A set of large, rough-hewn wooden shapes splattered with white paint bestow an urban- playground-feel upon the stage at a recent rehearsal of the RIT/NTID Dance Company -- that is, the student dance group at the National Technical Institute...
THEATER REVIEW: "The Year of Magical Thinking"
I've never met Ginni Harden Pierce, yet I feel that I know, almost intimately, a dozen different people she has inhabited in utterly believable performances. A gifted creator of character, she has appeared on local stages for more than 40...
THEATER REVIEW: "Perfect Wedding"
Geva continues the love and marriage theme of its 2011-2012 season with "Perfect Wedding," a light, frothy farce that's a welcome respite from the gloomy weather outside. Farce is a very specific genre, and it's not everybody's cup of tea....
Fabo Callabo, the title given to this weekend's collaborative dance concert at Geva Theatre, was organized cooperatively by five leading local dance companies seeking to further what they recognize as the flourishing dance scene in Rochester....
THEATER REVIEW: "Incident at Vichy"
You would hope that by the year 2012, the American public would be fairly well educated about the Holocaust. In addition to the historical records and stories from survivors, there have been countless works of art that have illuminated that...
Toward the beginning of "Tom Foolery" - a musical revue based around the songs of satirist Tom Lehrer - a cast member explains that if the evening inspires even one audience member to insult a good friend or slap a loved one, it will all have...
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Patrick MacPhearson said:
This production was one of the best performed I have seen and I have attended quite alot of theatre. It is just ashame that it is not still...
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Jahme said:
Excellent article! I love the dance coverage City has been providing the past several years, please continue the great work.
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Paul said:
A great article, and thanks City for making me aware of this. I love modern dance, and since moving to Rochester it's been hard to find. These...
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Michael H. Arve said:
Thank you so much Eric for your kind words. This show has been a pleasure to direct from start to finish. All the actors have been right on. And...
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Kara said:
Anon, I don't think it's the part of the reviewer here to compare local productions to Tony award-wining material. If you want a Broadway...
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