The Arts in NYC Fall 2012

The Complexions Contemporary Ballet performance at the Joyce Theater was a wonderful and memorable experience not just for me, but probably for most in attendance this past Thursday evening. Complexions presented a dazzling show, Celebrate…Rising Stars in Dance, which not only satisfied the taste buds of some of the older attendees, but us, the ever-easily […]

When I first heard we were going to see a ballet, I innately grimaced and did not think I would enjoy the experience. My initial thoughts that popped into my mind when I hear the word “ballet,” were tutus and boring music, and I just did not think I would be able to ever enjoy […]

After seeing a few clips of modern dance earlier that day in class, I did not know what to expect from Complexions. The very first performance, THE CURVE made me feel that the show was going to be long and quite painful to sit through. However, as the performances went on, I began to enjoy […]

There was a moment in last week’s performance that made me think of a film called “Paris is Burning,” notably Willie Ninja, Mother of the House of Ninja. Take a look.  What do you think? 0

Let’s me honest… we all didn’t think the play was going to be stimulating. In fact most of us took bets on who would fall asleep first. Falling asleep in a pile of my own drool seemed very probable at the time. But boy was I COMPLETELY wrong! I actually liked the modern dance performance. […]

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed watching modern ballet. I had my doubts as to whether it was going to be entertaining or not. All I could think about that day was how long and tedious the night was going to be. However, the time passed by much quicker than expected. There wasn’t […]

The curtain withdrew into its shell and the lights fell heavily upon the stage. Though the veil was lifeted and only a few feet separated my restless legs from theirs, I still felt as though there was a permanent rift in place. Perhaps it was the wall of sweat and moisture clinging to every bit […]

The lights dimmed out, and darkness fell. The chatter in the room slowly faded, and silence filled the hall. Gently, the red drapes lifted from the stage as my eyes struggled to adjust to the darkness. The blue misty lights then exploded in the blackness revealing a group of dancers, all gracefully poised in their […]

I’ve been through this before. The first time that I went to see a Broadway show with my TDF program, I was expecting to  be bored to the point of sleep, confused, and quite frankly, uninterested. All my doubts about Broadway were proven wrong, however. So, when we were waiting for the dance performance to […]

So the word around our class was that I would be the first one asleep when the performance started, but somehow I proved everyone wrong. When the first dance started, I was like “oh great, here we go.. how the hell am I going to sit through an hour and a half of this?” For […]