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National Dance Company of Spain 2 at Annenberg (2nd Review)
A thousand years of tenderness
In three modern works by Nacho Duato, the National Dance Company of Spain's junior troupe displayed incredible technical proficiency but achieved a fullness of sensibility only in one of them.
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National Dance Company of Spain 2 at Annenberg (1st review)
A pleasant jolt from Spain's second string
National Dance Company of Spain is one of Europe's most innovative troupes. However, it was the company's second-tier troupe that visited this time. No matter: This jayvee ensemble deserved its applause.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's "Tango With Style' (3rd review)
Neenan reveals his sensual side
Keep, an impressive and powerful new work by Matthew Neenan, proved the highlight of the Pennsylvania Ballet's otherwise lackluster “Tango with Style” program. It's the most mature blend of emotions I've seen in Neenan's shorter works.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's "Tango With Style' (2nd review)
A troupe at the top of its game
Not long ago the Pennsylvania Ballet was struggling. Today it's a model artistic institution. Credit artistic director Roy Kaiser, who brings a dancer's instincts, institutional memory and personal commitment to the job.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's "Tango With Style' (1st review)
Tango clichés (and how to avoid them)
The Pennsylvania Ballet's penultimate performance of the season was a pleasing mixture of one of the company's repertory works, Robert Weiss's Octet for Strings; Keep, a world premiere by its resident choreographer, Matthew Neenan; and Hans van Manen's Five Tangos, a company premiere of a work that's achieved international status. The corps was in good form, though the live musical accompaniment was often ragged in tone.
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Megan Mazarick's "Avatard'
Through the virtual looking glass: Planet Cunningham?
Megan Mazarick's playful and imaginative Avatard joined the illusionistic cultures of video games and science fiction into a loopy mix.
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Jeanne Ruddy's "Juxtapose"
Civilization's trappings, stripped bare
Jeanne Ruddy Dance presented two divergent world premieres: Ruddy's elegant but confusing Lark, and Martha Clarke's lusciously nightmarish Sandman.
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Ballet X: 'Striped Hat' and "Largo'
Dr. Seuss meets Fragonard
Ballet X presented two world premieres whose moods could not have been more different. Christine Cox's wonderfully entertaining The Striped Hat celebrated a child's spirited imagination. Edwaard Liang's Largo plumbed the melancholy emotions that accompany affection.
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'Dive into Dance' at Temple's Conwell Theater
So weird, but so beautiful
For her final magic trick in a month-long virtual festival of weekend dance programs and workshops, Terry Fox created an evening of unexpected synergy and excitement. With the Wilma's “Dance BOOM!” series in limbo, I long to see Terry Fox working her magic during the other 11 months of the year.
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