Dance Heginbotham: where music and idiosyncrasies meet and thrive

By Rachel Rizzuto, 31 October 2013

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Reviewed at BAM Fisher: Fishman Space, Brooklyn on 29 October 2013

Dark Theater (John Heginbotham)

Dance Heginbotham

Lindsay Jones, Dancer

Yegor Shevtsov, Dancer

Sarah Stanley, Dancer

Kristen Foote, Dancer

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

The dark side of the gold: Girls of the Golden West

David Karlin, 21st November

Adams and Peter Sellars demand that the audience take a cold, hard look at the Gold Rush and the founding history of California.

****1

MMDG: The Hard Nut

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 10th December

If you’re only going to one holiday show, this is the one you want.

*****

The Hard Nut... or “How I Beat the Holiday Blues”

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 13th December

I’ve never seen an audience enjoy another Nutcracker production as much as this one.

*****

Faye Driscoll: Play

Rachel Rizzuto, 17th November

Faye Driscoll's Thank You For Coming: Play is the second in a series of three works that ask the audience to imagine a different kind of participation than they are used to.

****1

Ben Munisteri: Antimony 51 / Petrichor

Rachel Rizzuto, 21st April

In a première and a work from last year, choreographer Ben Munisteri demonstates his mastery of symmetry, unexpected juxtaposition and ensemble dynamics.

****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.