By Elaine Gaertner The term “musical” is frequently used to describe dancers and their performances. For Lauren Lovette of New York City Ballet and Vanesa Garcia-Montoya Ribala of Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montréal, it can be said that each personifies many different facets of musicality: rhythmic precision and the converse ability to anticipate or
By Robert Greskovic Finding dance during the lockdowns and shutdowns necessitated by COVID-19 protocols has made viewing dance a catch-as-catch-can venture. But, looking back over the past 12 months, I happily recall some notable highlights that streamed into my living space in midtown Manhattan. Starting in April 2020, the Martha Graham Dance Company began an
By Tessa Perkins Deneault Those of us who spend a lot of time at the theatre are missing the experience of live dance — that excited chatter that quiets as the lights go down, the collective moment of silent anticipation and then the spark of immediacy that ignites as the dancers take the stage. But