Ronald K. Brown's Evidence, A Dance Company, prevails at 40

Evidence, A Dance Company in Ronald K. Brown's Grace

Kevin Boseman with ensemble in Ronald K. Brown's Order My Steps

Evidence, A Dance Company in Ronald K. Brown's Grace

Evidence, A Dance Company in Ronald K. Brown's Serving Nia

By Carla Escoda, 26 January 2025

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“his small band of strikingly individual dancers who make the roles thrillingly their own”

Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 14 January 2025

Grace (Ronald K Brown)

Serving Nia (Ronald K Brown)

Order My Steps (Ronald K Brown)

Ronald K Brown / Evidence

Shayla Alayre Caldwell, Dancer

Gregory Hamilton, Dancer

Kevin Boseman, Dancer

Ronald K. Brown's Evidence at the Joyce makes you want to dance

Ivy Lin, 26th February

An evening of Ronald K. Brown's choreography for his own company, Evidence, brought infectious joy and had the audience dancing in the aisles.

*****

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Atlanta: simply spellbinding

Rebecca Ehrhardt, 15th February

At the start of an ambitious cross-country tour, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is transcendent at Atlanta's historic Fox Theatre.

*****

AAADT at New York City Center: a deliriously happy audience

Ivy Lin, 4th December

Alvin Ailey American Dancer Theater is in magnificent form for its New York City Center season. Never overselling, simply moving magically.

*****

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

Alvin Ailey Gala is fun but somewhat unadventurous

Ivy Lin, 4th December

There is no modern dance troupe as likeable as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Their dancers are warm, exciting and beautiful to watch and they never fail to please audiences.

****1

Ronald K. Brown's Evidence, A Dance Company, offers mixed impressions

Ivy Lin, 16th January

A performance that initially struggled, concluded on a joyous, infectious note.

***11

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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.