Monthly Archives: September 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/arts/dance/liz-gerring-dance-offers-mirrorlike-illusions-in-glacier.html?pagewanted=all Just like how the Berger and Barnet readings helped us to “see art”, the Wendy Oliver readings taught us how to write good dance critiques.  Chapter 4 first introduces a critique as a “thoughtful discussion and analysis”.  On a … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/arts/dance/john-j-zullo-dance-raw-movement-delves-into-the-past.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&ref=dance&adxnnlx=1380077009-iPL3Yom4aag0NO/XX9QZyQ Gia Kourlas’ dance review “Total Recall: Reconstructing Memory, for Better or Worse” was one that reflected the general guidelines in Wendy Oliver’s chapter on Dance Critiques while also showcasing a sense of personal expression through the review itself. The … Continue reading →

“Oozing Sludge, Gregor, Is Never a Good Sign” is Gia Kourlas’s review of the Arthur Pita’s dance-theatre adaptation of Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”, which is being performed at the Joyce Theatre. Kourlas begins her article with a descriptive lead, peaking … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/arts/dance/lyon-opera-ballet-presents-limbs-theorem.html?ref=dance Before writing about the dance review I chose, I’d like to say that Wendy Oliver’s Writing about Dance really helped me understand the process of analyzing a dance performance and writing about it in a paper. Before reading this, … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/arts/dance/megan-v-spenglers-flutter-opens-at-the-chocolate-factory.html?ref=dance Wendy Oliver places heavy emphasis upon the four cornerstones of the Feldman model of dance criticism–description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation. Although the merits of such a model are clear, particularly for students who have little-to-no experience critiquing dance, the … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/arts/dance/liz-gerring-dance-offers-mirrorlike-illusions-in-glacier.html?ref=dance   Alastair Macaulay follows Wendy Oliver’s chosen model — the Feldman model — of dance criticism to the T.   He first starts his write-up with general background of the piece.  He gives the time (Tuesday, the week of September 20, … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/arts/dance/liz-gerring-dance-offers-mirrorlike-illusions-in-glacier.html?ref=dance&_r=0 Alastair Macaulay’s “Icy White Synapses in a Crackling Heat” is a dance review on the dance work, “Glacier” by Liza Gerring. Macaulay introduces the work by describing the motions of the dancers during the work and the mood it … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/arts/dance/lyon-opera-ballet-presents-limbs-theorem.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&ref=dance&adxnnlx=1379975918-eDxMH84oYHVTiga6dM8CXA I read “The Dawn of a World, Dreamlike Yet Chaotic” by Roslyn Sulcas, which was a review of William Forsythe’s “Limb’s Theorem.”  The review was published on The New York Times website, and related to Wendy Oliver’s reading in … Continue reading →