Catherine Tharin

Dec 19, 2024 | wamc.org | Catherine Tharin

Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful. Just the title of choreographer Kyle Abraham’s most recent dance seen at NYC’s Armory on Park Avenue on December 9 is gripping. A glorious sweep of a dance that moves through the seasons (a metaphor for time passing) as depicted in the spectacular, ever morphing set is expressed with delicacy, power and nuance by a man facing mortality. Abraham writes in the program, “My words and thoughts stammer where they used to sing.

Dec 13, 2024 | wamc.org | Catherine Tharin

Now in its 22nd consecutive season, the witty, irreverent and raucous Nut/Cracked will be presented by The Bang Group at Kaatsbaan, in Tivoli, N,Y,, on December 20 and 21. As the Cultural Center’s holiday offering, there is a reason why this 65-minute reimagined Nutcracker has entertained countless numbers of delighted patrons: it is laugh-out-loud funny.

Nov 11, 2024 | dance-enthusiast.com | Catherine Tharin |Maureen Fleming

Features > Impressions The Dance Enthusiast's Brand of Review/Thoughts on What We See The Alchemist’s Veil   I Prologue: Selkie  II Walking on Air  III Birth Song  IV Abstraction in Red  V The Stairs  VI The Gestures  VII The Driftwood  VIII Mother and Child  IX The Imortal RoseLa MaMa Experimental Theatre ClubConceived, Choreographed & Performed by Maureen FlemingInspired by the paintings of Georgia O’KeeffeSound Design by Brett R.

Oct 31, 2024 | dance-enthusiast.com | Catherine Tharin

Features > Impressions The Dance Enthusiast's Brand of Review/Thoughts on What We See Edges of Ailey at The Whitney Museum of American ArtOpen September 25, 2024 to February 9, 2025Curated, and with a catalog edited by Adrienne Edwards, Engell Speyer Family Senior Curatorand Associate Director of Curatorial Programs“Dance is for everybody.

Oct 30, 2024 | wamc.org | Catherine Tharin

Le sacre de Lila (2022), its U.S. premiere on September 29 at PS21 in Chatham, NY, is a contemporary dance based on the traditional Lila healing ritual of the Maghreb, an area that spans several North African countries. Moroccan-French-Quebecois choreographer, Ismaël Mouaraki explores trance through song, dance and music. His company Destins Croisés or Crossed Destinies, received the best choreography award at the Prix de la Danse de Montreal for Le sacre de Lila.