Pacific Northwest Ballet Jean-Christophe Maillot / Cendrillon by Tessa Perkins Deneault The Cinderella story remains a common trope in popular culture and art. In 2016, San Francisco Ballet performed Christopher Wheeldon’s version and the National Ballet of Canada performed James Kudelka’s, to name just two notable dance productions. And, in February of this year, Seattle’s
by Kathleen Smith In the Dominican Republic, 2016 is the Year of Dance. But, in the capital, Santo Domingo, there were few manifestations of this federal designation — no banners, no billboards, no newspaper ads. Nonetheless, the program at the 12th annual EDANCO Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporánea was rich and varied, reflecting a healthy
by Judith Delmé When someone mentions “Dutch Masters,” the golden age of Dutch painting with 17th-century artists like Rembrandt, Vermeer and Frans Hals springs to mind. Less well-known, but retaining a unique position in the history of dance, are a trio who epitomize the “Holland School” of the 1970s to 1980s. Known affectionately as “the