Top Nine Big-Bang Dance Concerts of 2015

Each of the top dance performances of 2015 created a universe of its own


The Tuning Project

Each one of these 2015 dances created a universe of its own. In chronological order:

1) The Tuning Project (Julie Nathanielsz/Karen Nelson)

2) The Bowie Project 2: A Rock And Roll Soundpainting (Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre)

3) Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (Texas Performing Arts)

4) Director's Choice (Ballet Austin)

5) Otro Teatro (luciana achugar/Fusebox Festival)

6) A Quartet (Heather Kravas/Fusebox Festival)

7) In Habitants (Ready|Set|Go!)

8) The Warriors (Arcos Dance)

9) True Story (Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company)

Sad to have missed Hamlet (Ballet Aus­tin), Dancestry (Texas State Univ. Division of Dance), Edge Of Grace (Blue Lapis Light), and The Minstrel Show Revisited (Spectrum Dance Theater/Texas Performing Arts).

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