by Neil | May 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Moderator Amanda Vaill (Everybody Was So Young) talks with NB (Martha Graham: When Dance Became Modern), Aidan Levy (Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins) and D.T.Max (Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim) in the Library Tent at the...
by Neil | May 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Spring 2023 issue of The Rochester Review features a cover story on Martha Graham’s brief tenure teaching at the Eastman School from Fall 1925-Spring 1926 along with an excerpt from Martha Graham – When Dance Became Modern and an interview with Neil...
by Neil | Apr 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
A provocative, graceful trio of vintage and contemporary — Embattled Garden, Cortege 2023, and Canticle for Innocent Comedians — brought the Joyce Theater audience to its feet at the second night of the Martha Graham Dance Company spring 2023 season. Then...
by Neil | Apr 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
On the evening of April 17, it was my great honor and pleasure to be hosted by the Toronto Public Library for a discussion about MARTHA GRAHAM. Elspeth Harding, (left), Senior Producer, Cultural and Special Events, welcomed me to the Appel Salon with impeccable charm;...
by Neil | Mar 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
I read of Stuart Hodes’ passing in The New York Times this morning — and, despite my sadness, have been walking around NYC smiling, inwardly and outwardly, all day long, remembering his angular energy and quick wit and eloquent passion for dance and life....