Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: A Celebration

By Stephanie Sirabian, 13 December 2013

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Reviewed at New York City Center, New York City on 11 December 2013

Memoria

D-Man in the Waters (Bill T Jones)

Minus 16 (Ohad Naharin)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago on the road, dancing impeccably

Carla Escoda, 25th March

A mixed bill with mixed results from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the Joyce Theater in New York.

***11

Batsheva Dance Company in Ohad Naharin’s Momo: pure energy

Katja Vaghi, 16th January

In Batsheva’s German premiere of Momo, there is no narrative to be found, but rather a series of atmospheric sequences, creating a texture of inputs as ambiguous as reality itself.

****1

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen: how to win over an audience

Deborah Weiss, 13th December

Two very diverse works that complement each other and show off the depth of talent within Opera Ballet Vlaanderen.

****1

Flickers of human fragility: Staatsballett Berlin’s superb double bill

Katja Vaghi, 28th October

Dancers as athletic poets: Staatsballett Berlin in Ohad Naharin’s Minus 16 and Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s Saaba.

****1

Batsheva Dance Company: Hora swaggers with tenacity and confidence

Erin Bomboy, 1st March

Naharin’s Gaga technique is this delicious, ooey-gooey, melting morass where sensation rather than skill guides the phrases

***11

Go Gaga for Ohad Naharin's Decadance in Sydney

Chantal Nguyen, 7th January

Sydney Dance Company excels in Decadance, a rare chance for Australian audiences to see work by Ohad Naharin, founder of the Gaga method.

****1

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Stephanie Sirabian

Stephanie started dancing when she was three years old and never stopped. She earned her B.A. from Tufts University majoring in History with a minor in dance and currently works in publishing as a copywriter. In her spare time she enjoys creative writing and exploring all the advantages of living in NYC.