Review by Jane Vranish: It was good to see such a monumental pairing of music and movement last Saturday night at the Amphitheater, a match that became epic in so many ways. There hasn’t been
Dance fans are always fascinated at what lurks behind the curtain, what goes into peeling away the onion layers of a performance. The Paul Taylor Dance Company may have uncorked two stellar performances at
Review by Jane Vranish: No longer just an impeccably designed, mostly Victorian community by the lake, Chautauqua Institution has taken on a series of performing arts projects, like the jazz giant Wynton Marsalis partnership, that
Guest Critic: Jane Vranish To put it succinctly, you could say Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s latest appearance in the Amphitheater was a “gem” of a program. George Balanchine’s “Rubies,” the opening work on Saturday night, was
Tuesday night at the new Amphitheater was a celebration in so many ways of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, himself a Chautauqua “institution.” The first part of the festivities came from the new Amphitheater, with long-awaited and better
The idea of transition laced its way through the Charlotte Ballet’s final performance in the Amphitheater, a 123-year old structure that is scheduled for reconstruction this winter, only, most hope, to re-emerge as
Modern master Merce Cunningham thought dance and music existed in parallel universes and never the twain should meet until dress rehearsal. On the other hand, modern ballet master George Balanchine was able to weld