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Critics Week
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Critics Week 2011
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Dancer and historian Jennifer Homans - whose own book "Apollo’s Angels" made best-of lists in 2010 – joins us to share the top moments from the world of dance in 2011.
Jennifer Homans' List:
- Forsythe Company: I don't believe in outer space at BAM
- Pina - film
- The Artist - film
- David Hallberg 'defection' to Bolshoi and reopening of Bolshoi Theater in Moscow
- Mark Morris, Festival Dance
- Alexei Ratmansky's The Bright Stream at American Ballet Theater
- Atys - 17th century tragedie-lyrique by J.B. Lully, performed by William Christie's Arts Florissants at BAM
- Merce Cunningham company final performances before the company disbands - forever
- Susan Marshall Company 25th anniversary performance
- Anything Goes
- Ocean's Kingdom - Worst dance of the year
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Comments [1]
This looks more like a Best of List from 1987. Jennifer, do you follow any artist who are under 50 and not institutionally established? So many amazing ground-breaking artists working out there, disappointed to see such a rubber stamped list with no one who actually take risks and push boundaries.
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