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December 11, 2007

Jennifer Dunning on NuDance Festival at The Riverside Theatre


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By Jennifer Dunning / New York Times

NuDance Festival - Performance Details
The Riverside Theatre
December 6-8, 2007

"Choreographers Stretch Visions in and Out of the Box"

"Showcases can be deadly, but the selection of choreographers for the NuDance Festival on Saturday night at Theater of the Riverside Church was unusually good. The artists came from a wide range of backgrounds, including Broadway, mainstream modern dance and hip-hop. Nearly everyone had something distinctively personal to say, for the most part stylistically." Read review...

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December 3, 2007

Robert Abrams on Nutcracker in the Lower at Abrons Arts Center


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By Robert Abrams / ExploreDance.com

Urban Ballet Theater
Nutcracker in the Lower
Abrons Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement
November 24 - December 1, 2007

"Urban Ballet Theater - Nutcracker in the Lower 2007"

"The Urban Ballet Theater's production of Nutcracker in the Lower serves its purpose to showcase the accomplishments of the students of the Abrons Arts Center/Henry Street Settlement, while also giving the community of the Lower East Side of New York City a professional quality show." Read review...

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November 22, 2007

Rebecca Milzoff Interviews Choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson About Nutcracker in the Lower


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By Rebecca Milzoff / New York Magazine

Urban Ballet Theater
Nutcracker in the Lower
Abrons Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement
November 24 - December 1, 2007
Calendar and Tickets

"Hip-Hop Choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson Does Ballet, Battles Diddy"

"It's fusion but definitely a little bit of crump. We pop and lock and just do hip-hop, which can be a number of things. We use the latest dances you can find in Harlem and the streets and fuse it with the story. I'm getting them to see hip-hop with a line and with meaning, and not as just random. And also make the rats crump and get loose!" Read review...

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