Tag: St. Louis
Meet me in St. Louis: Love Letters from Chicago’s Artistic Directors to Spring to Dance
* Note: This post was created as a special feature in collaboration with SeeChicagoDance.com* ST. LOUIS, MO — Dance St. Louis has changed Memorial Day weekend. While most Americans stuff themselves silly with burgers, hot dogs, and beer, for thousands of St. Louisians this weekend is about world-class dance performances. The Spring to Dance Festival started as a way to promote…
Chicago Shows Up at Spring to Dance
Last night at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center did not suck. Though not solely responsible for the brilliant performances last night, Chicago certainly showed up and demonstrated its versatility and technical panache. To spare readers an in-depth exposé of each piece in an evening that was (between two shows) three hours long, here are the tidbits I wrote…
A Conversation with Michael Uthoff
ST. LOUIS, MO — When Michael Uthoff first arrived in St. Louis, MO, he was asked what he thought of the local dance scene. “I think it’s shit,” he said. Born to dancing parents who founded the Chilean National Ballet, Uthoff danced for Jose Limon and eventually found his way toward classical ballet. Having seen success all over the country…
Spring to Dance a strategy for butts in St. Louis dance seats
ST. LOUIS, MO — On my final day in St. Louis I spent a sweaty afternoon downtown and cooled off with two excellent shows at the Spring to Dance festival. Chicago definitely shined on this last day of three, with some of our heavy hitters appearing in both shows. I’m ashamed to admit that this was my first time seeing Lucky Plush…
Spring to Dance the place to be for Memorial Day in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, MO — Apparently the Touhill Performing Arts Center is the place to be on Memorial Day weekend in St. Louis. I expected a pretty good line-up of mostly regional and a few national companies; what I didn’t expect is the droves of people that come out for this event. Folks practically climb over each other, not unlike the…
Springing to a New Realm in Dance Writing
I admire dance critics, but I certainly don’t envy them. Weekends spent in a dark theater hunched over a notepad; people you barely know pretending to be your best friend; the fate of their social media lives resting in your hands. I think back to episodes such as the disastrous review of NYCB’s Nutcracker and the firestorm that followed Alastair Macaulay’s…
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