Nuanced interpretations from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the Joyce

By Rachel Rizzuto, 20 May 2013

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Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 16 May 2013

Three To Max (Ohad Naharin)

Casa (Mats Ek)

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

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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Rachel Rizzuto

Rachel Rizzuto received her BFA in dance performance and choreography from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is currently an editor for Dance Teacher magazine, and she is a founding member of modern dance company Mari Meade Dance Collective.