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Rochester Dance
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Fringe Street Beat gives dancers a platform
The East Main Street end of Gibbs was packed and buzzing with energy on Saturday as almost 200 people gathered for Fringe Street Beat. The Rochester Fringe Festival brought back the all-styles dance competition for its second year, drawing in teams from the region and as far as Montreal to compete for a $1,500 cash […]
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New movement
Rochester’s 2017-18 dance season will blend favorites with the unfamiliar.
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Rochester Fringe 2017 Preview Guide
The sixth annual KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival runs Thursday, September 14, through Saturday, September 23, with more than 500 shows in and around downtown Rochester. It’s hard to know where to start.
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MuCCC hosts robust contemporary dance program
Summer in Rochester usually offers audiences little in the way of dance. However, for the third summer in a row, the Multi-Use Community Cultural Center will host a contemporary dance festival. Dances at MuCCC 2016, a festival of contemporary dance, runs from Tuesday, June 21, through Saturday, June 25, and will pull from a wide […]
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From Jekyll and Hyde to social justice
The 2015-16 dance season is all about diversity There will be no lack of variety or drama in the 2015-16 season’s dance offerings. Choices include top contemporary dance companies such as Nai-Ni Chen Dance (which features Asiatic-influenced contemporary) and our own BIODANCE. Then there is the annual treat of seeing Garth Fagan Dance premiere new […]
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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, […]
