After Garth Fagan won a Tony Award in 1998 for best choreography in “The Lion King,” there might have seemed to be nowhere else for him to go. Where he went was back to his studio in the anonymous-looking, nearly century-old building on Chestnut Street in downtown Rochester to work on another dance, “Two Pieces […]
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Garth Fagan Dance returns ‘home’ to Rochester Fringe Festival
Garth Fagan Dance’s 2021 Rochester Fringe performance features new-ish choreography and some even newer dancers for its 50th anniversary season.
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With 2020 in the rear view, can we reconnect with arts and culture in 2021?
Before COVID-19, I would be out four or five nights a week — at concerts, restaurants, or a friend’s house. Now, I’m uncomfortably out of touch.
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Jake Clemons: Beyond E Street
Though multi-instrumentalist Jake Clemons is best known as the saxophonist for The E Street Band, he shouldn’t be ignored as a singer-songwriter. He plays Flour City Station on Thursday, December 19.
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RIJF names three headliners for 2020
Spyro Gira, Nile Rodgers & Chic, plus Garth Fagan Dance with the Monty Alexander Sextet will headline the 2020 Rochester International Jazz Festival. Puss N Boots, Wynonna & The Big Noise
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Daniel reviews Garth Fagan Dance
In case anyone had forgotten, Thursday’s performance by Garth Fagan Dance at the company’s downtown studio was a poignant reminder of Fagan’s brilliance as a choreographer. The program began with “Prelude: ‘Discipline is Freedom.’ ” A leisurely piano riff initiated a subtle jazz groove, and the moderate tempo made plenty of room for the dancers’ […]
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NAZ Arts Center announces 2018-19 season
Nazareth College Art Center has announced its 2018-19 season lineup of 19 shows, including one-off performances by award-winning musicians and dance groups, returning favorites, family- and sensory-friendly shows, and a new venue
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Dance review: Garth Fagan debuts new works at Nazareth College
Garth Fagan and his dancers are pushing their own boundaries by pioneering new works that encourage audiences to look at cultural and societal issues through the lens of movement.
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Kathy reviews Garth Fagan Dance and EstroFest
Garth Fagan Dance’s “Up Close and Personal,” my first show at the 2017 Rochester Fringe, was a raw shot of movement, inspiration, and awe. The show, set in the acclaimed company’s rehearsal space, feels intimate as you watch the dancers move gracefully about the stage. The performances are punctuated by chats with the man himself about […]
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Dance review: Garth Fagan home season
Garth Fagan Dance premiered two pieces to an appreciative audience Wednesday night at Nazareth College’s Arts Center during the opening of its 2016 home season. Both pieces — Fagan’s “In Conflict” and Norwood Pennewell’s “A Moderate Cease” — were well-received, albeit different in sensibility. Pennewell’s “A Moderate Cease,” the sixth piece he has choreographed for […]
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Dance Review: Garth Fagan’s home season opener
Garth Fagan Dance again had Rochester on its feet, applauding in unabashed awe and appreciation, during the opening night of the company’s home season at Nazareth College Performing Arts Center, Wednesday evening. Celebration seemed to be a strong tenet in several of the pieces performed — that Fagan-esque shout-out to the deep currents of physical, […]
