“Lydia Johnson is a true original whose choreography repays close attention. The new and recent dances she presented were fascinating in the way they isolated and reworked components of classical ballet … Fleeting duets and solo passages are embedded in the flow and the shifts from unison to individual choreography add to the texture. There is no discernible narrative, but you sense the unfolding of some fundamental human story.” —Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times
Lydia Johnson Dance Inspired by Classical, But Doesn't Stop There
A great feature from the Newark Star-Ledger.
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Lydia Johnson Dance 2010 New York Season
LJD major works to music by Henryk Gorecki, Phillip Glass, Johann Sebastian Bach, and to songs sung by Dean Martin, June 24-26 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55th Street, Clinton. Read the Star-Ledger feature story, and buy your tickets here.
Fall 2010 Classes
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New Hip hop and jazz dance classes Saturday mornings! Open House Dates at SOPAC to be announced soon!
Rave Reviews for LJD
Read Philip Gardner’s articles on LJD and The Creative Process at Oberon’s Grove. Creative Process I, Creative Process II and Creative Process III. There are many great studio photos by Kokyat here!
“A creator of modest, handsome, ballet-based dances, Johnson offers a slow-build première set to music by Henryk Górecki...” Read more from The New Yorker.
“Lydia had an almost-full house and her dancers, who have looked so good in rehearsal, upped the level tonight with some really committed, passionate and — in the Dean Martin piece — witty dancing. Lydia’s troupe boasts unique personalities who function smoothly as a team but who constantly remind us of their individuality.” Philip Gardner, Oberon’s Grove
Still photographs throughout the site by Julie Lemberger (© Julie Lemberger, 2004–2009) and Kokyat (© Kokyat, 2009), as noted.
All photos on this page by Julie Lemberger, except montage one, far right, by Kokyat.
Dancers pictured throughout our site are: Jessica Sand, Kerry Shea, Laura DiOrio, Lisa Iannacito, Eric Vlach, Jeremy Smith, Robert Robinson, R Colby Damon, Tammi Shamblin, John- Mark Owen, Marcos Vedoveto, Jesse Marks, Emma Stein, Tucker Ty Davis, Jennifer Lott, Jennifer Kelbe.
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