Forget that great tree at Rockefeller Center: We dance-lovers know it must be Christmas because Alvin Ailey’s at the City Center and The Nutcracker’s at the State. Year in, year out, they anchor New York’s end-of-year dance experience. This year, though, Ailey is hoping to confound our expectations (terrific dancers, unterrific repertoire) at least a Read More
A lot of people have a lot of faith in Karole Armitage. They see her as bold, inventive, indefatigable. America isn’t working out? There’s always Europe. Ballet? No? Go modern. Keep going! Show ’em!
I see her as trendy, imitative. Try this, try that—dance is a smorgasbord, a salad bar, so stick a Read More
A lot of people have a lot of faith in Karole Armitage. They see her as bold, inventive, indefatigable. America isn’t working out? There’s always Europe. Ballet? No? Go modern. Keep going! Show ’em!
I see her as trendy, imitative. Try this, try that—dance is a smorgasbord, a salad bar, so stick a little of Read More
