Kota Yamazaki and Fluid hug-hug at BAC

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 18 December 2017

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“Each ... laid claim to an essential portion of this artistic endeavor just by being there”

Reviewed at Baryshnikov Arts Center: Howard Gilman Performance Space, New York City on 15 December 2017

Darkness Odyssey (Part 2): I or Hallucination (Kota Yamazaki)

LeeSaar The Company's Princess Crocodile

Rachel Rizzuto, 11th April

Rachel Rizzuto reviews LeeSaar The Company's Princess Crocodile at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York.

**111

Rosie Herrera's Dining Alone at the Baryshnikov Arts Center an unparalleled feast

Rachel Rizzuto, 19th April

For the past several months, I have repeatedly lamented the dearth of inventive and compelling dance – preferably without an intense display of nudity. I am pleased to announce that I have found a piece of dance theater worthy of my comprehensive recommendation: Rosie Herrera’s Dining Alone.

*****

Glorious debuts in Ashton's La Fille mal gardée at The Royal Ballet

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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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.

Kota Yamazaki and Fluid hug-hug at Baryshnikov Arts Center