Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater, a repertory company known for its passionate, diverse, and highly athletic dancing, is performing at Nazareth College Arts Center on Valentine’s Day. This is a company that embraces many styles of dance, but LVCDT’s Nazareth program will emphasize neo-classical ballet, which utilizes classical ballet vocabulary while working within less rigid […]
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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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DANCE PREVIEW: “Arc of Ages”
PUSH Physical Theatre’s new masterwork, “Arc of Ages,” embraces epic stories of Western civilization and explores basic human archetypes by depicting the legendary struggles of biblical characters. Dramatic, action-packed interpretations of Samson, Delilah, David, Bathsheba, and Job connect audiences to these characters’ flawed humanness, and to the continued relevance of their plights today. “What do […]
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Vision of Sound
Vision of Sound is the name of the dance and music concert featuring eclectic regional dancers and musicians, taking place this weekend at Hochstein School of Music and Dance. It is Artistic Director Mark Olivieri’s vision to eventually transform the annual collaboration into an actual company. “We have a core of musicians. We have a […]
