Racqueab Overton has the body of a big cat: compact, quick, and powerful. When the 20 year old dances, his shoulders roll and start a wave that reverberates through his arms and continues down into his torso as if he were possessed by an alien creature. After Overton finished performing at a recent Battle for […]
Dance
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A world of culture
Rochester performance groups carry traditional art forms into the future The rich cultural diversity of Rochester’s arts community shows in its various festivals and performance groups. Individuals who have landed in Rochester from afar as well as this region’s Native Americans have sustained their culture’s traditional performance arts, imbuing them with a timeless quality and […]
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Artists transform Lyric Theatre space
A group of regional artists will temporarily
transform the former Sunday school space located in the back of what is now Lyric Theatre.
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CALENDAR: Holiday Events
Wednesday, November 19 Holiday Display & Auction More than 25 holiday wreaths designed and donated by local florists, through Nov. 30; tabletop tree displays of pre-lit, three-foot decorated trees continues through Dec. 18; Sweet Creations Gingerbread house display will continue through Dec. 17. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361 x 242. eastmanhouse.org. Festival of […]
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Casey reviews PUSH Physical Theatre and “Germination”
PUSH Physical Theatre is always entertaining, but it has deep ideas to communicate as well. Through movement, of course. The company’s new piece, “Strangers,” is still a work in progress. But judging from the excerpt the award-winning, Rochester-based group premiered at Fringe Festival on Saturday afternoon, it is going to be a work of powerful […]
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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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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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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 protégé Norwood “P.J.” Pennewell, and analyze it through writing. The more […]
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Fringe Fest 2013 Reviews: Day of Dance
The dance community in Rochester is more vibrant and diverse than most probably realize. But if you went to the Day of Dance at RAPA during the final day of the Fringe Fest, you certainly left knowing that. From swing and Lindy Hop to contemporary, step dance, and hip-hop, to tap and even Bhangra, the […]
