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Year in Review: From myth to the political, Atlanta dance found new expression in 2018

ARTS ATL StaffDecember 27, 2018

Early in 2018, Lauri Stallings’ group glo led viewers to Atlanta’s Zero Mile Post, which marked the point where the city began, encased in a building inside a d...

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Review: With “fall·en,” Terminus puts fresh spin on myth and soft-shoe daydreams

Candice ThompsonOctober 10, 2018

This past weekend, Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre captivated audiences once again with a thought-provoking evening of contemporary ballet. The weather for this ...

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Preview: Retired ballerina Christine Winkler puts on her dancing shoes for Terminus

Scott FreemanOctober 3, 2018

Atlanta’s favorite ballerina from the past 20 years is coming out of retirement. Christine Winkler, who was the prima ballerina for Atlanta Ballet for 19 seas...

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Announcing the 2019 ArtsATL Luminary Award nominees for Outstanding Leadership

Van JensenOctober 2, 2018

On January 27, 2019, ArtsATL will recognize the best of the best in Atlanta arts during the third-annual Luminary Awards ceremony, which will be held 6–8 p.m. a...

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Review: Terminus Ballet steps forward with Tara Lee’s beautifully haunting “The Vertical”

Cynthia Bond PerryMay 29, 2018

About a year ago, the five founding artists of Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre left the security of Atlanta Ballet and set out to form their own company, intent ...

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Review: Terminus Dance’s “Next Door” stretches the new troupe’s artistic identity

Cynthia Bond PerryApril 4, 2018

In Danielle Agami’s Next Door, Christian Clark and Rachel Van Buskirk, performers with Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, appeared dressed in black on a stark stag...

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Preview: Terminus leaps through the “Next Door” with choreographer Danielle Agami

Scott FreemanMarch 27, 2018

This time last year, as five star Atlanta Ballet dancers were in the process of forming Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, director John Welker was asked how he wo...

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Review: Terminus Ballet poignantly explores myth and legacy in premiere of “Lore”

Cynthia Bond PerryNovember 21, 2017

At the beginning of Lore, John Welker appeared on a stage platform, a solo figure in a weathered, black vested suit and a wide-brimmed fedora. A Romani man’s vo...

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Review: With daring “exstasis,” Terminus Modern Ballet debuts at a rarified level

Cynthia Bond PerryOctober 17, 2017

Near the end of exstasis, the Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre debut last weekend at the Westside Cultural Arts Center, dancer and choreographer Tara Lee sank to ...

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Stocked with ex-Atlanta Ballet dancers, Terminus makes much-anticipated debut

Scott FreemanOctober 10, 2017

A year ago, five of Atlanta Ballet’s most prominent dancers began to plant the seeds to leave that landmark institution and form their own dance company. This w...

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