Review: Parsons Dance at the Joyce
November 6, 2026Name a piece "Bachiana" and you invite comparison to two twentieth-century greats: Fokine's Chopiniana, with its...
San Francisco Ballet: RAkU, Symphonic Variations and Symphony in C
November 5, 2026A new Possokhov ballet is something SFB audiences have come to relish, and RAkU did not...
Dance Review: NYCB Offers Polyphonia, For the Love of Duke, and Concerto DSCH
November 5, 2026Yet while these dancers retain their individuality, Ratmansky manages to make their movements seem of a...
Dance Review: San Francisco Ballet’s Giselle
November 5, 2026The cast for the opening night (Saturday, January 29) featured the deservedly popular Yuan Yuan Tan...
A Gala Celebration with San Francisco Ballet
November 4, 2026As usual for these events, Wednesday night’s audience came in their finest duds — men in...
And There’s Prize Money!
November 4, 2026News flash — Dance makers need money! Oh, the big companies are on all the corporate...
Introducing Dance Vine, A New CLR Blog
November 2, 2026We are pleased to announce our new blog, Dance Vine. CLR dance critics Hanna Oldsman and...
Dance Review: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker
October 28, 2026For sheer production values, though, the San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker remains at the top of the...
Dance Review: Alvin Ailey Offers Anointed, The Hunt, Cry and Revelations
October 26, 2026Luckily, Robert Battle needs no anointing. His choreography speaks for itself. In the company premiere of...
Movie Review: Black Swan
October 23, 2026Darren Aronofsky’s films (which include Requiem for a Dream and The Wrestler) roil with striking, horrific...




