On Monday night I had the pleasure of volunteering at and attending the Gina Gibney 2008 Gala, Women at Work. After spending the afternoon helping set up at the Alvin Ailey Center, we moved downstairs for the performance. The Gala was the 10-year anniversary of GGD as an all-female company, so the performance included excerpts [...]

I recently sat in on a tech rehearsal for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and for Gina Gibney Dance’s Spring 2008 Gala. I think it’s fair to say both audiences will be in for an incredible performance. Cedar Lake, whose spring season opens on Monday, June 2nd includes three very dramatic pieces by distinctly innovative yet [...]

There are a ton of upcoming performances and events that I’m really excited about. I’ll certainly try to post reviews of them all, but in the meantime, here’s a peek at some of the performances that I’ll be seeing over the next two weeks: 1) New York City Ballet’s “Here and Now”: This program includes [...]