5/5/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Bob Fosse’s Air-otica

By Walter Rutledge

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All That Jazz is the semi-autobiographical fantasy film based on aspects of Bob Fosse’s life and career as dancer, choreographer and director. The  musical film was directed by Bob Fosse with screenplay by Robert Alan Aurthur and Fosse.
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(Repost) 8/20/21 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY- TRIBUTE: Three Black Kings- An Ailey Classic

By Walter Rutledge

3-blk-kngsThree Black Kings was the last dance and music collaboration between choreographer Alvin Ailey and composer/musician Duke Ellington.  Continue reading

3/14/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Land Of All- MN Dance Company


Land Of All Choreographed and conceived and performed by Michal Rynia and Nastja Bremec for MN Dance Company with music by WOODKID.
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3/7/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Phyllis Hyman, Gregg Burge and Hinton Battle- It Don’t Mean a Thing! From Sophisticated Ladies

Tony Award nominated Phyllis Hyman performing Ellington classic It Don’t Mean A Thing From Sophisticated Ladies. She’s accompanied by Tony Award Winner Hinton Battle and Gregg Burge. Continue reading

3/31/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Blue Aura Short Dance Film

Stickz, a Brooklyn native and raising star in the flex and bruk up dance community, decided to deal with the sudden death of a close friend through his art. Stickz created Blue Aura a 13 minute video placing his flex and bruk up style in a more traditional  abstract dance narrative format. Continue reading

3/24/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY (CORRECTED): A Conversation With Michael Trusnovec- Paul Taylor American Modern Dance

Michael Trusnovec embodies the Paul Taylor male esthetic. O&A NYC sat down with Trusnovec to discuss his 22 year association with the Taylor Company.    Continue reading

3/24/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: A Conversation With Michael Trusnovec- Paul Taylor American Modern Dance


Michael Trusnovec embodies the Paul Taylor male esthetic. O&A NYC sat down with Trusnovec to discuss his 22 year association with the Taylor Company.    Continue reading

3/10/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Paul Taylor’s Auréole (Excerpt)- Royal Danish Ballet with Rudolf Nureyev

Excerpt from Paul Taylor’s Auréole performed by The Royal Danish Ballet (1978) featuring Vivi Flindt, Eva Kloborg, Anne Sonnerup, Johnny Eliasen and Rudolf Nureyev. Continue reading

2/24/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Belly – Ballerina Featuring Lil Buck and Jessica Keller


Lil Buck and Jessica Keller have a shared love of high fashion and dance. The duet offered their version of recording artist Belly’s recent release Ballerina Continue reading

2/3/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Cry Me a River- Choreography By Andrew Winghart


Cry Me a River: A man writes off his ex lover by manifesting a ‘river’ of female dancers to act as an extension his indifference toward her. Featuring the music of Justin Timberlake, directed and choreographed by Andrew Winghart. Continue reading