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Fly on a Wall’s Slightly Off Stage quenches thirst for the absurd at the Windmill

Cynthia Bond PerryMay 21, 2019

When people face life’s most difficult challenges, there’s always a ridiculous moment that reveals the absurdity of the situation, dance artist Ana Maria Lucaci...

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Juel D. Lane headlines film festival during Fulton County Dance Week

Cynthia Bond PerryApril 30, 2019

Thursday and Friday will mark Atlanta-based choreographer Juel D. Lane’s second New York premiere, when Dallas Black Dance Theatre performs Lane’s How to Kill a...

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ImmerseATL Creates will showcase new works by early career dance artists

Cynthia Bond PerryApril 13, 2019

Being yourself, the power of listening, the myth of Apollo and Daphne -- these are a few ideas that the young artists of ImmerseATL will explore in an evening o...

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Atlanta Ballet to debut at Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center

Cynthia Bond PerryApril 10, 2019

Last September, Atlanta Ballet’s Return to Fall production placed works from different eras side-by-side, revealing connections between old and new ballets. Thi...

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Atlanta Ballet nods to history and diversity with 2019–20 season

Cynthia Bond PerryMarch 21, 2019

Beginning next September, Atlanta Ballet’s 90th-anniversary season promises impressive variety, with nods to the company’s rich history and a turn toward divers...

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Q&A: Ballethnic’s Nena Gilreath on The Leopard Tale and the will to survive

Cynthia Bond PerryMarch 7, 2019

It’s a story of survival – not just for animals on the West African savanna but also for a multicultural ballet company preparing to celebrate, in 2020, three d...

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Off the EDGE at Westside Cultural Arts Center steps out with courage, humor

Cynthia Bond PerryMarch 6, 2019

Three distinct Atlanta voices -- plus a New York-based company that’s making waves nationally -- appeared in last Friday evening’s double feature at the Westsid...

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Emory Dance brings duo together for another piece apart

Cynthia Bond PerryFebruary 20, 2019

On a bare, shadowy stage, a man and a woman move in silence, save sounds of their breathing, their bodies making contact and their feet shuffling and pivoting o...

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Alvin Ailey artist taps Georgia roots to vivify founder’s legacy

Cynthia Bond PerryFebruary 18, 2019

In the sun-soaked foyer of Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights, a tall, lean young man guided about 40 dance students last month as they learne...

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With Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor, Core Dance goes deeper, higher at 7 Stages

Cynthia Bond PerryFebruary 7, 2019

Some experiences in the theater resonate so deeply that it’s best to leave writing about them to the poets. Such was the experience Niv Sheinfeld and Oren La...

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