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The human condition
Fusionworks’ probing fall concert
In the ambitious program they will perform this weekend (November 20 and 21 at Rhode Island College), members of Fusionworks Dance Company will premiere three pieces that look at the human condition from several perspectives.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| November 17, 2009
Plugging in
Festival Ballet move to Metallica and Radiohead
For the past six years, Festival Ballet Providence has presented an evening of short works, Up Close on Hope , in their Black Box Theater on Hope Street.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| November 18, 2009
Must-see moves
Flying feet and acrobatic hijinks
Two of this fall's dance performances will tell Halloween-style stories — a reprise of Viktor Plotnikov's THE WIDOW'S BROOM , by Festival Ballet Providence, and a premiere of Miki Ohlsen's DRACULA , by Island Moving Co.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| September 16, 2009
Time to Dance? Dance. Dance!
Island Moving Co. Takes It Inside
Although Island Moving Co. has moved their summer dance concerts inside, after 20 years of battling the elements at outdoor venues around Newport, they have chosen an unusual and historic site — the 1699 Great Friends Meeting House, the oldest surviving house of worship (Quaker) in the city — for Dance? Dance. Dance! (through July 26).
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| July 21, 2009
Making a connection
Island Moving Co.'s Passions Collide
"Everything old is new again" never seems more true than with the evanescent art form of dance.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| May 20, 2009
Southern Exposure
Fusionworks gets 'Unwrapped'
Since Fusionworks Dance Company has maintained a studio in East Greenwich for almost five years, artistic director Deb Meunier decided it was time to bring dance to South County.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| March 31, 2009
More new than old
Hope gets its close-up at Festival Ballet
Artistic director Mihailo "Misha" Djuric has a polished ensemble of dancers and impressive choreographers at the Festival Ballet Providence.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| March 11, 2009
Nature's way
The atmospheric Jazz and Tap Odyssey
Evoking the great outdoors with live jazz, live hoofing, and spoken text.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| February 18, 2009
Arabian nights
Festival Ballet gets physical
At a time when the world's attention is often focused on the countries of the Middle East, it's especially intriguing to dip into the Arabic folk tales of the region, which became the stories told by Scheherazade across a thousand and one nights.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| February 04, 2009
Higher calling
Fusionworks contemplates spirituality
Although the annual fall concert by Fusionworks Dance Company has not been given a title that ties the dances together, director/choreographer Deb Meunier has noticed a theme emerging from the repertory pieces and premiere works that will be presented.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| November 12, 2008
Intimate moves
Festival Ballet’s “Up CLOSE, on HOPE”
What began as a way to give audiences a closer look at its dancers and choreographers an opportunity to showcase new work has become an integral part of Festival Ballet Providence’s season: the “Up CLOSE, on HOPE” series.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| November 05, 2008
Great escape
Momix bring their best to FirstWorks
Writing about the dance troupe Momix is as tricky as describing effervescence
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| November 04, 2008
Mood swing
The emotional gamut of Festival Ballet’s Giselle
She is Giselle, the peasant girl of Adolph Adam’s ballet, and she’ll come to the VMA Arts & Cultural Center once again via Festival Ballet Providence.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| October 22, 2008
Spirited moves
Paula Hunter’s off-kilter world
Paula Hunter gets under your skin.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| October 09, 2008
Stepping out
Island Moving Co.’s Open for Dancing
Appropriately titled Open for Dancing , this event brings in three choreographers to do site-specific dances at three Newport spots, in collaboration with artists.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| September 17, 2008
Body work
Theatre Expansion’s ‘Dancestravaganza’
The fifth “Dancestravaganza” is Rubel’s Berenger’s Body , featuring dancers Leslie Vazquez and Katie Zarling.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| September 10, 2008
Dance in fall
Must-see moves
This fall’s offerings of dance performances have an international flavor, as well as featuring the talents of Rhody-grown dance groups.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| September 10, 2008
Giants and Steps
Island Moving Co. takes its annual Flight
Island Moving Co. will present new dances and works from their repertoire at its summer Flight of Steps series, July 11 through 13 and July 16 through 20.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| July 09, 2008
Mood swings
DoubleShift’s stimulating Walk Away
“All Feet Left” includes dance, theater, live music, and visual art, and the centerpiece of it all is DoubleShift Dance Theatre’s presentation of Walk Away.
By
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
| June 17, 2008
Big pond, little pond
Swan Lake in Boston and Providence
Swan Lake is ballet’s prima ballerina because, 131 years after its Moscow premiere, it’s still poised on pointe.
By
JEFFREY GANTZ
| May 07, 2008
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