Author: Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
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Shepherd Express preview: ‘CONTRA-TIEMPO fights injustice with joy’
‘CONTRA-TIEMPO, a Los Angeles-based urban Latin dance troupe, and the musicians of Las Cafeteras will present joyUS justUS, a work that celebrates the power of joy in battling inequalities of all sorts. The piece has earned rave reviews: “A joyous performance…comically explores the diversity of Salsa dancing, while also using the dance form to portray the…
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Oregon Artswatch Review: ‘Reggie Wilson’s Got the Power’
‘Perhaps the most striking quality to the movement in POWER was its realism. While the dancers in Fist and Heel clearly have all the skills one would expect of a professional troupe of their caliber, their choreography seemed to intentionally forgo polish in the service of presence. For lack of better words, they just seemed…
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The Charlotte Post: ‘Collegians take Latin dance to stage with CONTRA-TIEMPO’
“This is the first time that many of them are actually going to be on stage,” Williams said. “It’s the first time that they have this kind of rehearsal process of learning a work, and really diving deep into the narratives of social justice or what the art work can represent on stage.” Read the…
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Blumenthal Performing Arts blog: ‘UNCC STUDENTS INSPIRED BY OPPORTUNITY TO DANCE WITH LA-BASED CONTRA-TIEMPO IN “JOYUS JUSTUS”‘
‘This is a significant opportunity for UNCC’s Department of Dance since working with Contra- Tiempo aligns with our curricular goals,” says Williams later via email. “I am especially excited to work as Rehearsal Director with the students as it presents an opportunity to teach professional company etiquette. In addition this project offers a safe space…
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NY Times review: ‘With Michael Novak in charge, the Paul Taylor Company blooms’
‘Mr. Abraham, in his premiere, “Only the Lonely,” set to songs sung by Shirley Horn, showed how he can look at dancers — just as he did with Ms. Copeland in early October at the Fall for Dance Festival — and not just drop them into his choreographic vision, but also create an environment that…
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Review/The Dance Enthusiast: ‘IMPRESSIONS: Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M at the Joyce Theater with Keerati Jinakunwiphat and Trisha Brown’
‘Big Rings conveys the liveliness of the basketball court. Choreographed by company member Jinakunwiphat, it energizes with unbridled athleticism. Seven dancers in sweats and tank tops, their names printed on the back, stomp, clap, and throw their limbs, effortlessly moving in and out of the floor. To Quad City DJ’s “Space Jam,” Jae Neal gallops across the stage, amping…
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Shepherd Express preview: ‘For Ana Maria Alvarez, Dance is Political and Personal’
“I am interested in how our bodies have the capacity to teach us to connect and be compassionate as human beings, and how the act of performance can transform us as individuals and communities,” Alvarez has said in previous interviews. “Through the use of gesture and pedestrian movement, culturally specific ‘social’ dance, and a contemporary…
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CLTURE PREVIEW: ‘Booth Playhouse will transform into a 360-degree arena for LA-based dance company CONTRA-TIEMPO’
‘Joy as revolution is a much-needed antidote to the times we live in, and “joyUS justUS” promises to be about as much fun as you can legally have. The evening even ends with a dance party that the audience is cordially invited to join. Hopefully this marriage of medium and message is infectious. With the broad…
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‘BWW review: Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M excites the Joyce theater audience’
‘On opening night, October 15, Kyle Abraham, Artistic Director, presented six works, including, for one night only, Ash, a solo for American Ballet Theatre principal ballerina, Misty Copeland.’ Read the full review here.