December 2006

Letter from New York, 12-22: From East Village to Harlem
Alpine Antics from Elkins; Sacred Profanity from Jones
By Gus Solomons jr
Copyright 2006 Gus Solomons jr

Out of the Fog, 12-22: From the Sublime to the Stupendous
Yerbabuena Circles; 7 Fingers Traces
By Aimée Ts’ao
Copyright 2006 Aimée Ts’ao

Flash Review, 12-22: Tulsa Turnaround
Angelini Cracks his 'Nutcracker'
By Alicia Chesser
Copyright 2006 Alicia Chesser

Flash Review, 12-19: Meditations on the Formal
Looking for the Underside of Abstraction in Liz Gerring
By Alison D'Amato
Copyright 2006 Alison D'Amato

Flash Flashback, 12-19: Mr. Khan, Meet Mr. Larbi
On the Road to Calcutta with Akram and Sidi
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2005, 2006 The Dance Insider

Guest Column, 12-13: Answers for Dancers
Are Agents Good for Dancers?
By Grover Dale
Copyright 2006 Grover Dale

Out of the Fog, 12-13: Conjunction Junction
Compagnie TcheTche Misses the Overarching
By Aimee Ts’ao
Copyright 2006 Aimee Ts’ao

Letter from New York, 12-13: Hello, I Must be Snowing
Between Winter Flowers and a Stormy Boulevard, KNUA Toe Picks
By Sandra Aberkalns
Copyright 2006 Sandra Aberkalns

Out of the Fog, 12-8: Bread and Circuses
Tonight on the Dance Insider! Circus Fun and "How to Die"!
By Aimee Ts’ao
Copyright 2006 Aimee Ts’ao

Flash Flashback, 12-8: Nouvelle Noix
Tulsa Revises a Christmas Classic, a la mode Parisian
By Alicia Chesser
Copyright 2003, 2006 Alicia Chesser

Letter from New York, 12-6: I Sing the Body Unplugged
Accusatory Curtsies, Twin Fetuses, Well-made Mammals, & Authoritative Bodies from Spradlin, Castro, O'Brien & Green
By Chris Dohse
Copyright 2006 Chris Dohse
Photography by and copyright Julie Lemberger

Flash Review, 12-6: Towering 'Inferno'
Scorched-stage Dance from Ellis Wood
By Vidura Amranand
Copyright 2006 Vidura Amranand

Out of the Fog, 12-1: Butoh or not Butoh
Blissed Off with Sankai Juku
By Aimee Ts’ao
Copyright 2006 Aimee Ts’ao

Flash Flashback, 12-1: Waking Dreams
Tanaka Takes Butoh to the Roof
By Chris Dohse
Copyright 2000, 2006 Chris Dohse

November 2006

The Dance Insider Interview, 11-29: Elkins
This is the Sound of Doug
By Philip W. Sandstrom
Copyright 2006 Philip W. Sandstrom
Photography by and copyright Tom Caravaglia

Letter from New York, 11-29: An Open Mind
Popkin Makes the Most of Miniatures; Stein Responds to Orff
By Alison D'Amato
Copyright 2006 Alison D'Amato

Flash Review, 11-29: Erasing Anne
Doing a Rauschenberg on De Keersmaeker
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

Letter from New York, 11-24: Globe-Trotting in Gotham
Rubsam Emotes; Charmatz & Chamblas Behave
By Gus Solomons jr
Copyright 2006 Gus Solomons jr

Flash Flashback, 11-24: Extraordinary Things
Believe it or Not at City Ballet
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2000, 2006 The Dance Insider

Fog Flashback, 11-24: Land of the Cotton Candy
Stylish New SF Ballet "Nutcracker" Lacks Substantive Choreography
By Aimee Ts’ao
Copyright 2004, 2006 Aimee Ts’ao

The Dance Insider Illustration, 11-21: Twyla, Stoned
Having a Ball with Tharp & Dylan
Illustration & Text by Robin Hoffman
Copyright 2006 Robin Hoffman 

Flash Review, 11-21: De Mille Sweet
Tulsa Gets a New 'Oklahoma!' for its Jubilee
By Alicia Chesser
Copyright 2006 Alicia Chesser

Letter from New York, 11-17: Gotham Grapples
Betontanc Wrestles Dostoyevsky; Bryan Tackles Movement
By Darrah Carr
Copyright 2006 Darrah Carr

Flash Journal, 11-17: Minimal to Maximal
Burrows & Fargion Speak Dance; Morris, Brown, Move, Clark et al Give Bourne a Val-edictory
By Josephine Leask
Copyright 2006 Josephine Leask

Flash News, 11-15: High-impact, Low-cost Dance Advertising
Reach More Dance Markets for Less Money with Dancer Magazine and The Dance Insider

Out of the Fog, 11-15: Curatorial Chaos
Lyon Opera Ballet: Long on Bach, Short on Basics
By Aimee Ts’ao
Copyright 2006 Aimee Ts'ao

Flash Review, 11-15: Maybe.... And maybe not
Maguy Marin: Still Alone Together After 25 Years
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

Out of the Fog, 11-10: ...& into the Gaga
Unlocking Naharin's System
By Aimee Ts’ao
Copyright 2006 Aimee Ts'ao

Flash Review, 11-10: Peeking Inside
Wandering Gazes from Juliana May's 'Endless House'
By Alison D'Amato
Copyright 2006 Alison D'Amato

Flash Letter, 11-6: Mission Possible
Running for Congress as if my life depended on it. In fact, I think it does.....
By Krissy Keefer
San Francisco

Flash View, 11-3: The DanceInherited
Palestinian Dance Education under Occupation: Need or Frill?
By Omar Barghouti
Copyright 2006 Omar Barghouti

Flash Journal, 11-3: Deep Brown Sea
Carol Brown Rides the Tech Wave
By Josephine Leask
Copyright 2006 Josephine Leask

Flash Flashback, 11-3: Keefer's Crucial Crusade
A Dissenting Voice
By Christine Chen
Copyright 2000 Christine Chen

Letter to the Editor, 11-1
Paris Opera Ballet Responds to Flash Review

Flash Announcement, 11-1: A Cool Near-Million
900,000+ Visitors to Dance Insider in last year from 160+ countries: Urchin Reports

October 2006

Flash Review, 10-27: Battling the Dark Spaces
In a World of Conflict, Gerard Violette & Padmini Chettur See Another Path
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

Out of the Fog, 10-27: Painting Pictures
Cloud Gate in Black & White; Makuakane's 'Daughters'; Yaelisa's 'Imagenes'
By Aimee Ts’ao
Copyright 2006 Aimee Ts’ao

Flash News, 10-24: Doug's New Sound
Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Hammerstein, Meet Mr. Elkins
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

Flash Review, 10-24: S.O.S. Racisme
Racism Onstage at the Paris Opera Ballet
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

Flash Letter, 10-24: Youth's Sweet Song
In Dan's Company
More Memories of Shapiro
From Janis Brenner

Out of the Fog, 10-20: Local Color
Smuin's Samba; Gamelan Gambit
By Aimee Ts’ao
Copyright 2006 Aimee Ts’ao

Flash Review, 10-20: Out of the Past
Chryst & Holder, Together Again for Joffrey
By Catey Ott
Copyright 2006 Catey Ott

The Dance Insider Forum, 10-20
Is Ballet Irrelevant?
Edited by Veronica Dittman
Copyright 1998, 2006 The Dance Insider

Out of the Fog, 10-12: Comes a King
Morris Meets Arthur; 'Peony' for Young Lovers
By Aimee Ts’ao
Copyright 2006 Aimee Ts’ao

In Memorium, 10-11: Danial Shapiro
Turning Darkness into Light
By Linda Shapiro
Copyright 2006 Linda Shapiro

Flash Sendoff, 10-11: Shit Shit!
The Dancer who Died Before he was too Old to Dance

Flash Flashback, 10-11: Cover Me
In "Anytown" with Shapiro & Smith, the Boss & Co.
By Carol Seavey
Copyright 2004, 2006 Carol Seavey

Flash Review, 10-5: "Atmosphere?!"
Sophomoric 'Studies' of War from William Forsythe
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

Out of the Fog: The First Installment
Tap, Tap.... Who's there? Glover, Smith, Das and Dorfman
By Aimee Ts'ao
Copyright 2006 Aimee Ts'ao

Flash Review, 10-3: Birthday Fase
Khan, Alston, & De Keersmaeker Fete Reich at 70
By Josephine Leask
Copyright 2006 Josephine Leask

Flash Flashback, 10-3: Breathless for Buffy
Ballet Tech's Miller Becomes the Music
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2000, 2006 The Dance Insider

September 2006

Flash Review, 9-29: Mr. B & Beyond
Something Old, Something New, and a Whole Lotta Blue for Tulsa Opener
By Alicia Chesser
Copyright 2006 Alicia Chesser

Flash Flashback, 9-29: Music and Muse
Finally, a Glimmer in the Diamond Project from Christopher d'Amboise
By Alicia Mosier
Copyright 2000 Alicia Mosier, 2006 Alicia Chesser

Flash Advice, 9-26: 4 a.m. Flack Attack Blues
The Best Publicists in New York, 2006
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

Flash News, 9-22: Sister Act
Robert Joffrey gets his Dream Cast for Ashton's "Cinderella"
By Paul Ben-Itzak
The Dance Insider
Photography by Herb Migdoll

Flash Flashback, 9-19: Alienation Among the Aleatory
Adrift in Merce's 'Ocean'
By Chris Dohse
Copyright 2005, 2006 Chris Dohse

Flash Flashback, 9-15: ABT to the Rescue
Stiefel Hoists the Flag, McKenzie Leads a 30-hour Bus Trip, & Taylor Reminds of the American Spirit
By Allyson Green
Copyright 2001, 2006 Allyson Green

Strike a Pose
He had style, he had grace:
Willi Ninja, 1961 - 2006

Flash Flashback, 9-8: Surviving
Life for a 'Luxury Item' after 9-11-01
By Veronica Dittman
Copyright 2001, 2006 Veronica Dittman

Flash Review, 9-6: Too Many Crumbs to Follow
Trim Grimm
By Chappelle Chambers
Copyright 2006 Chappelle Chambers

The Buzz, 9-6: Phoenix Descending
Voice Gives the Raspberry to New York; Times Buries the Story
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

Flash Extra, 9-1: Voiceless
Voice Fires Veteran Dance Editor Elizabeth Zimmer
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

August 2006

Flash Review 1, 8-25: Mostly Mozart, all Brilliant
Morris and Mozart Morph into Magic
By Chappelle Chambers
Copyright 2006 Chappelle Chambers

Flash Flashback, 8-25: I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
Fact and Mystery
By Mark Morris
Copyright 1998 Mark Morris

Flash Review 2, 8-25: On the Fringe
A Hip-Hop Dirge for the Big Easy
By Gus Solomons jr
Copyright 2006 Gus Solomons jr

In Memorium, 8-15: Melissa Hayden
Dancing on 'the Acute Edge of Risk'
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

The Johnston Letter, Volume 2, Number 1
The Heroes Reconsidered
By Jill Johnston
Copyright 2006 Jill Johnston

The Buzz, 8-9: Dumb & Dumber
It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

Flash Flashback, 8-9: Is Ballet Irrelevant?
In Nureyev's "Raymonda," Yes
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2000, 2006 The Dance Insider

Flash Review, 8-2: B-Birds
Decadance Delivers
By Maura Nguyen Donohue
Copyright 2006 Maura Nguyen Donohue

Flash Flashback, 8-2: And They Don't Stop
In Boogaloo Wonderland with Rennie Harris
By Maura Nguyen Donohue
Copyright 2004, 2006 Maura Nguyen Donohue

Flash Response, 8-2: Critics Cornered, 6
Keep Writing
A letter from Allyson Green,
San Diego

July 2006

Flash Review, 7-28: Confused Alarms of Struggle and Flight
Bill T. Jones Runs Aground on his 'Dover Beach'
By Chappelle Chambers
Copyright 2006 Chappelle Chambers

Flash Flashback, 7-25: Struck
Morris Enchants San Francisco Ballet with Evening-length "Sylvia"
By Aimee Ts'ao
Copyright 2004, 2006 Aimee Ts'ao

Flash View, 7-19: Boycott Israeli Dance Troupes
They are Complicit
A Letter from Omar Barghouti
Copyright 2006 Omar Barghouti

Flash View, 7-19, 2: Against a Boycott
Is it Fair to Punish the Artists?
Letters from Jeramy Zimmerman, Christine Jowers, & Jody Oberfelder
Copyright Jeramy Zimmerman, Christine Jowers, & Jody Oberfelder

The Buzz, 7-19: Naharin's Virus
Boycott Israeli Dance Companies
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider

In Memorium, 7-14: The Archivist
Wallace Potts: Souvenirs of Nureyev
Submitted by Susan Pile
Edited by Paul Ben-Itzak Flash Flashback, 7-14: Nureyev: Now You See Him...
This is Nureyev! A Weekend of Dance on Film
By Sandra Aberkalns

The Buzz, 7-14: Conscious
Jowitt Remembers; is it Time to Boycott Israeli Companies?
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review, 7-7: Contemporary Classic
Neumeier Brings Camille to Paris
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review 2, 7-7: Waiting Games
A Promenade with Paradigm
By Philip W. Sandstrom

Flash Flashback, 7-7: Voyagers
Journeys with John Neumeier
By Stephan Laurent

June 2006

The Buzz, 6-27: Chase Erased
Joyce Should Pay Fired Pilobolus Director
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Response, 6-27: Critics Cornered, 6
Artist to Audience to Critic to Reader
By Andrew Simonet

Flash Flashback, 6-27: Breathless
Pina Meets the (French) Press
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review 1, 6-23: Learning to Swim Again
Wuppertal Diamonds in Bausch's "Rough Cut"
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review 2, 6-23: Feverish
Bonachela Basques in Debut
By Josephine Leask

The Buzz, 6-20: Alison in Purgatory
The Day Pilobolus Fired its Mother and Sold its Soul
or, How a Corporation Swallowed a Choreographer
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Perspective, 6-20: The Mentor
Working with Alison
By Rebecca Stenn

Flash Flashback, 6-20: Can you do that inverted retrograde slinky again?
Fear and Loathing with the Fungus
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Dialogue, 6-16: Critics Cornered, 5
To Review or not to Review?
By Maura Nguyen Donohue & Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review, 6-16: Adios, Julio
At ABT, an Albrecht's Last Dances
By Gus Solomons jr

Flash Flashback, 6-16: In the Nut House with Giselle
How Mats Ek Solved the "Giselle" Problem
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Journal, 6-13: Watching & Waiting for the Dance to go Bye
Strong Current Stagnates; Caines Expands
By Chappelle Chambers

Flash Flashback, 6-13: Spectacles
'Muscle'-Flexing from Dunn & Co.; Osta Surprise; Merce Mugged by French Robots
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Critiquing the Critics I, 6-9
'We didn't deserve the vitriol'
By Terry Dean Bartlett

Critiquing the Critics, II, 6-9
Get Thee to a Demolition Derby
By Andrew Simonet

Critiquing the Critics, III, 6-9
Learn not to Count
By Andrew Blight

Critiquing the Critics, IV, 6-9
Critic Bites Self
Comment by Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review 1, 6-8: Stairway to Headliners
Dancenow Brings Rock 'n' Roll Heaven to the Pub
By Maura Nguyen Donohue

Flash Review 2, 6-8: Wanting
Scratching the Surface with Lydia Johnson
By Diana Crum

Flash Journal, 6-5: Everything's not Coming up Rosas
In the Crépuscule* with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker & European Dance
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Flashback, 6-5: Critics Cornered
Why we Review Dance
By Paul Ben-Itzak

The Buzz, 6-1 (Headline Corrected): Point of Crossing
Graham Debate: 'Inflammatory Writing' or Terminal Patient?
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review, 6-1: History
Ass-hugging Skirts, Plunging Cleavages, Crippling Stilettos -- and Authentic Dancing from Tango por Dos
By Josephine Leask

May 2006

The Buzz, 5-30: Deaths & Entrances
For Martha to Live, her Company must be Dissolved
By Paul Ben-Itzak

In Memoriam, 5-29: Katherine Dunham
.... For the Generations to Come
By Joan Myers Brown
Artistic Director, Philadanco

Flash Review, 5-26: Saintly Feast
A Marriage of the Saints & One More Virgin from Williams
By Gus Solomons jr

Flash Tribute 3, 5-26: Shattered
Dunham the Grand
By Nicholas Birns

Flash Tribute 2, 5-25: Mr. B & Miss D
When Balanchine met Dunham
By Francis Mason

Flash Tribute, 5-23: Katherine Dunham
A Memory
By Donald McKayle

Flash Journal, 5-23: From the Body to the World
Kim Can Dance -- Can I Capture Her?; to Ingrid, with Love & a Little Help from Eiko & Koma
By Maura Nguyen Donohue

Flash Extra, 5-22: KATHERINE DUNHAM DEAD AT 96
A GIANT MOVES ON

Flash Flashback, 5-22: The Legend Continues....
Dunham Feted by de Lavallade & Co.
By Gus Solomons jr

Flash Review 1, 5-19: Heal Thyself, but Engage Thine Audience
Disjointed Dance from Heidi Latsky
By Chappelle Chambers

Flash Review 2, 5-19: Going with the Tide
Sasha Waltzes with the Tsunamis
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Flashback, 5-19: Participation Metaphor
Schussing the Korper with Sasha Waltz
By Nancy Dalva

The Buzz, 5-16: Canticle for Innocent Artistic Directors
Graham Chronicles: The Banished Mothers & the Absentee Parent
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review, 5-12: Boys will be Homo-erotic
Slip Slidin' Away with Earthfall
By Josephine Leask

The Buzz, 5-12: Critics Really Cornered
Critics Group's Answer to Criticism Crisis: Write More Features!; Delirious at the Gallery; 'Carmen' in Rochester
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review, 5-10: Swain Song
SF Ballet Bids Adieu to Possokhov, Legate & Brandenhoff
By Aimee Ts'ao

Flash Flashback, 5-10: A Review
Cisneros's Swan Song
By Aimee Ts'ao

The Buzz, 5-10: Diversion of Acolytes
The Graham Debt & the Protas Enablers
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Photo Tribute, 5-5: Dance is Men, too
Farewell to Brandenhoff, Legate, & Possokhov
Photos by Lloyd Englert, Marty Sohl, and Eric Tomasson

Flash Review, 5-5: Chemical Reactions
Sparks & Fizzles at Flamenco Festival: Death of a Flamenco Maestro: Jose Granero, RIP
By Paul Ben-Itzak

The Buzz, 5-4: The 3 Amigos
SF Ballet's Farewell on the Cheap to Legate, Possokhov, & Brandenhoff
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review, 5-2: Everybody out of the Pool
Treading water with Kinkaleri
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Flashback, 5-2: Deliciously Drifting
Diving in with Headlong
By Lisa Kraus

April 2006

Flash Review 1, 4-28: When 'Push' Comes to Wells
Russell Maliphant, Stealth Choreographer
By Josephine Leask

Flash Review 2, 4-28: 'Bodies that Dance'
Dance>Detour & Momenta Focus on Abilities
By Renee E. D'Aoust

Flash Review Journal, 4-27: Boys & Girls Together
Larbi & Crew Fart Around; Valli & Mudgal Parry
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Flashback, 4-25: Riffing on Kathak
For Akram Khan, the Road to Lincoln Center Starts in Europe
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review, 4-21: Part Here, Part Gone
Clinging to History with the Graham Company
By Chappelle Chambers

The Dance Insider Interview, 4-21:
Jane Sherman Recalls Miss Ruth
By Catey Ott

Flash Flashback, 4-21: Isadora's Children
Lynda Gaudreau Documents Modern Dance's Journey
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review, 4-18: Type-casting
In the Buffeted with Alain Buffard & Ensemble
By Chris Dohse

The Buzz, 4-18: Rant-free zone
Aurora's Dream Team in Tulsa; Bill Graham is Alive & Well & Working as BraginStaff in NY; the Real 'Scene' in Montpellier; Rainer Noted in the Village; Chen's Landscape in NJ; my Bionic City by the Bay
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Response, 4-14: Misdirected
Defending Janet Eilber
A Letter from Christine Jowers

Flash Flashback, 4-14: Shape Shapes Meaning
A Tale of Two Marthas: The Play's the Thing
By Janet Eilber
Photography by Cris Alexander & Others

The Buzz, 4-2: Same ol' Lamentation
Vision of the Latest Graham Apocalypse
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Report, 4-11: 100 G's
Dance Insider Tops 100,000 Visitors in March

The Buzz, 4-2: Curator Corner
'Sitelines' in Manhattan; Blind-sighted in France; Tulsa's Latest Creation
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Flashback, 4-7: Without Dance, They'd Just be Thinkers
Reflections in a Post-modern Eye from John Jasperse
By Nancy Dalva

Flash Flashback 2, 4-7: Buzzkill Bleakitude
Checking out of John Jasperse's Hotel 'California'
By Chris Dohse

Flash Review, 4-5: Full Words
Preljocaj Caged by Cage, Married with Violence
By Paul Ben-Itzak

The Buzz, 4-2: Fault-lines
Quelle Diable!: Diablo Ballet Wants Your Money but doesn't want Critics at "Earthquake''s 'World Premiere'
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Extra, 4-1: Wise Moves
O'Connor, Replacing Rockwell at Times, Names Acocella Deputy; Gia ousts Jowitt; Croce Returns to New Yorker to not Review Dance
By Fou-Fou d'Avril

March 2006

Flash Extra, 4-1: Wise Moves
O'Connor, Replacing Rockwell at Times, Names Acocella Deputy; Gia ousts Jowitt; Croce Returns to New Yorker to not Review Dance
By Fou-Fou d'Avril

The Buzz, 3-31: The Baker Centennial
Celebrating Josephine's Greatest Love
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Flashback, 3-31: Who Can I Run to?
Out in the Cold with Josephine Baker in the Valley of the Dordogne
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review, 3-31: What she when she
Yokoshi Carves Carver
By Maura Nguyen Donohue

Flash Review, 3-28: Surreal is as Surreal does
Tere O'Connor's Frozen 'Baby'
By Gus Solomons jr

The Buzz, 3-28: Graham Grovels
Board Leaves Dancers to Beg for Money
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review 1, 3-24: Ashley, King of Scots
How a 'Sassenach' Proved a Dance Company was not Quite Dead Yet
By Josephine Leask

Flash Flashback, 3-24: Green
New O'Connor & Morris by the Bay
By Aimee Ts'ao

Flash Flashback 2, 3-24: Bad Boys & Supergirls
Buffard goes Bad; Mantero Vulnerable; Spooky Sputters
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review 1, 3-21: 'Fleeting' Images
Comfort's Interesting Numbers Don't Add Up
By Chappelle Chambers

Flash View, 3-21: Territorial
Dance Europe's Unacceptable Discrimination Against Israeli Dancers
By Doug Fox
Copyright 2006 Great Dance LLC

Flash Review 2, 3-21: Masters to the Rhythm
Shshsh! Noche Flamenca is in the Pub
By Anna Arias Rubio

Flash Review, 3-16: 'Last Landscape'
Josef Nadj's Back to Nature Movement
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Flashback, 3-16: Sky-Watching
Charming Babilee Can't Save New Nadj
By Paul Ben-Itzak

The Buzz, 3-14: Dissecting the Undissectable
Dear Mr. O'Connor: I was Wrong
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review, 3-13: Back to the Future
Head first with Headlong into a Bad Year
By Maura Nguyen Donohue

The Buzz, 3-9: HOFFMAN-ZACKHEIM, THE NEXT GENERATION
PRESENTING: JACK SIMON ZACKHEIM
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Breaking News, 3-8: Artists Strike Back
INTERMITTENT FREELANCE ARTISTS STRIKE THROUGHOUT FRANCE; PARIS OPERA BALLET, NADJ CANCEL SHOWS; THREE PARIS THEATERS OCCUPIED
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Flashback, 3-8: Childs World
Immaculate Conceptions at the Kitchen
By Chris Dohse

Flash Flamenco Journal, 3-7: Compas & Charisma
Sister Sizzles, Grilo Fizzles; Barrio & Co. at the Pub
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Festival Review, 3-2: The Spark
Chispa Negra & the Myth of Fusion
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Breaking Buzz, 3-1: White Out Conditions
'Cross-cultural Communication' as Lincoln Center Festival Sees it
By Paul Ben-Itzak

February 2006

Flash Review, 2-28: 'Beauty' Full
Glimmering Durante, Shimmering Music, and a Universe of Stars tell Tulsa's Story Ballet
By Alicia Chesser
Photography copyright Christopher Jean-Richard

Flash Interview, 2-28: Marcello Angelini
Plenty of Heart, Plenty of Hope, and Plenty of Board Support: You're doin' fine, Tulsa!
By Alicia Chesser
Photography copyright Christopher Jean-Richard

Flash Review, 2-23: So very far to go
Larbi looks for the horizon
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review 2, 2-23: On the Elevator with Jack, Bill, & Steve
ERS Revisits, if not Repairs, Kerouac
By Philip W. Sandstrom

The Buzz, 2-22: Americans not in Paris
More Provincialism from the Rencontres Choregraphiques 'Internationales'; Nik hits the Road to the Provinces
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Flashback, 2-22: Resurrection
On the Wings of Ririe-Woodbury, Nikolais Returns
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review 1, 2-17: O Deborah
In Hay World with Durning, Greenberg, Gutierrez, Mapp & Schick
By Chris Dohse

Flash Journal Flashback, 2-17: White Oak Diary
Past Forward to the Future
By Asimina Chremos

Flash Journal Flashback 2, 2-17: Three & a 'Match'
Preljocaj's Props; Hay's Solo for 20; Hoghe's Night of the Living Dead Dancers
By Paul Ben-Itzak

The Buzz, 2-15: Location, location, location!
New Space and $5.5 million for Dance Space; but Sarah Still Can't Pay the Rent in Mike Bloomberg's New York
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash Review, 2-15: Organ Failure
'Bharata/Bach' on the Butte a Bust
By Paul Ben-Itzak

he Buzz, 2-10: The Great Society
Hundreds of thousands for Danspace Project; Green Light for Elevator Repair Service; Adieu la Belle Becky; Kartoon Kaos Theory
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Photo by Herbert Migdoll

Flash Flashback, 2-10: Mood Swinging with ABT
NYC Dancers Continue to Lift the Spirit
By Aimee Ts'ao

Flash Review, 2-10: Perrysope Up
Peridance Celebrates 21 years
By Anne-Sophie Rodriguez

Flash Review, 2-8: Face-off
Nugent & Matteson Find the Spaces in Between
By Maura Nguyen Donohue

The Buzz, 2-3: The Day the Dancing Stopped
Moira Shearer, RIP: The Spell wasn't in the Shoes
By Paul Ben-Itzak

January 2006

Flash Review 1, 1-31: We Danfe
With a Little Help from Rameau, Montalvo-Hervieu & Co. put the Joy back in Dance & Send a Message to La France
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Photo copyright Laurent Philippe

Flash Review 2, 1-31: Live Streaming
Gods & Ghosts from Ibrahim Quraishi
By Maura Nguyen Donohue
Photo copyright Frances Hui

The Johnston Letter, Volume 1, Number 6
January 2006: My Ur-Country
By Jill Johnston

Flash Flashback, 1-27: The Dance Insider Interview:
Dame Ninette de Valois
By Maina Gielgud A.O.

Flash Review, 1-27: Hold the Line
Troika, Evolutions
By Beliz Demircioglu
Photo copyright Richard Termine

Flash Extra, 1-25: Taps
Fayard Joins Harold
A Letter from Rusty Frank

Flash Report, 1-25: All Over the World
Dance Insider Pageviews Pass 1 Million Mark

Flash Review, 1-25: Words get in the Way
Near-zero Visibility for Metamorphomess
By Philip W. Sandstrom

The Buzz, 1-20: The Mother of all Battles
Alison Chase Files for Unemployment; Headlong Headlines Harkness; Joffrey's 'Green' Giant Returns
By Paul Ben-Itzak
Image by and copyright Robin Hoffman

Flash Flashback, 1-20: Cover Me
In "Anytown" with Shapiro & Smith, the Boss & Co.
By Carol Seavey

Flashback, 1-18: It's Chemical
Frankincense and Surveillance with Troika
By Chris Dohse

Flash Report & Letter, 1-13: Enter, Kaiser?
Dancers to WashBallet: No Fair Contract, No Company
From Alan Gordon

Flash Review, 1-11: And Chagall Wept
The Seduction of Trisha Brown
By Paul Ben-Itzak

Flash View, 1-6: Happy Holidays, You're Out of Work
"All there was left to do was collect our belongings under the watchful eye of Mr. Policeman."
By a Ballet Internationale Dancer
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