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I don’t think I’ve ever heard a dance audience roar the way people did last night, when the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performed at Copley Symphony Hall. They’re performing again tonight. Don’t miss it.
If you have ever observed the brass section of a typical North American symphony orchestra, you know that the trumpet, trombone and tuba enclave is decidely male-dominated. My own professional experience with trumpet players has reinforced their gentlemanly macho profile. English trumpet virtuoso Alison Balsom, who performed with the Scottish Ensemble Saturday (April 6) at Sherwood Auditorium, will cause many to re-examine this stereotype. As soloist in a pair of Baroque concertos and Scottish composer James MacMillan’s “Seraph” for trumpet and strings, Balsom demonstrated a fluent, supple technique and the panache we expect from today’s heirs of the fabled medieval…
The famous housemaid, Mammy (Yolanda Franklin), from Gone With the Wind is the comedic star of the current show playing at the Diversionary Theatre. However, you wouldn’t guess that based on the title of the play she is featured in, The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler. After shooting herself in the head, Hedda Gabler (Jacque Wilke) wakes up in a kind of purgatory where eccentric characters from all kinds of tales exist. Hedda does not like this existence, so she decides to go on a journey with Mammy to have the plot of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play changed, so that…
His striped oxford shirts and graying hair make him appear more like a modest businessman than a modern dance maker. But Michael Mizerany, the man known for steering Malashock Dance, sexy partnering, and juicy theater collaborations, is unabashedly provocative. “In most of my work, I try to elicit a visceral response,” Mizerany said “and I try to align myself with dancers, actors, and directors who break rules and boundaries.” The choreographer often creates flawed, sympathetic characters desperate for love, and he asks dancers to take tremendous physical risks. “Partnering is all about trust, and I got a lot of ideas from John Malashock,” Mizerany said.…
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