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Pinto and Pollak bring Oyster to the Paramount

All the characters in Oyster, the Israeli show presented by Celebrity Series last weekend at the Paramount, are physically challenged in some way.
Carnival of Waifs
By MARCIA B. SIEGEL | February 10, 2012

Grimes | Visions

The debut record from Grimes, an alias of the Montreal-based Boucher, kicks off the peculiarity parade by presenting song titles steeped in cutesy affectation.
Arbutus (2012)
By REYAN ALI | February 03, 2012

Off the record: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour | Out of Frequency

Getting a boost with songs from their 2009 debut, Fruit , featured in iPod and Heineken ads, and getting handpicked as concert openers by a then-still-functioning Amy Winehouse in their native Copenhagen, the Asteroids Galaxy Tour rode a lucky streak o
BMG Rights (2012)
By MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | February 03, 2012

Brite Futures | Dark Past

A few years ago, the cutesy teens in Natalie Portman's Shaved Head slid out of Seattle on the hot pink shoulders of robo-bounce kinda-hit "Me + Ur Daughter" and the cheap intrigue of a ridiculous moniker.
Turnout (2011)
By MICHAEL MAROTTA | January 27, 2012

Review: Crazy Horse

In La Danse — The Paris Opera Ballet , Frederick Wiseman looked behind the scenes at a revered dance institution. In his new documentary he examines a dance institution of a different sort, the cabaret bar of the title, a Parisian pop-cultural icon a
Wiseman behind the scenes at a revered dance institution
By PETER KEOUGH | January 27, 2012

Monica Bill Barnes at the ICA

When the audience entered the theater at the ICA on Friday night, we saw a wooden table and chairs, set up for a simple meal — possibly breakfast.
Somewhere over the top
By MARCIA B. SIEGEL | January 27, 2012

Interview: Wim Wenders takes 3D one step further

Some are surprised that Wim Wenders, like fellow veteran of the '70s New German Cinema Werner Herzog, has embraced something as newfangled as 3D.
Pina envy
By PETER KEOUGH | January 20, 2012

Review: Pina

Who could have predicted that it would take the surviving leading lights of the New German Cinema to put 3D to good use?
Putting 3D to good use
By ANN LEWINSON | January 20, 2012

The Big Pink | Future This

The Big Pink's name is forgettable and their sound is too generic to describe. Sneering electronic dance-rock heavy on synths and slowed-down '90s rave beats? They might as well be the Klaxons.
4AD (2012)
By DAN WEISS | January 13, 2012

A strong season of dance and song

From the comic to the sublime, with a dash of flamenco, the winter season has it all.
Ten to grow on
By DEBRA CASH | December 30, 2011

A whirlwind year of dance

Here's a look at highlights from my year of dance viewing.
From Fela! to Merce
By MARCIA B. SIEGEL | December 23, 2011

Photos: Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Last week, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company gave a farewell performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
The Merce Cunningham Dance Company's last hurrah
By STEPHANIE BERGER & JULIETA CERVANTES | December 16, 2011

Merce Cunningham's long goodbye

Expiring dance companies either implode from suppressed internal troubles, or they just peter out quietly.
Last looks
By MARCIA B. SIEGEL | December 16, 2011

Photos: The Slutcracker at The Somerville Theatre

It's that time again: The all-naughty and no-nice holiday favorite, The Slutcracker, at The Somerville Theatre on December 11, 2011.
December 11, 2011
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | December 16, 2011

'New' dance — then and now — gets a full airing on Boston's stages, and on film

November brought a dense cluster of dance events to galvanize our thinking about how dancers have re-imagined their craft and challenged their audiences over the past few decades.
Cool moves
By MARCIA B. SIEGEL | December 09, 2011

Out: Drinking up Soul Clap’s sensuous house fare on Thanksgiving Eve

Meteoric rise would be an understatement regarding the path Boston's most libidinous DJ duo have taken over the past few years.
Home for the holidaze
By MICHAEL C. WALSH | December 02, 2011

Fusionworks unveils its new moves

Once again abiding by their motto — "Different is good " — Fusionworks Dance Company has engaged two guest choreographers, in addition to artistic director/choreographer Deb Meunier, for their Fall Concert Series at Rhode Island College on November 18 an
Viva la difference!
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | November 18, 2011

RIP .:therapy

For years, a pair of giant angels hung over the dance floor at .:therapy, an afterhours electronic dance music (EDM) club in Olneyville.
Dance Dept.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | November 18, 2011

Boston Ballet brings back John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has probably inspired as many ballet translations as The Rite of Spring .
Return of the star-cross'd
By MARCIA B. SIEGEL | November 11, 2011

Gallim Dance's Blush

You don't want to take the title of Gallim Dance's Blush too seriously — at least not if you're expecting embarrassment, shame, modesty, confusion, those textbook signifiers of someone who'd like to creep away and hide.
Sex wars
By MARCIA B. SIEGEL | October 28, 2011

Review: Puss in Boots 3-D

A mad scientist in The Skin I Live In and a talking cat in Puss in Boots : is there anything Antonio Banderas can't do?
More from the best character of the Shrek franchise
By PETER KEOUGH | October 28, 2011

Momix’s Moses Pendleton on Botanica

You may have seen Momix dancers on a Hanes or Target commercial during the Golden Globes last spring.
Movement and illusion
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 22, 2011

Momix’s Moses Pendleton on Botanica

You may have seen Momix dancers on a Hanes or Target commercial during the Golden Globes last spring.
Movement and illusion
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 22, 2011

Ten years in, Ladytron grounded by Gravity

More than a decade into their career as trusted electro-pop veterans, Ladytron's place in the world of pop music seems as precarious as when they started.
Post-dance
By MICHAEL MAROTTA | October 07, 2011

The Horrors change more than their hair

Near the end of my conversation with Rhys Webb, bassist for Southend-on-Sea quintet the Horrors, I begin to sense the exasperation in his voice.
Makeover
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | September 24, 2011

Kasabian | Velociraptor!

Four records in and Kasabian are still dodging that lazy comparison to Oasis, which is based mainly on their healthy egos and partly on how singer Tom Meighan sometimes pulls off the best Liam Gallagher sneer since Be Here Now — look no further than the
RCA/Columbia (2011)
By MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | September 23, 2011

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