Dimitris Papaioannou’s ‘The Great Tamer’: Corpse and corpus
The Great Tamer made its New York debut at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House as part of the Next Wave Festival on November 14. The work was created by Dimitris Papaioannou of Greece in 2017, and is currently on an international tour.
Al Blackstone’s stroke of genius in ‘Freddie Falls in Love’
Freddie Falls in Love, a dance narrative presented by The Joyce Theater Foundation in association with Break the Floor Productions, was directed and choreographed by Al Blackstone and played at The Joyce Theater from July 23-August 4. It has a 16-member cast featuring Matt Doyle (The Book of Mormon) and Melanie Moore (So You Think You Can Dance).