Love Hurts
EBC and Orchestra Next collaborate on a first-rate Romeo & Juliet
As a little kid in the ’70s, I wore a groove in my parent’s vinyl record of Leonard Bernstein conducting and narrating the New York … Continue reading
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Star Dancers
New York dance troupe brings Bowie tribute to Eugene
Like a one-man artistic movement, David Bowie’s creativity knew no boundaries. He touched everything from rock and pop music to film and theater. So why … Continue reading
Pas de Deux
Pink Martini and Eugene Ballet will share the Hult Center stage in a collaborative performance
If you’re from this area, it’s probably not too far fetched of an assumption that you have witnessed a performance by the Eugene Ballet Company … Continue reading
Joy Dancer
UO hosts South African dancer Vincent Mantsoe for a performance of KonKoriti
Growing up in Soweto township, choreographer and dancer Vincent Mantsoe found strength in the daily rhythm set by the women in his life. “My grandmother, … Continue reading
Power and Prowess
Ballet Fantastique takes on 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'
How do you present an antiquated, strictly traditional art form like ballet to an audience whose musical oldies are only 30 years old? Answer: fusion. … Continue reading
Wild, Wild Movement
Mowgli is the perfect ballet for the inexperienced viewer
If you’re like me, your experience with ballet is limited to The Nutcracker. As such, I associate ballet with incredible athletics, surreal costumes and incomprehensible … Continue reading
Reinventing Tesla
Harmonic Laborator plugs into a collaborative, multi-media effort based on great 20th-century futurist
For Harmonic Laboratory, the concept of “collaboration” keeps getting redefined. “It’s been a topic of conversation for six years,” says the group’s inter-media, music and … Continue reading
Spontaneous Combustion
Audience and dancers collaborate continuously to create #instaballet performances
In 2013, ballet dancers Suzanne Haag and Antonio Anacan wanted an alternative to off-season ballet work — an opportunity to continue dancing throughout the summer. … Continue reading
Artistic Oasis
Eugene Ballet Presents MOMIX
This season, Eugene Ballet Company audiences can look forward to a visit from MOMIX, a creative and divergent company with a long performance history arcing … Continue reading
Black Movement Matters
A conversation with hip-hop dance legend Rennie Harris
According to Lorenzo “Rennie” Harris, the three laws of hip-hop culture are “innovation, individuality and creativity.” “Hip hop comes from the word ‘hippie,’ which means … Continue reading