Divided by so much distance, it’s easy for American dance communities to disconnect with one another and forget that there is stimulating dance happening all over the nation.
DanceMotion USA, a cultural diplomacy initiative, is sending the likes of the Trey McIntire Project, Rennie Harris Puremovement and the Seán Curran Company to far-flung corners of the globe.
"Among the season's offerings are crowd-pleasing favorites - full-length story ballets such as "Romeo & Juliet" and "Don Quixote," the latter returning this year appareled in bright, sunny new sets and costumes designed by Martin Pakledinaz, who designed the SFB "Nutcracker" - and intriguing premieres."
Walnut Creek's scrappy Company C Contemporary Ballet might be celebrating its 10th season but, for founder and artistic director Charles Anderson, the company is just getting started.
The plan for Ballet San Jose to link up with the American Ballet Theatre began last August, said BSJ Executive Director Stephanie Ziesel as “a very simple lamenting between sisters. I was saying, 'I don’t know what to do for this company.'”
Though the show is interesting and many of the dances unique I found as did a number of other attendees the show to be a bit too political and religious.
