Monica Bill Barnes & Company at NYU Skirball deliver laugh after laugh

By Rachel Rizzuto, 22 October 2012

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Reviewed at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York City on 20 October 2012

Luster

I feel like

Mostly Fanfare

Everything is getting better all the time (Monica Bill Barnes)

Monica Bill Barnes & Company

Monica Bill Barnes, Dancer

Anna Bass, Dancer

Christina Robson, Dancer

Giulia Carotenuto, Dancer

New York City Children's Chorus

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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.