Williams professor of theater Shanti Pillai has gathered together an ensemble of student actors and guest artists, musicians, puppeteers, a Bollywood choreographer … and they are creating a new work together.
Read articleSoledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca come seeking Goya
Martín Goldin Santangelo and Soledad Barrio are delving deep into the Spanish artist Francisco Goya, translaving the rawness of his dream visions into flamenco.
Read articleClose your eyes and feel the music
Glad rhythms — how can I describe the sound for you? Eight marimbas are cascading tones like summer rain. Within a few beats, most of the audience is on their feet.
Read articleSouth African choreographer Dada Masilo re-animates Giselle
Low strings advance to a beat like incoming thunder. A lithe figure in red strikes the ground with an itshoba, a wooden rod. Myrtha, the queen of the Wilis, flexes firm shoulders and extends a bare foot … as South African choreographer and dancer Dada Masilo introduces a new Giselle to the ’62 Center of Theatre and Dance at Williams College.
Read articleForklift and Williams College Dining Services choreograph a dance
As a community they have come from many parts of the world. They come in to work late at night, in the small hours and the early morning, and in a week they may cook more than 15,000 meals. And one winter they danced. In February 2017, Forklift Danceworks, the […]
Read article‘Tartuffe’ tantalizes in David Eppel’s farewell to Williams College
Lights dance on the ceiling, and a man in spangled facepaint is doing the limbo under the chandelier — the 17th century has gone clubbing in Paris. And it’s glorious.
Read articleA keeper for every flame
People are moving this weekend in the Berkshires with inspirations from around the world — from a night game in Philly to a solo saxophone in New Orleans, from a scraggily lake house to a Paris club …
Read articleThe Blues Project taps rhythm with Toshi Reagon and Dorrance Dance
A low voice calls over solo guitar. A warm bass and rippling lines of dancers sound rapid beats like a light rain. A strong tenor builds over blues chords in a call-and-response rhythm …
Read articleDance Dhamaka celebrates South Asian fusion at the ’62 Center
The dancers are holding candles, one in each hand. They cup their hands, so the flames seem to ride on their palms. They hold out their arms and extend them overhead, spinning. The candles are called diya … and they opened the Spring performance by Dance Dhamaka.
Read articleFreshGrass impressions in early fall
Any day that begins with Sandy Boys played fast under the upside down trees and ends with an actor and a musician invoking the entire force of the people of Troy … is a good day.
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