Pilobolus in Shadowland at The Ordway
Pilobolus’ multimedia work Shadowland is an allegory, at once playful and terrifying, told through the dreams of a teenage girl. The evening-length piece, presented at The Ordway on May 5th, [...]
Mining Themes From A Father’s Past: The Inspiration and Collaboration Behind ‘The Room with Closets’
Longtime { Dd } contributor Alejandra Iannone is not only a dancer, prolific writer, and philosopher, she is also one half of the artistic force, along with performer Rick Ausland, behind [...]
Alarmél Valli Celebrates Ragamala Dance Company's 25th Anniversary
Ragamala Dance Company marked its 25th Anniversary at the Cowles Center in Minneapolis on September 14th and 16th. I attended the Saturday night concert featuring Bharatanatyam dancer and [...]
Donald Byrd on Disruption and Using Dance as a Social Civic Instrument in (Im)Pulse
Donald Byrd of Spectrum Dance Theater gives insight on theater of disruption and his new work (Im)Pulse, which is inspired by two artists’ works: David Wojnarowicz, a painter, photographer, [...]
{ Dd } Response: MIXTAPE at the Cowles
On May 19, 2017, a collective of Twin Cities dance artists who range in upbringing, generation, and relationship to dance genres
A Conversation with the Creators of "Titicut Follies: the Ballet"
Frederick Wiseman’s film Titicut Follies (1967)–shot in the Bridgewater Institute for the Criminally Insane– inspired a new, full-length dance work choreographed by James Sewell to an [...]
