by Madeline Schrock | Nov 18, 2015 | Company Life
From left: Ramona Kelley, Savannah Lowery (jumping) and Daniel Baker in rehearsal for Tharp’s 50-anniversary tour. Photo by Kyle Froman for Dance Magazine. This fall, New York City Ballet soloist Savannah Lowery took a major risk and chose not to perform in her...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
American Dance Festival has traditionally showcased great modern companies. But this year ADF is taking a slightly different tack, exploring the symbiotic relationship between ballet and modern dance with its “Where Ballet and Modern Meet” theme. Many of the modern...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
When Deanna Doyle was cast in Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs, the Kansas City Ballet dancer couldn’t find her usual confidence. Her part in “Strangers in the Night” called for an elegant and dramatic persona that just wasn’t her....
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
If we saw Mikhail Baryshnikov dressed in a suit and chewing gum, we wouldn’t expect to be watching from the seats of a theater. But as he moves across the stage with his arms swaying in a confident swagger, he captures our attention as a different sort of...