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Tuesday, May 15,2012
Classical Music/Dance

A GeraldCaselDance Premiere Made in Milwaukee

By John Schneider
A terrific opportunity exists Thursday through Saturday, May 17-19, to see a world premiere by distinguished choreographer Gerald Casel and several outstanding Milwaukee dancers. The veteran of the Stephen Petronio Company and founder...
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Tuesday, May 15,2012
Classical Music/Dance

Ko-Thi Premieres 'Words from the Sole'

By John Schneider
A voice whispers, “I been away so long, I wonder if the drum still has the power to connect us back to the beginning of being.” Those words by Milwaukee poet Sheena Carey open Words from the Sole, a groundbreaking new dance from Ko-Thi Dance...
Monday, May 14,2012
Classical Music/Dance

Revising a Classic

Michael Pink's Generous Peter Pan

By John Schneider
A great deal happens both on and beneath the surface of Michael Pink's generous ballet Peter Pan, created for the Milwaukee Ballet in 2010 and revised earlier this year for the Colorado Ballet and again for Milwaukee. With deepened interpretations...
Wednesday, May 2,2012
A&E Feature

Milwaukee Ballet's 'Peter Pan' Returns 2 Years Older and Wiser

By John Schneider
On opening night of the world premiere of Michael Pink's Peter Pan in 2010, a desperate fellow...
Wednesday, May 2,2012
Classical Music/Dance

At Ease and Glad To Be Together

Danceworks' Season Closes with Want or Need

By John Schneider
For several years, the Danceworks Performance Company has presented several revue-style concerts of new dances choreographed by a varying roster of company members. The choreographers also dance in one another's works...
Wednesday, April 25,2012
A&E Feature

Danceworks: A Choreographic Laboratory

Milwaukee dance company embraces its identity in 'Want or Need'

By John Schneider
For decades, experiments in dance have opened possibilities for other forms of theater...
Monday, April 2,2012
Classical Music/Dance

Eyes Wet and Mouth Agape

Milwaukee Ballet's Spring Series of Contemporary Dance

By John Schneider
Milwaukee Ballet's Spring Series of contemporary dance was meant to appeal to a range of tastes. I found the new works—The Last Glass by Matthew Neenan of Philadelphia's BalletX from 2010, and Extremely Close by Alejandro Cerrudo...
Wednesday, March 21,2012
A&E Feature

Milwaukee Ballet's Dancers for All Seasons

By John Schneider
As Milwaukee Ballet prepares to present its “Spring Series” of contemporary one-acts...
Monday, March 19,2012
Classical Music/Dance

The Florentine Opera's Loving 'Susannah'

By John Schneider
Terrible things befall innocent people in melodrama. By the end, evil is usually punished and the good guys rewarded or at least consoled. American composer Carlisle Floyd's 1955 opera Susannah tells the melodramatic story of a young woman falsely...
Monday, March 5,2012
Local Music

Present Music's Around 30: The Dark Side of Turning 30

By John Schneider
It's hard to turn 30. That and 60 were my troubled birthdays. The helpless dismay and self-absorption provoked by those milestones can wreak havoc on a person's hopes. Present Music turned 30 this year...
 
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