MOMIX Creates Another World With Botanica

By Stephanie Sirabian, 19 December 2011

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Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 14 December 2011

Botanica (Moses Pendleton)

MOMIX

Splendid dancers and magical moments buoy Alice from MOMIX

Carla Escoda, 16th December

Occupying a unique niche in the dance world, MOMIX brought Alice back to New York’s Joyce Theater. It’s an uneven ride, with many visual thrills and stretches of material too lightly sketched.

***11

MOMIX is Joyce's holiday program

Ivy Lin, 20th December

If dance is meant to be a mix of art and entertainment, MOMIX occasionally tipped too far into the “pure entertainment” part.

****1

Y tú, ¿eres también Alice?: el ilusionismo de Momix llega a Vigo

Cintia Borges Carreras, 22nd November

Los destellos del alumbrado navideño de Vigo han acogido, con altas dosis de fantasía, la obra Alice de la reputada compañía Momix.

***11

Johnny Loves Johann, unevenly at the Joyce Theater

Carla Escoda, 14th April

Acclaimed violinist and 2024 MacArthur Fellow Johnny Gandelsman invited four choreographers to join him on a marathon through Bach's six cello suites. His musicianship was the highlight of the evening.

***11

Exhibitions of style: Hubbard Street Dance returns to New York

Carla Escoda, 31st March

Aszure Barton, Matthew Rushing, Bob Fosse and James Gregg make for an eclectic and mostly intriguing night with Chicago's Hubbard Street Dance at New York's Joyce Theatre.

****1

Ailey II dancers shine in ambitious mixed bill at the Joyce Theater

Carla Escoda, 18th March

In their penultimate stop on a US tour, Ailey's second company produced exceptional performances in an Ailey classic and four handsome new works.

****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.