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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
Dancing Outside the Lines, Feb 24, 2010
Beyond Technique to Artistry, Apr 14, 2010
The Center Does Not Hold, May 10, 2010
Surprise Me - Hunting for New Dance at "Renovate", May 26, 2010
The Collision Artists, Jun 17, 2010
Returning to "Smithsoniansmith", Jun 29, 2010
Transformations in Progress, Jul 14, 2010
Dancing on Ballet's Living Edges, Oct 28, 2010
Intoxicating Disturbances, Nov 17, 2010
Dance Without Reservation, Dec 2, 2010
The Mesmerizing Involutions of Justin Jones' JIG, Dec 15, 2010
Living the Dance, Dec 16, 2010
The Dancing Camera, Dec 23, 2010
10 Reasons to Love the BOMB, Feb 3, 2011
A New Take on ARENA Dances, Mar 31, 2011
Dance Us Beyond the Quotidian, Apr 28, 2011
Force & Matter in Two Dimensions, Jun 7, 2011
Love and Beauty and Other Big Sticky Things, Jul 1, 2011
Smooth Moves, Toothy Smiles and Shiny Pants, Jul 18, 2011
MOMENTUM: Chris Yon and Kaleena Miller, Jul 18, 2011
MOMENTUM: Kenna Cottman and Mad King Thomas, Jul 26, 2011
FRINGE SHORTS: "Flesh" by Present State Movement, Aug 8, 2011
FRINGE SHORTS: "Ballet Amore" by Cities' Classical Dance Ensemble, Aug 12, 2011
FRINGE SHORTS: "Longing for Qeej" by Iny Asian Dance Theatre, Aug 12, 2011
FRINGE SHORTS: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by Peterjohn Productions, Aug 10, 2011
Dancing in the Margins of Gender, Sep 22, 2011
Dancing the Rhythm and Pattern of Life, Oct 19, 2011
At Play in Sewell-land, Nov 1, 2011
Wrestling with Merce, Nov 16, 2011
A Supple Mind, Nov 23, 2011
Greek Lessons, Dec 9, 2011
A Happy Choreographers' Eve, Dec 14, 2011
Putting on the Ritz, Dec 29, 2011
Everything is Not Beautiful, Jan 6, 2012
Winter Nomads of 'Out There', Jan 25, 2012
Dancing It True, Feb 1, 2012
A Dance Renaissance Man, Feb 3, 2012
A Maelstrom of Human Energy, Feb 16, 2012
A Light Box for Dance, Feb 22, 2012
Roots of Change, Mar 21, 2012
The Irresistible Laurie Van Wieren, Mar 29, 2012
Past Masters, Apr 5, 2012
Shapiro & Smith: A Crucible for Local Dance, Apr 19, 2012
The Undance, May 8, 2012
A Double-Dip Into "Black Water" - Lightsey Darst, May 25, 2012
How to Choreograph Empathy, Jun 7, 2012
The Emotional Climates of 'Basic North', Jul 11, 2012
Dances Made to Order, Jul 26, 2012
What the Body Carries, Aug 23, 2012
There Are No Strangers Here, Sep 19, 2012
From Skin to Desire: the week in dance, Sep 21, 2012
A National Conversation About Local Work: the week in dance, Sep 27, 2012
'Here & After' and 'Slippery Fish': the week in local dance, Oct 5, 2012
Seeking Judith Howard: the week in local dance, Oct 16, 2012
SAGE Awards, Bharatanatyam and Voices of Strength: the week in dance, Oct 25, 2012
NYC Ballet and 'Super Nature': the week in dance, Nov 7, 2012
Before the Big Show: the week in dance, Nov 15, 2012
The More Things Change: the week in dance, Nov 30, 2012
Out of Context: the week in dance, Dec 6, 2012
Hay Days: the week in dance, Dec 13, 2012
(Another) Farewell to SpaceSpace: the week in dance, Jan 6, 2013
Rude Mechs and Out There: the week in dance, Jan 17, 2013
'Hip Hop' Cracks Open the Cowles: the week in dance, Jan 28, 2013
Why Is Cindy Sherman Making Faces?, Jan 31, 2013
Queer Freedom: the week in dance, Feb 1, 2013
What Do You Want to See?, Feb 7, 2013
A Phoenix Rising: Elayna Waxse, Feb 15, 2013
1001 Buddhas: the week in dance, Mar 20, 2013
The Disappearing Dance Curator, Apr 5, 2013
The Exuberance of Young Dance, Apr 12, 2013
The Metamorphosis, May 2, 2013
Remembering John Munger, May 10, 2013
Zenon's 30th Season and SuperGroup's Summer Tease, May 16, 2013