Michelle Vellucci
MICHELLE VELLUCCI works at New York City Center. When she's not doing that, she writes about dance and other things, some of them arts-related. She also enjoys Pilates, ballet and hanging out with her dog.
“Dance in the Body You Have:” An Interview with Kitty Lunn
On a May afternoon at the New 42nd Street Studios in Times Square, dancer and choreographer Kitty Lunn was rehearsing a piece that required her to push herself up off the floor into a standing position.
IN-I: JULIETTE BINOCHE AND AKRAM KHAN SEPTEMBER 15-20 AT BAM
By Michelle VellucciWhen celebrities venture outside their areas of expertise, the results aren’t always pretty. Just try to get through one of Madonna’s children’s books or Scarlett Johansson’s album of Tom Waits covers. And so, when French actress Juliette Binoche announced last year that she would be performing alongside top-notch British choreographer Akram Khan in a dance work called In-I, we were admittedly un peu sceptique.
DANCING ON SCREEN, BIG AND SMALL
By Michelle Vellucci, L.J. Sunshine, and Evan NamerowIn like a lion, out like a lamb—but for dance-loving New Yorkers, this March also promises three anticipated film events. First, dance film pioneer Elaine Summers is honored over three evenings at Danspace Project at Saint Mark’s Church and one afternoon discussion at the New Museum, which will explore her influence on a younger generation of artists.
Garth Fagan Dance Turns Forty
By Michelle VellucciYou could say that Garth Fagan knows a thing or two about longevity. His choreography, a modern/Afro-Caribbean hybrid with the heat of Alvin Ailey and the cool intelligence of Merce Cunningham, has kept audiences and critics in thrall for decades.
Baby, Why You Gotta Treat Me So Bad?
By Michelle VellucciWhat becomes of the brokenhearted? If you’re Kyle Abraham, you channel your heartbreak into some really fierce dancing and invite others to share your pain. Abraham presented Heartbreaks and Homies February 11 and 12 at Joe’s Pub, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Meta Meta
By Michelle VellucciA writer sits on the living room couch and stares at the computer in her lap. A glass of water sweats on the coffee table. A dog sleeps curled up on a green blanket at her feet.
Dana Salisbury's UNSEEN DANCES
By Michelle VellucciLadies and gentlemen, the dance performance is about to begin. Please put on your blindfolds.
