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BODYTRAFFIC to debut works by Israeli choreographers at KSU

Gillian Anne RenaultMarch 22, 2019

On March 27, the Los Angeles-based dance company BODYTRAFFIC will bring works by acclaimed Israeli choreographers Barak Marshall and Hofesh Shechter to Kennesaw...

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Saturday’s Off the EDGE sparked by Rosie Herrera, Ephrat Asherie Dance

Kathleen WesselMarch 6, 2019

In the style of New York City’s popular Fall for Dance Festival held annually at City Center (now entering its 16th season), Atlanta’s fourth biennial Off the E...

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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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BalletX and Terminus open Off the EDGE with uneven evening of premieres

Candice ThompsonMarch 5, 2019

This past Thursday evening, Off the EDGE contemporary dance festival opened at Kennesaw State University’s Dance Theater with a savvy mixed bill that featured A...

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Off the EDGE festival widens reach, spotlights Atlanta artists

Kathleen WesselFebruary 22, 2019

It’s a balancing act -- to produce a contemporary dance festival in a city as restless and multifaceted as Atlanta. In the city’s ever-shifting dance landscape,...

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Contemporary Dance Fête
Off the EDGE announces 2019 lineup

Cynthia Bond PerryJanuary 24, 2019

A man and a woman, dressed in b-boy and b-girl gear, face off on an open stage. He straightens his arms toward her, clapping a forceful pulse. She claps on the ...

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The Year in Review: For Atlanta’s eclectic dance scene, 2016 was a period of transition

Cynthia Bond Perry and Kathleen WesselDecember 26, 2016

The 2016 dance scene showed Atlanta to be a city in flux. Where one group turned toward the conventional, others leaped into the unknown....

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Review: Though playing it safe, “Off the EDGE” is still a “must-see” event for Atlanta dance fans

Kathleen WesselMarch 9, 2016

Here’s an impossible question: How does one design a two-day contemporary dance festival that is both palatable enough to hook would-be patrons and innovative e...

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Preview: Off the EDGE returns to the Rialto Center, curated by dance master Ilter Ibrahimof

George StaibMarch 1, 2016

Kyle Abraham returns to Atlanta to headline this year's Off the EDGE program. Off the EDGE, the exciting and exhilarating biennial dance festival, returns to ...

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Review: A rousing and ambitious debut for “Off the EDGE” dance festival

Andrew AlexanderJanuary 31, 2012

Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC performed excerpts from Barak Marshall's "Monger." Last week saw the inauguration of “Off the EDGE,” a festival celebrating contem...

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