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Walter’s World: Graham Company Fall and Recovery Benefit Tonight

Posted on February 26, 2013 by | 1 Comment

By Walter Rutledge

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“My dancers never fall to simply fall. They fall to rise.” These are the words of legendary choreographer Martha Graham, but recent events have turned them into the message of oracle Martha Graham. Continue reading →

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Walter’s World: Martha Graham Dance Company Performs at The Joyce

Posted on February 19, 2013 by | 1 Comment

By Walter Rutledge

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On April 18, 1926 Martha Graham debuted her first independent concert at the 48th Street Theatre. The concert consisted of eighteen short solos and trios all choreographed by Graham. The 87th season of the world’s senior contemporary dance company Myth and Transformation begins Wednesday, February 20th. The company will present 15 performances through Sunday, March 13th at the Joyce Theater. Continue reading →

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Walter’s World: Picks of the Week; Dance, Theatre, Art and The Art of Making Dances

Posted on August 20, 2012 by | Leave a comment

By Walter Rutledge

Due to circumstances beyond our control we were unable to list our Weekend Picks on Thursday. One of our staffers came up with the brilliant idea to do a weekday listing of upcoming events. Continue reading →

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Walter’s World: Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center Final Performance

Posted on June 25, 2012 by | 3 Comments

By Walter Rutledge

Souls of Our Feet: People of Color Dance Festival, the Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center’s 36 annual choreographer’s showcase concluded its three-day festival on Wednesday June 20. Continue reading →

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Walter’s World: Weekend Picks Dance, Music, and Art

Posted on April 12, 2012 by | 1 Comment

By Walter Rutledge

The weekend is upon us and there are events taking place all over the city. This weekend there is dance in midtown, music and spoken uptown and art abounding on the eastside. These are a few of the many events happen in our community and beyond. Continue reading →

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Walter’s World: Fractured Beauty by Francesca Harper

Posted on January 11, 2012 by | 1 Comment

By Walter Rutledge

Francesca Harper’s new work in progress Fractured Beauty will receive the final studio showing on Thursday January 12 at 6:30 at the Dance Theatre of Harlem.  Continue reading →

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Walter’s World: Weekend Art, Dance and Theatre Picks January 7, 2012

Posted on January 7, 2012 by | 1 Comment

By Walter Rutledge

The holidays may be over but there are enough arts events this weekend to chase away the post holiday blues.  Here are a few of the exciting and varied cultural happenings this weekend. As you will see two of the “uptown” events are free to the public. Continue reading →

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Walter’s World: Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center- Thirty5-In-5 Finale

Posted on July 4, 2011 by | Leave a comment

On Thursday June 23 the Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center presented the final program in the Thirty5-In-5 dance series at the Kumble Theater on the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University. The finale consisted of six works by emerging and established choreographers. Each work was a testament to artistic diversity and individualism.

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Walter’s World: Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center- Thirty 5-In-5

Posted on June 17, 2011 by | Leave a comment

By Walter Rutledge

The Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center (THPAC) will commemorate thirty-fifth years of consecutive art presenting during the annual Souls Of Our Feet People of Color Dance Festival.

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Walter’s World: The Dance Gallery Festival

Posted on November 1, 2010 by | Leave a comment

By Walter Rutledge

One of the many obstacles an emerging artist faces is visibility. The philosophical riddle, “If a tree falls in the forest but nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” addresses the differences of the observed and unobserved worlds. The Dance Gallery Festival provided visibility in a professional venue for sixteen emerging and established dancer makers.

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