Category Archives: Reviews

Les Ballet Trocadero de Monte Carlo at Jacob’s Pillow

Aug. 11, 2010 performance reviewed by Jocelyn McGrath. The Trocs are simply magnificent, as only a troupe of alternative-reality Russian Read more ...
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Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Jacob’s Pillow

July 21, 2010 performance reviewed by Jocelyn McGrath. Serenade/The Proposition (2008) is the second piece in a three-part series of Read more ...
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Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal at Jacob’s Pillow

June 30, 2010 performance reviewed by Jocelyn McGrath. To the average dance layperson, “ballet jazz” may sound like an oxymoron, Read more ...
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Nina Ananiashvili, State Ballet of Georgia at Jacob’s Pillow

June 23, 2010 performance reviewed by Jocelyn McGrath. Nina Ananshvili has worked practically every day of her life to make Read more ...
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Doug Elkins & Friends at Jacob’s Pillow

Review of the Aug. 26, 2009 performance of "Fräulein Maria," by Doug Elkins & Friends at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
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Doug Varone and Dancers at Jacob’s Pillow

Review of the August 12, 2009 performance by Doug Varone and Dancers at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
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Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal at Jacob’s Pillow

Review of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal performance July 29, 2009 at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, MA.
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Ballet Maribor in Radio and Juliet at Jacob’s Pillow

Review of Ballet Maribor performing Radio and Juliet, with choreography by Edward Clug, at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in the Berkshires, Becket, MA.
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Review of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at Jacob’s Pillow

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is unique in a few important ways. First, it bases itself in two small to midsize cities, bringing significant and enriching dance to them. Second, it does not regularly perform the choreography of either the founder or the current artistic director of the company. This lack of self-serving performance is too little in evidence among contemporary dance companies. Here's hoping that others will take Aspen Santa Fe's lead.
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Review of Dolores, danced by Mimulus at Jacob’s Pillow

Performance of Dolores, by the Brazilian group Mimulus, at Jacob's Pillow, is reviewed by Sandy Michel.
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Review of Ballet Boyz at Jacob’s Pillow

Ballet Boyz was my first Jacob's Pillow experience of the 2008 season. I arrived innocent and curious and eager to be a part of the contemporary and witty and challenging dance evening. I was not disappointed. The Ballet Boyz, and girl, were magnificent and exciting and refreshing.
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Review of Garth Fagan at Jacob’s Pillow

Review of Garth Fagan at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, MA in the Berkshires.
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