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Love prevails

Festival Ballet’s emotional Swan Lake
Swan Lake is second only to The Nutcracker as a familiar entity for those with a nodding acquaintance of ballet.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | April 23, 2008

Fusionworks’ captivating mood swings
Fusionworks Dance Company has always presented a variety of contemporary pieces by a wide range of choreographers, with an emphasis on the work of artistic director Deb Meunier.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | March 19, 2008

Get CLOSEr

Festival Ballet’s intimate showcase
Festival Ballet Providence’s “Up CLOSE, on HOPE” program is a stunning selection of short classical and contemporary ballet, performed with polish and passion.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | March 12, 2008

Airborne

Making the leap with Garth Fagan
In the years since Fagan formed his modern dance company, many ballets have taken on a “modern” look, bare feet and all.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | February 12, 2008

Learning to soar

Festival Ballet’s masterful Motion
Ballet has come a long way from its initial image of tights, tutus, and toe shoes.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | February 05, 2008

Above the fray

Parsons Dance's musical moves
Modern dance choreographers from Martha Graham onward have sometimes been described as too abstract or inaccessible.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | January 22, 2008

Diversity on display

Fusionworks pursues Different Directions
The Fusionworks troupe looks stronger than ever, with an emphasis on diversity and variety that has always defined their performances.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | November 13, 2007

Magic moments

Festival Ballet’s “Up CLOSE, on HOPE”
Dance fans who come to Festival Ballet Providence’s “Up CLOSE, on HOPE” series expect to see a wide variety of works and a few breathtaking moments.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | November 06, 2007

All together now

Bill T Jones's unifying art
In 1971, Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane discovered modern dance and each other, and the world of dance has never been the same.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 30, 2007

Meaningful moves

Lostwax’s Melt searches for beauty
What do you get when you combine three dancers, two six-foot sheets of melting ice, tiny video transmitters, and footage of Alaskan glaciers and ice caves?

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 24, 2007

Keep it moving

The ever-evolving Pilobolus
The Pilobolus troupe was named after a common barnyard fungus whose spores accelerate from 0-40 mph in the first millimeter of flight.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | September 25, 2007

Taking flight

A full slate of classics, new works, and seasonal treats
Rhode Island’s dance scene has spawned and nurtured quite a few New York- and Boston-based artists.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | September 19, 2007

Tales by the Sea

Island Moving Co.’s Newport Stories
When Island Moving Co. decides on a collaborative project to celebrate their 25th anniversary, they go for broke.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | September 18, 2007

Silver lining

Island Moving Co. celebraates its 25th year
“It’s truly a celebration of IMC — the feats and defeats that they’ve gone through,” Bolger reiterated.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | July 10, 2007

Moving minds

The Theatre Explosion's Dancestravaganza
Despite its name, the three-year-old company called the Theatre Expansion is as much dance-oriented as theatre-focused.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | June 05, 2007

Spring steps

Island Moving Co.’s Four Off the Floor
Connor walked around the rehearsal, encouraging the dancers to “think of yourself as a hawk.”

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | May 08, 2007

The big bang

Buckets and Tap Shoes ooze rhythm
A resurgence of interest tap dance was fueled in the ’90s by films and Broadway shows that featured the late, great Gregory Hines and his young friend Savion Glover.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | May 01, 2007

Made in USA

Festival Ballet stages the American Masters
In choosing ballets from three American choreographers for the American Masters program, Mihailo Djuric has looked to two classics and one world premiere.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | April 18, 2007

A look back

Fusionworks, from the serious to the silly
Fusionworks Dance Company finishes its 20th season with four pieces that draw on repertory and a fifth that is a brand-new improvisation.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | March 20, 2007