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It’s time. I’m in the process of sunsetting Art Intercepts. In the 17 years since launching this website, dance writing has changed. Blogging has changed. Criticism has changed. The internet…
Lauren Warnecke Two dance things you should know on opposite shores of Lake Michigan
TRAVERSE CITY, MI —The Midwest deserves its own landmark dance festival. Two grassroots initiatives—on opposite coasts of Lake Michigan—are trying to make it happen. To be clear, there are festivals.…
A wonderful future for RE | Dance, Chande
CHICAGO—Leaving Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Friday, tannins of RE | Dance’s “A Delicate Hand” still swirled in my brain. Its grape and oaky hues on costumes clothing dancers of a certain…
Final RAD Fest late show saves the best for last
It’s 10 p.m. on a Saturday and I’m nearly in tears. No, this is not an overly emotional farewell to RADFest 2023, but rather a moment of stunned appreciation for…
Jennifer Passios A feisty and feral Saturday at RADFest
Kayt MacMaster and Rachel Rizzuto huddle together under a sheet, telling stories of fifth century B.C. debauchery by flashlight. MacMaster lays on her back. Rizzuto wraps the sheet around her…
It’s better when the table breaks: Pleasure in the unplanned at RADFest late show
A light breeze of patchouli wafted throughout the Wellspring Theater as the lights rose on Friday evening for the second of four professional short works programs curated for RADFest’s 2023…
Fantasy, humor, sensuality and malady converge in first day of RADFest
A March snowstorm was no match for the hearty Michigan audiences who brushed off their boots and flocked to the Wellspring Theater for Friday night’s opening of the 2023 Midwest…
Wild Nature, Water Mother: NYC’s Thryn Saxon to premiere new work at RADFest
KALAMAZOO, MI — Miami native Thryn Saxon is a freelance choreographer, educator, performer and hope-focused activist currently based in New York City. She is the director of SAXYN Dance Works…
For Martinez and Ballet Des Moines, ‘Kiss’ represents a seismic shift in how ballet is presented. Bonus: it’s also really good.
DES MOINES, Iowa—A modest crowd, in comparison to the number of available seats, filed into the immense Des Moines Civic Center on Oct. 29 for Ballet Des Moines’ season opener,…
Latest from Owen/Cox an Easter Rachmaninoff surprise
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — I thought I knew Owen/Cox Dance Group. Turns out, a 10-minute dance film, released last month on Easter Sunday, changed my perception of this now-seasoned Kansas…