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Dance Review: Global DanceFest 2007 (March 15) |
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Written by Jennifer Noyer
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last updated Thursday, March 15, 2007, at 13:39:17
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The 7th annual Global DanceFest, titled “World View,” focused on contemporary dance from Tunisia and South Africa, and the Stephen Petronio Dance Company from New York. This was the first phase in a series of five global DanceFests that will feature different regional or cultural themes. Next March, “Journeys” will present major African American and African artists, exploring in dance the African diaspora. The March 2009 Festival will be titled “60º North,” presenting contemporary dance from Scandinavia, Russia and Canada.
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Review: Vienna Choir Boys (March 14) |
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Written by D.S. Crafts
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last updated Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 13:18:16
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Founded in 1498 the Wiener Sangerknaben (Vienna Choir Boys or Boys’ Choir—-the names are interchangeable) remains one of the oldest and most esteemed musical institutions. Former members include Haydn (both Joseph and Michael) and Schubert. It is today a veritable franchise with one of its four touring groups appearing on the stage of the Lensic Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday night, hosted by the Santa Fe Concert Association.
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Review: Jon Nakamatsu (March 12) |
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Written by D.S. Crafts
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last updated Monday, March 12, 2007, at 15:56:06
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Packed to capacity was the situation Sunday afternoon at the Historic Old San Ysidro Church in Corrales. The gifted young pianist Jon Nakamatsu was appearing for the third time hosted by Music in Corrales, and the community responded enthusiastically, the concert having been sold out for weeks.
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“Tuesdays with Morrie” by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom (March 6) |
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Written by Barry Gaines
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last updated Tuesday, March 06, 2007, at 13:26:22
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Morrie Schwartz taught sociology at Brandeis University into his 70s when a debilitating disease took him out of the classroom and into the realm of legend. Morrie embraced his death sentence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with courage that brought him national attention.
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Review: Denyce Graves (March 6) |
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Written by D.S. Crafts
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last updated Tuesday, March 06, 2007, at 13:16:14
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American soprano Denyce Graves returned to the stage of the Lensic Center for the Performing Arts on Monday night, hosted once again by the Santa Fe Concert Association. In a program ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary works and spirituals, she was accompanied by veteran pianist Warren Jones.
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About Reviewers D.S. Crafts (Website) Composer Daniel Steven Crafts came to New Mexico from San Francisco where he had hosted a classical music radio program on KPFA. His first commission from opera star Jerry Hadley, "The Song & the Slogan" based on texts by Carl Sandburg, was made into a TV program for the PBS network and aired nationally in 2004 and won an Emmy for Best Music. His latest opera La Llorona is a collaboration with novelist Rudolfo Anaya based on his play "The Season of La Llorona." Mr. Crafts is currently working on another commission from Jerry Hadley for a piece about the American Southwest which includes texts by Rudolfo Anaya and V.B. Price. Two CDs of his music, Contemporaries (short, satirical keyboard works) and ARIAS (excerpts from his various operas) have been released on the BACAT label in San Francisco.
David Steinberg David Steinberg has covered state government, the courts, city and county government in Santa Fe for the Albuquerque Journal. He's been an arts writer for the past 20 years, and serves as the book editor, for the Journal. Over the years, he's also acted in plays, sung in choruses and played trumpet.
Jennifer Noyer Jennifer Noyer has been writing dance reviews for the Albuquerque Journal for 17 years, as well as contributing articles for Dance Magazine and other art journals. She trained in dance with Hanya Holm in New York City and Colorado Springs, and studied several dance techniques at the graduate level at the University of Michigan. After teaching dance at Wayne State University she entered and completed a Masters Degree in Humanities there. In New Mexico Ms. Noyer has taught, directed, and choreographed contemporary dance for several years. Her writing on dance includes a monograph accompanying the video of choreographer Bill Evens’ ballet “The Legacy.” An overview of Evans’s world wide career, it was written and published during his tenure at the University of New Mexico. Ms. Noyer’s studies in the humanities, and her studio dance work influence her approach to dance as an integrative art form in the United States.
Barry Gaines Barry Gaines has taught Shakespeare in the University of New Mexico English Department for over twenty-five years and has received two outstanding teaching awards. He has written theater reviews for the Journal since 2000. He has attended theater all over the world including Shakespeare productions in Russia, South Africa, Denmark, and Poland. He has also served as literary advisor for two professional theater companies and written performance reviews for Shakespeare Quarterly. Gaines has taken two years of acting with Paul Ford and appeared in small parts in three plays at the Albuquerque Little Theater. He believes that he is probably a better reviewer than actor.
Joanne Sheehy Hoover Joanne Sheehy Hoover, music critic emeritus of the Albuquerque Journal, has written for NPR, PBS, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Symphony, among others. She has also been a music lecturer for the Smithsonian Associates and a music critic and arts writer for The Washington Post. She was director of the Levine School of Music, one of the country’s largest community music schools, in Washington, D. C. 1980-1993. She and her husband moved to Corrales, New Mexico in July 1993. Also a poet, her fifth collection, “Einstein in New Mexico,” was published in 2002.
Marissa Greenberg Marissa Greenberg is a member of the faculty of the University of New Mexico English Department, where she teaches Shakespeare and early English literature. A prior guest reviewer for the Albuquerque Journal, Greenberg will be reviewing theater while Barry Gaines is out of town. She also composed and edited the program notes for last year’s Albuquerque Shakespeare Festival and has written performance reviews for Shakespeare Bulletin. A graduate of Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, Greenberg has been performing and studying drama for most of her life. She is thrilled to have this opportunity to review for the Journal.
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