By Walter Rutledge
Choreographer Francesca Harper discusses her new ballet System prior to the New York premiere by Dance Theatre of Harlem on Friday, April 20th at New York City Center.
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4/18/17 O&A NYC DANCE: Svetlana Zakharova The Dying Swan
Svetlana Zakharova performs Fokine’s The Dying Swan at the July 2015 Ballet Gala a La Scalla. Continue reading
4/17/17/ O&A NYC DANCE: Fighting Gravity
“When Light Ceases To Exist And Darkness Consumes the Theater Three Glowing Figures Materialize From The Void.”
Fighting Gravity
4/15/17 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Dead Can Dance- Song of the Stars (Pina version)
Dead Can Dance is an English-Australian musical project that formed in 1981 in Melbourne by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. Song of the Stars dedicated To The Memory Of Pina Bausch. 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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4/12/17 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Father & Son Duo Battle- Battlefest 40
During the recent BattleFest 40 the “battlefield” was extended to include father and son duo battles. Continue reading
4/10/17 O&A NYC DANCE: Flexin’ on ‘Em: Brooklyn’s Flex Dance Music
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Flex Dance Music is the most underrated element of the urban dance phenomenon. Four pioneers of Brooklyn’s club sound Epic B, Uninamise, Hitmakerchinx, and DJ Aaron, and dancer Jason Cust break down the evolution of flexing and FDM. Continue reading
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
4/3/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
That’s What I Like, a song by singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his third studio album 24K Magic (2016) was released as the album’s second single on January 30, 2017. Continue reading
4/2/17 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Excerpts from Alvin Ailey’s Revelations
Revelations tells the story of African-American faith and tenacity from slavery to freedom. This enduring classic is a tribute to that tradition, born out of the choreographer Alvin Ailey’s “blood memories” of his childhood in rural Texas and the Baptist Church. Continue reading
