ten's the limit
april 23, 2005
green street studios

only 1 out of the 8 companies actually looked like a company--a company that could carry an evening's worth of work anyway. i wish debra bluth would make non-improvised pieces because her movement was the best/most real in the program. at the same time, i respect that she doesn't need/maybe want to have yet another company with not enough work. turning on lights at the bottom of a dress was pretty rad, in that obscure low-tech tech kind of way.
that's all for now on that.

Ailey
Wang Theatre
April 19-24

I want to remain employed, but I think this is pretty dead on (except I didn't really care for Judy's part either):

"In going from the earnest sincerity of Jamison's opening to the cheesy slickness of Battle's conclusion, it confirms what many longtime Ailey watchers -- including this one -- feel has happened to the troupe over the years. It's settled for superficiality over substance or subtlety. It's become a reliable, risk-free commodity -- and the audience, which went wild after ''Love Songs," likes it that way."
Ailey troupe extends some superficial 'Love'
By Christine Temin, Globe Staff April 20, 2005

Ailey is like the Boston Pops. It certainly has its place, but I think it is not for me.
I did enjoy Hidden Rites on this program.