reviews
Tales of the Feet
Visiting Choreographers spin stories in motion
Published: February 17th, 2008 02:03 AM
Last Modified: February 17th, 2008 04:04 AM
Not every dance tells a story. Some dances focus on emotions or a state of mind, like fear.
Others on abstract ideas like memory or trust. Some, truthfully, make it tough to know what the heck is going on. Often, that's a cue the choreographer just wants the audience to absorb the visual feast at face value.
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New York group interprets emotions
Compiled by arts reporters
Dawnell Smith, Mike Dunham and Sarah Henning
Published: March 26th, 2008 11:06 PM
This weekend, Erica Essner Performance Co-Op gives Alaska a glimpse into New York's contemporary dance scene.
And Alaska's giving something back.
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Rapt, raw, wicked dance in ADT's winter concert
By DAWNELL SMITH
Published: February 23, 2008, Anchorage Daily News
Love, death, hope and malevolence share the stage in Alaska Dance Theatre's Winter Repertory Concert of original choreography this weekend. Not all the pieces mesh seamlessly, but the program dazzles in its breadth and rawness, from the opening ballet piece to the saucier closing.
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"Grace Under"
Published: October 14, 2007, Anchorage Daily News
Busting her leg while running into a grocery store a few months ago forced Leslie Ward to develop choreography through her dancers rather than through her own body. Creating it to live music only loosened
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Dance groups showcase wide-ranging talent, style
SERIES: 'East Meets West' emphasizes edgy, raucous moves.
By ANNE HERMAN
Published: February 6, 2007, Anchorage Daily News
It was a hot night at Alaska Dance Theatre's "East Meets West" concert on Friday. Young dancers from several local troupes shot the temperatures through the roof with dance moves that sizzled and popped.
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Choreographer pushes dancers to limit
MAUREEN WHITING: Seattle company's works test physical and emotional extremes.
By ANNE HERMAN
Published: November 7, 2006, Anchorage Daily News
It's hard to believe that choreographer Maureen Whiting is also a mathematician. The works she presented in Alaska Dance Theatre's "Out of the Box" series on Friday seemed miles away from the calm, linear and cerebral world of numbers and equations.
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Dance and music converse vividly
'LIVE': Alaska Dance Theatre energized by musicians' performances.
By ANNE HERMAN
Daily News dance reviewer
Published: October 24, 2006, Anchorage Daily News
Movement and music held a far-ranging conversation in Alaska Dance Theatre's "Live" concert Saturday evening. Questions, comments and exclamations flew back and forth among the performers in a lively production at the Discovery Theater.
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New dance theater gets fitting debut
'BREAKING THE BOX': Six companies strive for drama.
By ANNE HERMAN
Daily News correspondent
Published: September 19, 2006, Anchorage Daily News
There were no celebratory champagne or confetti streamers Sunday afternoon, but Alaska Dance Theatre christened its new Black Box Theater in just the right way -- with solid dancing by Alaska performers stretching their artistic wings.
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