By Kristen Lawson “I’m asked, ‘How do you go from flying to dancing?’ To me it seems natural; both need space and yield new concepts of it… And both can become pure action in which self-awareness vanishes, leaving unearthly joy.” Onstage with Martha Graham follows the story of its author, Stuart Hodes, and his decades-long
By Rebecca Karpus The young protagonist moves into a new home in an unfamiliar country to begin married life. She is lonely, and becomes overwhelmed by the harsh climate, isolated locality and barren landscape. Overcome by dark feelings, she reaches her breaking point. While this could sound like a contemporary drama, it is actually the
By Victor Swoboda The death of Juan Carlos Copes on January 16, 2021, at the age of 89, focused well-deserved international attention on the Argentine dancer/choreographer — over his career, Copes not only sparked worldwide interest in the Argentine tango, but revealed its potential as an art form of depth and variety. With directors Claudio