New York Live Arts: Faye Driscoll's Weathering reaches boiling point

Faye Driscoll's Weathering

By Erin Bomboy, 13 January 2024

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“it’s startling to realize an epic party is underway – and has been for a while.”

Reviewed at New York Live Arts, New York City on 11 January 2024

Weathering (Faye Driscoll)

Karen Boyer, Costume Designer

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

A pleasing amoeba of movement: Faye Driscoll's work in progress at 92Y

Rachel Rizzuto, 2nd March

The Doug Varone-curated Harkness Dance Festival at 92Y gives choreographers the rare chance to treat a workshop showing as a performance – that is, without the pressure of “presenting” a finished piece.

****1

Survivre au sein du chaos : Faye Driscoll au Festival d'Automne

Julie Jozwiak, 14th November

La pièce de la chorégraphe new-yorkaise passe d'un Radeau de la Méduse quasi immobile à un tourbillon visuel implacable. Un spectacle-choc qui marque par sa dynamique atypique et ses messages implicites.

****1

Women / Create! A Festival of Dance

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 12th June

A mix of new and tried and tested works by Karole Armitage, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Carolyn Dorfman and Jennifer Muller

***11

BalletNext

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 9th March

Michele Wiles’s BalletNext is clearly undergoing evolution.

***11

Kyle Abraham, NYLA 2

Ivan Talijancic, 27th September

<em>When the wolves came in</em> is th epening act as well as the title of Abraham.In.Motion's second program, presented at NYLA.

**111

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Erin Bomboy

Erin Bomboy has been writing about dance since 2013. She trained as a classical ballet dancer and spent a decade as a professional competitive ballroom dancer. She holds an MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where she was mentored by Deborah Jowitt. She lives in New York City with her husband, daughter and fabulous Maine Coon cat. In her free time, Erin enjoys bacon, books, wine and working out.