Articles by Catherine Tharin

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About Catherine Tharin
Contributing Editor, Dance & Performing Arts - - Choreographs, curates, teaches, and writes. She danced in the Erick Hawkins Dance Company in the 1980s and '90s, was the Dance and Performance Curator at 92NY, NYC, for 15 years, and was a senior adjunct professor at Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, for 20 years. She writes dance reviews for The Dance Enthusiast and The Boston Globe, articles about dance for Side of Culture, and reports on dance for WAMC/Northeast Public Radio. She curated a 2024 dance season at Stissing Center, Pine Plains, NY. She continues to teach the Hawkins philosophy, technique, and repertory as an artist-in-residence. Her latest dance is a collaboration with jazz composer Joel Forrester and filmmaker Lora Robertson. Says Fjord Magazine of her work presented in November 2023: "gentle and precise movement contained to a small range, a good deal of floor work...cast a net of whimsical translucent sheen over it all. The evening was consistently charming, well-crafted and paced."
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Interviews

HOPE BOYKIN’S movements of meaning

June 25, 2024 0

Two time “Bessie Award” winner, Hope Boykin, director of HopeBoykinDance, was an original member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet company. She danced with Philadanco – The Philadelphia Dance Company, and completed 20 years to great acclaim […]

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ANABELLA LENZU on movement & motherhood

May 16, 2024 0

Originally from Argentina, Anabella Lenzu is a dancer, choreographer, scholar, and educator with over 30 years of experience working in Argentina, Chile, Italy, and the USA. Lenzu directs her own company, Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama, which since […]