Lucinda Childs Dance Company samples fifty-three years of her choreography at the Joyce, November 29-December 11. When I first saw Lucinda Childs’ choreography in the early 1970s, I knew little about Judson Dance Theater, which had presented her as a radical worthy of being linked with Yvonne Rainer, Steve Paxton, et al. Nor was I a seasoned critic. What fascinated me then was her … [Read more...]
Seeing Autumn In With Cabaret
Dance Now presents its fall festival at Joe's Pub September 7 through 10. How often do you see ten dances in under an hour-and-a-half? Had Joe’s Pub not initiated its annual Dance Now Festival eight years ago, you’d have had to think back to the 1920s and the well-filled solo programs that Martha Graham and others put on. Robin Staff, the producer and executive director of Dance Now, must … [Read more...]