Stephen Petronio's Like Lazarus Did in Boston

Ivan Talijancic shares his observations in conjunction with Stephen Petronio Company's 30th anniversary engagement at The Joyce Theater in New York City.

Saturday’s one-off double bill saw new work from one of Britain’s best, Richard Alston, paired with American Stephen Petronio’s creation for the National Dance Company of Wales. The show comes as part of the biennial British Dance Edition, a showcase of the top talents in British dance.

Contemporary dance group, BODYTRAFFIC, made its Boston debut on Friday for a two-night, sold out engagement at the Institute of Contemporary Art, bringing the audience to its feet with a trio of works from three exciting and entirely distinctive choreographers, Kyle Abraham, Barak Marshall, and Richard Siegal.

A very welcome and hilarious return to the UK from Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, this time at Sadler’s Wells, they offer familiar and new works.

Six works, including two world premieres, made up the latest program from Parsons Dance. Thoroughly joyful, the audience were sent home buzzing.

Juliano Nunes’ Romeo and Juliet for Philadelphia Ballet works on all fronts: as a visual spectacle with highly original choreography and as a vehicle for cultivating memorable performances.