The New York Times – Music:
His “Cassette Vol. 1” has a 1980s mix tape soundtrack and nods to postmodern American dance vocabulary.
Author: Brian Seibert
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Review: ‘The Seasons’ Jumbles Warnings About Climate Crisis
The New York Times – Music:
An operatic Vivaldi pastiche, with a new story by Sarah Ruhl, offers an ambivalent message about how art can make people pay attention.
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In Ephrat Asherie’s ‘Shadow Cities,’ Club Dance Meets Latin Jazz
The New York Times – Music:
Ephrat Asherie’s “Shadow Cities” pairs her group’s adept dancers with live music by the great Arturo O’Farrill.
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Through the Eyes of a Dance Critic
The New York Times – Music:
The choreography on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour doesn’t ask her to do too much, but she knows how to use her simple moves to her advantage.
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What an ’80s Feeling: ‘Flashdance' Turns 40
The New York Times – Music:
The film helped bring breaking into the mainstream. Over the years, it also became famous for the subs and doubles of its star, Jennifer Beals.
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‘God’s Fool’ Review: A Singing, Beat Poet Saint
The New York Times – Music:
In Martha Clarke’s piece about St. Francis of Assisi, at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theater, the song carries the dance.
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Review: ‘Third Bird’ Doesn’t Quite Land
The New York Times – Music:
The fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi is a terrific host, but this production at the Guggenheim Museum is awfully shaggy for an avian story, our critic writes.
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With Her First Opera, Rhiannon Giddens Returns to Her Roots
The New York Times – Music:
“Omar,” composed by Giddens and Michael Abels, and based on the life a Muslim scholar sold into slavery, premieres at the Spoleto Festival USA.