May 19, 2007

Dance Links from Around the Web

- Tonya Plank continues blogging at a prolific pace. See "Belly dancing Lessons For Paloma!: ABT’s Bayadere," with some excellent comments.

- Kristin Sloan finishes-up the ninth and final episode of the "Behind the Curtain" video series for Peter Martin's new production of Romeo + Juliet. (Or see videos here).

- Ranting Details on Romeo and Juliet. Oberon's Grove on R + J. And Tobi Tobias too.

- Amanda Abrams muses about building audiences for modern dance and the challenges of creating a non-verbal arts form.

- Dancing to your brainwaves: Dirk Platzek in post about Neurofeedback links to video of a brainwave dance performance by Sarah Morrison of MorrisonDance. I wrote about this performance back in 2005, but I didn't have a video clip.

- A week-in-the-life of Merce Cunningham as told to Lyndsey Winship of Telegraph. Merce's eyeSpace at Orange County Performing Arts Center and description of this iPod-enabled dance performance.)

- Praise for Luna Negra Dance Theater in "A Life Less Examined." I saw Luna Negra at Alvin Ailey in NY (their new studios/theater at 54th and 9th Ave - nice place) in January - I thought they were wonderful.

- "Who has emerged in the last 20 years as a choreographer of note?" Boris Willis says nobody.

- I like how Rachel Howard writes about dance: "Muriel Maffre's adieu at SF Ballet--my review in today's Chronicle."

- Terpsichore Musings shares this shot from Steve L. Romero:

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