Susan Jaffe Will Be Next Artistic Director at American Ballet Theater

Susan Jaffe, a former American Ballet Theater ballerinaWhen Kevin McKenzie steps down at the end of 2022 after a 30-year tenure, he will become the company’s artistic director, the company announced Monday. Jaffe, 59, has been artistic director of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater since July 2020, and will become the seventh director to lead the …

Susan Jaffe Will Be Next Artistic Director at American Ballet Theater

Susan Jaffe, a former American Ballet Theater ballerinaWhen Kevin McKenzie steps down at the end of 2022 after a 30-year tenure, he will become the company’s artistic director, the company announced Monday. Jaffe, 59, has been artistic director of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater since July 2020, and will become the seventh director to lead the …

‘Saturday Fiction’ Review: Theater of History

The majestic Gong Li anchors a mysterious and often mysterious tale of intrigue in Chinese director Lou Ye’s latest feature film, “Saturday Fiction.” As in films like “Summer Palace” and “Purple Butterfly,” Lou places a Hitchcockian tension of identity and passion at the zenith of major historical events, although personal and political dramas collide in …

Younger Than It Seems, But No More Diversity: France’s Best Theater Award

Eric Bouvron and Benjamin Penamaria have created a lively, low-tech stage biography with two musicians and a singer on stage, with the main emphasis on live music. The art team clearly came to this story with good intentions. The Sykes-Picot Agreement, a secret 1916 agreement that determined how Ottoman lands would be divided between France …

Review: Harlem’s Soul Ballet Dance Theater to Stevie Wonder

Dance alone is perfectly capable of saying things, but music can help. Sung lyrics are more dangerous, posing the threat of literalism, but when handled correctly, the combination of dance and words can increase meaning. One example: Robert Garland’s heavily-influenced “Higher Ground,” which had its New York premiere this week as the Harlem Dance Theater …

Review: In ‘Chasing Andy Warhol’, Street Theater Goes Pop

It’s that easy. A Breton shirt, a silver wig, acetate-framed sunglasses – and suddenly Andy Warhol is there. There on a Citi Bike and there again on roller skates. Playing chess, posing for ballet, gliding through the drizzle. In “Chasing Andy Warhol,” a snapshot of pop artist Bated Breath Theater Company’s street performance, those who …

Where Jerry Zaks Goes to Escape the ‘Pure Pleasure’ of Theater

But of course, they came to see their son at work and then went backstage to meet Mr. Mostel. “For 20 minutes, they rolled back and forth speaking Yiddish to Zero,” he recalled. “Finally, my father asked, ‘Will my son be good at this difference?’ And Zero replied, ‘He’ll be better than anything.’ Then we …

Radio Drama for the Podcast Age: How Amazon’s Audible Moved to the Theater

Another plus: Artists are paid more for recorded performances as well as personally staged ones. “The pay is great and the reach is great,” said Robert O’Hara, who planned the Williamstown production.A tram named Desire” was made to be voiced by Audible and went on to direct “Long Day’s Journey” on Minetta Lane and voice. …