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Toward a Greater Communion: Jérôme Bel and Pichet Klunchun, "Pichet Klunchun and myself", Nov 19, 2007
Choreographers' Evening, from Nine Different Angles, Dec 4, 2007
Not Your Niece's Nutcracker: The Ballet of the Dolls' "Nutcracker?! (not so) Suite", Dec 17, 2007
A Fledgling Takes Flight: The Chamber Ballet of Saint Paul, Feb 18, 2008
Through the Eyes of a Muse, Feb 27, 2008
The Thrill of "La Dolce Vita", Mar 10, 2008
Behind the Screens: Jawaahir's "Girls' Night IN", Mar 25, 2008
Inside the "Year of Trisha", Apr 8, 2008
Smooth Moves: Minnesota Dance Theatre's "Orpheus and Euridice", Apr 21, 2008
Not Quite Divine: Jaime Carrera's "Godless", May 20, 2008
THEATER: This is the Way the World Ends, Jun 9, 2008
THEATER: The Patriot: Inside "Jasper Johns", Jun 23, 2008
DANCE: Put On Your Dancing Shoes, May 28, 2008
DANCE: Something in the Way She Moves, Jul 8, 2008
DANCE: Momentum Right to the Edge of Dance, Jul 21, 2008
FRINGE SHORTS: Malia Burkhart's "Survival Pages", Aug 2, 2008
FRINGE SHORTS: "The Underpants Show" at the Ritz, Aug 2, 2008
FRINGE SHORTS: "The Jamal Lullabies" by Emily Conbere, Aug 8, 2008
FRINGE SHORTS: "small aïda" by Penelope Freeh, Aug 8, 2008
DANCE: Intimate Attacks, Oct 1, 2008
DANCE: The Promise of "Dancin' with ETHEL", Oct 20, 2008
DANCE: A Quiet But Hardworking "Choreographers' Eve", Dec 8, 2008
DANCE: For the Love of "Questionable" Art, Jan 12, 2009
DANCE: Go Straight to the Good Parts, Feb 9, 2009
"Renovate" Makes Good on the Promise of Novelty and Shine, Mar 18, 2009
Dance that Doesn't Run on Pretty: Chris Schlichting, May 13, 2009
Crash and Jump: The Thrill of Black Label Movement, May 26, 2009
MOMENTUM: Vanessa Voskuil and Sachiko Nishiuchi, Jul 21, 2009
MOMENTUM: Sally Rousse and Megan Mayer, Jul 28, 2009
FRINGE SHORTS: Cathy Wright's "Thrower of Light", Aug 3, 2009
FRINGE SHORTS: "The Three Bonnies" by DA Dance, Aug 4, 2009
FRINGE SHORTS: RAW Dance Collective's "Re: Trace", Aug 6, 2009
FRINGE SHORT: "You/Provoke/Me" by Same Planet Different World Dance Company, Aug 7, 2009
A First Look at "smithsoniansmith (as is)", Sep 9, 2009
The Play and Power of Women in Hip-hop: B-Girl Be, Sep 16, 2009
Dance the Unending Monsoon, Sep 23, 2009
What the Heart Wants, Oct 7, 2009
To Appreciate or to Feel? That is the Question, Nov 18, 2009
On Mood and Motivation, Nov 23, 2009
A Critic's Reflections on Choreographers' Evening 2009, Dec 2, 2009
Choreography for Body and Camera, Dec 10, 2009
Feeling Minnesota: "The Dance Scene", Jan 20, 2010
Never Dropping a Beat, Jan 26, 2010
The Big Reveal, Jan 28, 2010
Experiments in Motion, Feb 9, 2010