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...

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...

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...

On opening night of the world premiere of Michael Pink's Peter Pan in 2010, a desperate fellow...

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...

For decades, experiments in dance have opened possibilities for other forms of theater...

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...

As Milwaukee Ballet prepares to present its “Spring Series” of contemporary one-acts...

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...

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...