By Jenn Edwards Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is rounding out his first season as artistic director of Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève with a great sense of accomplishment. When we recently spoke on Zoom, Cherkaoui was clear about his vision for the company — to foster connection and collaboration, between dance and other art forms,
By Silvia Poletti Bolzano Danza and Venice Biennale Danza — the two most important events of the Italian summer, with overlapping dates that make attending both a challenge — were branded this year around similar thought-provoking themes. Under Wayne McGregor’s direction for the second year, the title of this year’s Venice program was Boundary-less, while Bolzano
by Gary Smith In the Stravinsky three-part program presented by Stuttgart Ballet in April, the dancers looked fluent in all three eccentric choreographic visions, but the sometimes dislocating movement didn’t always serve the music as well as less idiosyncratic productions. That said, Germany’s Marco Goecke was at home finding a dark, driven side of Stravinsky’s score,