Dance
Back to the Future: RoseAnne Spraidlin's Future Past
By Nicole PopeFuture Past is a sometimes heady rumination on death.
Dancing on the Rail
By Vanessa MankoSome may find the enigmatic, sometimes academic, and wholly indecipherable titles of downtown dance works annoying.
From the Bathhouse to the Bedroom
By Claudia La RoccoTheaters acquire energies in keeping with what goes on in them. The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), with its penchant for the European spectacle, contains a jazzier buzz than the (sadly) staid Joyce, while the renovated Dance Theater Workshop (DTW) is too new for any real aura.
Young Choreographers: A New Generation
By Jen WeissTo quote Whitney Houston, I believe the children are our future. And after sitting through two grin-inducing, inspirational performances choreographed by dancers between the ages of 6 and 23, I believe this even more, particularly when contemplating a new generation of movement creators.