Rachel’s blog @ View Rachel @ Juilliard Dance | Published: April 6, 2013 Category: reviewBy Rachel Straus M. Trusnovec in “Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal).” Photo: Paul B. Goode NEW YORK–Paul Taylor Dance Company’s second season at the former New York State Theater (March 5 to 24) exceeded expectations. With 21 works performed in three weeks by just 16 dancers, it would be only human for the […] Published: February 1, 2012 Category: historyBy Rachel Straus Michio Ito In 1927, Japanese artist Michio Ito presented his solo work Tango to a New York City audience. Though he dressed the part of a tango dancer, it was not a strict representation of the form. An abstract piece, it was crafted with powerful, sweeping gestures with rhythmic footing. […] Published: February 20, 2007 Category: historyBy Rachel Straus The Lester Horton technique constructs some of the best human skyscrapers in the dance world. And like good building design, the Horton technique’s emphasis on flat backs, pelvic hinges, and “lateral T’s” produces a long-muscled, powerhouse dancer–something not easily toppled. Uninitiated eyes widen the moment an advanced Horton dancer strikes a “lateral […] |