We continue on our journey to explore just the highlights of the past few weeks. The week of July 6th and 7th was a fairly anticlimactic one. Especially since So You Think You Can Dance was featuring many new choreographers I was expecting to be wowed and moved, but just didn’t feel much of anything […]
I would like wine, popcorn and “Gimme a head of hair…” This week Atlanta can don their dusty old hippy wear and hitch-hike to the Fox Theater to experience the Tony award winning, Broadway revival of HAIR. I have been curiously watching this production grow from a seedling in a pot, to its re-plantation in […]
This concert was a lot to digest for a little old writer like myself, but in a good way. There was so much I liked, by way of movement vocabulary, image and theme, that it was hard for me to process and put onto paper. I’ll tell you what, folks; I am becoming a very […]
Shorts 6 So far, I’ve been very lucky to see some big international dance companies float through town. It has been a treat, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. However, the real reason I joined the staff at The Back Stage Beat, was to also get in sync with the heartbeat of Atlanta dance. […]
It was a long tough week slugging through kids, work, the schedule, and the 5ams to the 10 pms, the emotional ups and downs and getting ready for a house guest. I was a little stressed out and frazzled but being the dance junkie I am, I had a performance to look forward to. Saturday […]
This week I had the opportunity to join the Atlanta Ballet for their Final Dress Rehearsal at the Cobb Energy Center. My very cool Boss and I arrived a bit early and were greeted by locked doors. We made a couple calls and were sent through the parking deck, past the loading dock and to […]
I love you Atlanta, but I have to say your traffic stinks. I’m always giving myself at least an hour to get where I’m going. The crows can get there in 20 minutes. As I leave the door my husband gives me the “sheesh…you’re leaving already” and the “I can’t believe you’re leaving me with […]
Tuesday morning I ran from my gig teaching the kiddies, moved like a snail through notorious Atlanta traffic, to get to Georgia Public Broadcasting for the unveiling of Atlanta Ballet’s newest secret. They have commissioned some big wig, international choreographer to do a full-length work on the company. I heard about it a couple of […]
I am proud to say that I am a self-proclaimed performance junkie. From TV to movies to theater, I love to watch performers perfecting their craft and making interesting and creative choices to get their point across. Convey a message, create a mood and evoke an emotion. The genre of art that really tugs at […]
The Smash hit STOMP hits the Fabulous Fox Theater March 2nd – 6th. This production, originally created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNichols, is comprised of performers (dancers and musicians) who use movement along with everyday objects to create mesmerizing rhythms and breathtaking choreography. The objects include brooms, trash cans, lighters, sinks, trash bags and […]
