When Robert Garland was chosen to take over as the artistic director of Dance Theater of Harlem in 2023, it was the ultimate inside hire. After...
Putting a program of ballets together is like composing a delicious meal. An enticing beginning, something more substantial to follow, and a finale that leaves ’em...
The first time Sara Mearns stepped into a studio with Jamar Roberts, she knew they were cut from the same dance cloth. “We both had the...
Which they are, of course, but not in a conventional way. After that setup, the show travels to 1791 then moves forward in time in a...
In the middle of Beethoven’s “Diabelli Variations,” from 1823, the pianist’s left hand starts rocking up and down the keyboard in a pattern that sounds uncannily...
And then there is Memoli’s material, which takes the dance back to a time when Tharp was in her 50s and improvising to explore classical technique,...
Last night, however, that conceit did not bother me at all. Perhaps Teddy Bergman’s exuberant production somehow softened the approach, or perhaps I felt less defensive...
