Exhibitions of style: Hubbard Street Dance returns to New York

Aaron Choate in Percussion IV by Bob Fosse

Bianca Melidor, Cyrie Topete and Shota Miyoshi in Matthew Rushing's Beauty Chasers

Bianca Melidor, Shota Miyoshi and Cyrie Topete in Matthew Rushing’s Beauty Chasers

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in Aszure Barton’s Blue Soup

By Carla Escoda, 03 April 2026

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“rhythmic emergency, extinguished by the dancer’s howl as they dropped to one knee, delirious, spent”

Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 31 March 2026

Percussion IV (Bob Fosse)

Within the Frame (James Gregg)

Beauty Chasers (Matthew Rushing)

Blue Soup (Aszure Barton)

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Cyrie Topete, Dancer

Aaron Choate, Dancer

Bianca Melidor, Dancer

Shota Miyoshi, Dancer

The timeless and the new at Limón Dance

Carla Escoda, 21st May

Doris Humphrey and José Limón inspired a world premiere from Aszure Barton for the Limón Dance Company at New York City's storied 92nd Street Y.

****1

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

Slow Burn marks a new era for Hamburg Ballet

Vikki Jane Vile, 10th January

The rather imposing proposition of taking over the reigns from John Neumeier has fallen to Demis Volpi, who has brought fresh and explosive pieces into the repertoire at Hamburg.

***11

Mere Mortals explores the Pandora myth in a sensory extravaganza

Terez Rose, 26th January

Mere Mortals, an immersive sensory-experience ballet that merges dance, lights, visuals and sound, is clever.

****1

Arresting: Aszure Barton restages Come In for Ballett am Rhein

Graham Watts, 18th June

Ballett am Rhein's reputation continues to grow under Demis Volpi with a restaging of Aszure Barton's 2006 creation for Mikhail Baryshnikov during her residency for his Hell’s Kitchen Dance.

***11

Forsythe’s Playlist tops ENB's Voices of America

Erin Whitcroft, 12th April

Forsythe’s choreography allows ENB's male corps to display their virtuoso skill in its mixed programme at Sadler's Wells.

****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.