Email Author Eva Yaa Asantewaa

2005 Stories by Eva Yaa Asantewaa

• In New Dances and Old, Japanese Choreographer Respects Tradition

  published April 26, 2005

  The key to Saeko Ichinohe's artistic survival lies in respect for tradition and timelessness. Before an audience of older dance fans and her... More >>

• No Fire or Spark in Dances to Springsteen and Sting From the City of Steel

  published April 19, 2005

  In Erica Essner's program of five premiere and repertory works, the new Fractured Tango best utilized her company's strengths. Set to a... More >>

• A Community Centered in a Bare Frame Challenges Singularity

  published March 15, 2005

  Citizens or Individuals? A dilemma, and the title of a new abstract ensemble work by Cuban-born choreographer Judith Sánchez... More >>

• Roger C. Jeffrey's Message to the Messengers Is Far From Subtle

  published March 1, 2005

  For seven years, Roger C. Jeffrey has been refining his tribute to Gil Scott-Heron, the influential black poet-singer best known for progressive... More >>

• Her Crowning Glory

  published February 22, 2005

  "Tea," says ritualist Donna Henes, "is on the queen," grandly gesturing toward a plate heaped with cookies at the tour launch for her... More >>

• Jarecke's Technical Innovations Are Lost on Riser-Potato Audience

  published February 22, 2005

  Dendron's publicity and notes invited the audience to move about and gaze upon Mark Jarecke's dance from different perspectives. But... More >>

• Intimate Encounters Onstage and Off With Canadian Modern Dancers

  published February 22, 2005

  Sly Verb—Christopher House's 2003 production for Toronto Dance Theatre—is one uninterrupted hour of movement drawn from a... More >>

• Dancemaker With Heart on Sleeve Meets Women of Distinction

  published February 8, 2005

  Earl Mosley's dancers need full-throttle gusto and dramatic daring—especially when holding their own against that giant of song Nina Simone.... More >>

• Dance

  published February 1, 2005

  Masters of the art of transformation, Ronald K. Brown and his exceptional performers whip up a smooth but potent blend of African, modern, jazz,... More >>

• Scottish Dances Pace Holiday Revel, Delighting With Their Precision

  published January 11, 2005

  At two and a half hours, New York Revels' winter solstice fete—devoted, this year, to Scotland's artistry—was as overstuffed as a... More >>