City’s arts and entertainment writers sound off on their most-anticipated shows at Fringe 2014
Casey Carlsen
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DANCE | “The Duets Project”
The College at Brockport starts up the Rochester dance season this week with “The Duets Project,” a show that explores duets in dance with unique pairings of dancers, musicians, and artists. The pieces to be performed were chosen by distinguished New York City curators and created by choreographers with distinctly individual styles, and many of […]
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DANCE | Salsa Under the Summer Stars
This Friday, Essence of Rhythm Latin Dance Co. is hosting a salsa cruise on the 80-foot boat Harbor Belle. It is the second year the dance group has offered the cruise, the only one in upstate New York. Darren Price, Artistic Director of the company since its inception 3 years ago and owner of the […]
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An Evening of Dance and Performance Art
After a decade engrained in the Rochester dance scene as a teacher, choreographer, and performer, William Evans, 74, is retiring from The College at Brockport and relocating to Providence, Rhode Island. He has accepted a teaching position at The School of Dance at Dean College. On Saturday, July 5, Evans will present a farewell concert […]
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DANCE | Stop the Violence Dance Alliance
Stop the Violence Dance Alliance — run by Garth Fagan Dance in conjunction with the Carlson MetroCenter YMCA and the Rochester City Police Department — provides after school enrichment for city kids. This includes dance classes led by Fagan dancers, yoga, music appreciation, nutrition, life skills, social problem solving, and job readiness. A core group […]
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Ideas to keep the kids entertained this summer
During our precious summer months, Rochester offers a plethora of rich activities for children of all ages. Be it along the various waterfronts, or in the city itself, amusements abound. I tend to navigate towards the neighborhood approach when planning excursions for my two children, ages 6 and 11 — we play, eat and explore […]
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Evil stepsisters and tutus
In the Rochester City Ballet’s studio on University Avenue, the company is rehearsing the ballroom scene from the classic story ballet “Cinderella” for this weekend’s performance at Nazareth Performing Arts Center. Cinderella and the Prince are practicing the pas de deux — or step for two — of their initial meeting. She is shy and […]
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DANCE: Stepping back in
After a year hiatus, the Nazareth College Arts Center Dance Festival will return Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4, but in a rather scaled down form compared to the last three years it was held. The festival will run for two days, rather than the previous nine or ten, and is headlining with a lesser known, […]
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Love projected
Tucked off Chestnut Street, at 45 Euclid Street, is a little club with a lot going for it. I visited LOVE with two companions on a blustery Friday night in late March. The place wasn’t difficult to find but we weren’t sure where to park, and frankly, a little police presence would have been nice […]
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DANCE: Pushing bodies, mining creativity
Nile Russell was one of 500 hopefuls when he auditioned for the award-winning, avant-garde dance company Pilobolus in 2009. He had been in New York City for a few years already, had danced with several small companies, and had started one of his own. He was looking for a new avenue for his creativity, a […]
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Masterful classes
Garth Fagan first became affiliated with the SUNY College at Brockport Department of Dance in 1970 when he began teaching a course called “Dance for the Disadvantaged” —a course for students with no prior dance experience. Fagan had just given up performing as principal dancer and choreographer with the Dance Theatre of Detroit and was […]
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REVIEW: Garth Fagan Dance at Nazareth Arts Center
Rochesterians are graced by having a dance company with the stature and international reputation of Garth Fagan Dance living and performing in our city. I feel especially privileged at having the ongoing opportunity to annually see fresh work, discuss it with Fagan and his protรฉgรฉ Norwood “P.J.” Pennewell, and analyze it through writing. The more […]
