer

Therese Ronco, Dancer

Giovanna Gamma, Dancer

Forrest Hersey, Dancer

Tiffany Mangulabnan, Dancer

Patrick O'Brien, Dancer

Victoria Sames, Dancer

Kayla Hamilton, Dancer

Alethea Pace, Dancer

Manon Bal, Dancer

Matthew "Megawatt" West, Dancer

Ousmane "Omari Mizrahi" Wiles, Dancer

MBDance

Urban Bush Women

Bennalldra Williams, Dancer

Heidi Dance Latsky

Loni Landon Dance Project

Nicole Von Arx, Dancer

Ryan Yamauchi, Dancer

Rakeem Hardy, Dancer

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Kevin W Ng, 4th April

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***11

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Deborah Weiss, 23rd May

Two vivid debuts as Colas, marked the second revival of La Fille mal gardée this season at The Royal Ballet.

****1

At NYCB, Fairchild bids adieu in her final performances of Coppélia

Leigh Donlan, 22nd May

Megan Fairchild pours her heart into her final performances of Coppélia at New York City Ballet.

*****

Northern Ballet’s Gentleman Jack: brave but bland at Sadler’s Wells

Jonathan Gray, 19th May

A bold choice for Northern Ballet, Gentleman Jack is beautifully danced but doesn’t go far enough in celebrating difference, individuality and freedom.

***11

Tap City at the Joyce Theater: an exercise in nostalgia

Ivy Lin, 19th May

A collection of tributes to former world class tap dancers alongside some new works that clearly thrilled the capacity audience at the Joyce Theater.

****1

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Maggie Foyer, 13th May

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****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.