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Pilobolus

by The Staff April 18, 2013

Pilobolus are a modern dance troupe who have been around long enough—since 1971, specifically—to be called “venerable.” Yet they remain fresh, searching out new ideas and collaborations. Last year, for example, they were Grammy nominated ...

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Next Move

by The Staff April 4, 2013

Next Move: The Festival of Modern dance returns to the GE Theatre this weekend with an exciting lineup of modern dance curated by Ellen Sinopoli. Friday night’s slate features the Caitlin Trainor Dance Company (pictured), who ...

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Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal

by The Staff February 28, 2013

The acclaimed Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal company return to Western Massachusetts this weekend for two shows at MASS MoCA. The company won raves when they performed at Jacob’s Pillow in 2010; the Times Union’s ...

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Brian Brooks Moving Company

by The Staff February 6, 2013

When the Brian Brooks dance company premiered Big City, the showpiece work of Friday night’s performance at the Egg, at last spring’s Gotham Dance Festival, the critical reactions were revealing. One saw the everyday hustle ...

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Motionhouse

by The Staff January 31, 2013

Proctors’ Mainstage will become a staging ground for “highly physical dance theater” this Saturday evening when the Motionhouse dance company bring their production Scattered to town. Our relationship with water and water’s place in the ...

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4Walls

by The Staff November 15, 2012

Dancer, choreographer and multimedia artist Ralph Lemon will bring his latest work, 4Walls, to one of the EMPAC studios this weekend. According to the program notes, it’s a live, multimedia dance installation that “provides four ...

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David Dorfman Dance

by The Staff October 17, 2012

The New York City-based David Dorfman Dance Company are coming to the Egg tomorrow night with their latest project, Prophets of Funk. Whenever someone promises to “bring the funk,” let alone present themselves as a “prophet ...

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Parsons Dance

by The Staff August 30, 2012

The annual visit from Parsons Dance is one of the highlights of the season at Chatham’s PS21. The company will return for their seventh visit this weekend to present a program that includes two works ...

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Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company

by The Staff August 23, 2012

The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company call Albany’s Egg home, but this weekend they’re taking their act on the road to Scotia’s Freedom Park. The acclaimed company (winner of Best Dance Company in this year’s Best Of ...

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Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company

by The Staff January 19, 2012

The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company’s recent (December) sojourn at the Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli yielded two completed works, both of which will premiere tomorrow (Friday) night at the Egg. The performance also celebrates ...

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Big Dance Theater

by The Staff July 20, 2011

Big Dance Theatre’s Co-Artistic Directors, choreographer Annie-B Parson and actor-director Paul Lazara won the inaugural Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award in 2007, for their work with a company The New York Times called “deeply brilliant.” And ...

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Carte Blanche

by The Staff June 22, 2011

The Norwegian company Carte Blanche will make their U.S. debut at Jacob’s Pillow, continuing the Pillow’s tradition of bringing cutting-edge dance to the bucolic setting every summer. Described by The Guardian as “arrestingly powerful,” and described ...

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Maude Baum and Company

by The Staff May 19, 2011

The celebration of eba’s 38th anniversary continues with this weekend’s final Spring Salon Concerts, presented by the Maude Baum and Company Dance Theatre. There will be three works on the program. Maude Baum’s Oh, Virginia, is ...

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