- John Stoehr
Arts Editor
There's more to art than you think. It's not just theater, paintings, books and dance. It's the enterprise of human creativity and it takes vastly different shapes and forms. Here you'll find my thoughts about the arts in Charleston and beyond. Neither of us knows what to expect.
Category Archives: Dance
Local dance company gives rare performances
April 24, 2008 – 3:15 pm
RENACER DANCE COMPANY
Presents “An Artistic Collaboration”
Thurs. May 1
Open art gathering from 7-8 p.m. with live music, food and drinks
Show at 8 pm
Friday, May 2
Late night show at 10 p.m.
Theatre 99
280 Meeting St.
$10
Review: program No. 2 of Charleston Ballet Theatre’s 20th-anniversary celebration
March 30, 2008 – 11:18 am
The CBT did the second half of its 20th anniversary programming last night. Nick Smith, always up for seeing svelte dancers emerge from a pile of dirt (not kidding), enjoyed the show and sent us this review. CBT continues with another performance today at 3 p.m. at the Sottile Theatre. Tickets are $30-$40. Sexy, powerful, […]
I wonder what this means for the Spoleto Festival
March 14, 2008 – 2:21 pm
The Boston Ballet are one of the high-profile dance companies to perform during the 2008 Spoleto Festival. According to this report from The New York Times, the company is about the sack nine of its dancers, including two principles. The news came out Thursday and comes days after the ballet’s executive director announced she was […]
Review: An Evening of Pas de Deux
March 8, 2008 – 5:44 pm
The Charleston Ballet Theatre presented last night An Evening of Pas de Deux. Kinsey Labberton went to check out the show and sent us this review. CBT continues tonight at 7:30 p.m. at 477 King St. Click here for tickets.
The best duets over the past 20 years of Charleston Ballet Theater’s history.
That’s how […]
Review: CBT’s ode to Balanchine
February 18, 2008 – 9:24 am
The Charleston Ballet Theatre gave the second installment of its 20th anniversary celebration this weekend with an ode to choreographer George Balanchine. CBT is the only company in South Carolina with the rights (give by the foundation named in his honor) to perform the great Russian expat. Nick Smith, who usually covers film, theater, or […]
Review: Twisted Tango
January 26, 2008 – 4:13 pm
The Charleston Ballet Theatre open Twisted Tango last night, a hot-blooded mix of Latin movement and classical ballet. Dance critic Kinsey Labberton went to check it out. After catching her breath, she sent us this review. —J.S.
Some Like it Hot
CBT ends Twisted Tango panting
By Kinsey Labberton
The dancers were breathing heavily as they took their bow. […]
CBT sold out this weekend
January 25, 2008 – 1:43 pm
If you’re in the mood to see tango in Charleston this weekend, you’re out of luck.
Performance of Twisted Tango at the Charleston Ballet Theatre are sold out. Sorry. Better luck next time with the troupe’s The Best of Ballanchine. Here are the details. —J.S.
20th Anniversary Special Event!
George Balanchine had created over 400 works and was […]
CBT says no move planned
January 18, 2008 – 1:06 pm
Got this from administrative director Kyle W. Barnette of the Charleston Ballet Theatre in response to rumors heard about CBT losing the lease on its highly coveted King Street studio:
No there are no plans for the ballet to move to another building. I’m not sure why that rumor would be going around.
Kyle
Gala Night at the Oscars
January 18, 2008 – 10:02 am
Speaking of the Charleston Ballet Theatre, I noticed a poster at the troupe’s King Street studios last night promoting an upcoming performance. Gala Night at the Oscars (Feb. 15) looks like it’s going to be as glamorous as movies that inspired its choreography: Pan’s Labyrinth, The Queen, An Inconvenient Truth (well, not that glamorous; hopefully […]
Cracking the Old Chestnut
November 26, 2007 – 4:38 pm
The Moscow Ballet presents the Great Russian Nutcracker twice at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Dec. 1, at 3 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m.
I’ve seen it before. I didn’t like it.
Not because it was performed poorly. This ensemble boasts world-class costumes and choreography. Its dancers are beautiful, graceful, poised, and powerful — […]
