Nicole Pope
Back to the Future: RoseAnne Spraidlin's Future Past
By Nicole PopeFuture Past is a sometimes heady rumination on death.
Notes from the Fringe
By Emily Larocque and Nicole PopeWell, it’s that time of year again: The middle of August, when everybody who can has escaped the city, and those who can’t escape reality at the always unpredictable Fringe Festival. We sent two of our fearless writers to check out a few dance offerings, and report back from the field. –Claudia LaRocco
David Dorfman’s Underground presented at BAM
By Nicole PopeInspired by the revolutionary activity of Weather Underground during the ’60s and ’70s, Dorfman’s latest work, Underground, emphasizes the persistence of the daily, moment-to-moment act of choosing your politics through a kind of kinetic diplomacy.
Making Intentions Clear
By Nicole PopeBoth clear and not so clear intentions were on display at Danspace Project in May for a Shares evening featuring performances by Osmani Tellez and Juliette Mapp.
Beverly Blossom: The Incomplete Lament of an Old Dancer.
By Nicole PopeThe programs for Beverly Blossom’s performance at Baruch College (September), were handed out in wrinkled, crumpled wads
Memories of the Revolution
By Nicole PopeChina’s Yellow River (also known as China’s Sorrow) has made at least five major course changes since 602 B.C. During these tumults, the river destroyed everything in its path, causing major floods and killing hundreds of thousands of people.
