Posts about: Dance Kaleidoscope

2023 Top Ten Performing Arts Events

December 27, 2023

  In pursuit of my mission to shine a spotlight on local performing arts organizations and artists, I am determined to do so. In that spirit, I offer the following list, in random order, of my top ten favorites, shows I reviewed last season throughout... read more

2023 Top Ten Performing Arts Luminaries

December 26, 2023

My mission in writing this column is to shine a spotlight on Central Indiana performing arts organizations and artists. In that spirit, I offer the following list, in alphabetical order, of individual performing arts figures. It is my distinct pleasure to honor this accomplished group... read more

Bold New Look Revealed in Dance Kaleidoscope Season Opener

October 23, 2023

There was significant anticipation and excitement in the air at Indiana Repertory Theatre prior to the Friday performance of “New Horizons,” that opened the 51st season of Dance Kaleidoscope on the OneAmerica Stage.  The concert was the maiden voyage of Joshua Blake Carter who was... read more

DK Closes 50th Season With Hochoy Masterpiece

June 6, 2023

Experiencing Dance Kaleidoscope artistic director David Hochoy’s lavish opus, “Scheherazade,” performed Friday on the OneAmerica Stage at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, was great cause for reflection and nostalgia for yours truly. Since it first premiered in 1992, I have reviewed Hochoy’s dazzling creation at least... read more

David Hochoy: The Exit Interview

May 12, 2023

Over the 32 years I have known Dance Kaleidoscope artistic director David Hochoy, I have always felt flattered when he has referred to me as “one the first friends I made when I came to Indianapolis.” Our friendship began shortly after he arrived in 1992.... read more

Hochoy’s Swan Song Features ‘Musical Decades Tour’ Reprise

March 29, 2023

To call David Hochoy prolific does not even come close to accurately measuring the scope of the body of work the choreographer created during his 32-year tenure as the visionary artistic director of Dance Kaleidoscope. Having covered Indiana’s premiere contemporary dance company over its half... read more

DK Extolls Awe-Inspiring ‘Seven Wonders Of The World’

January 20, 2023

    Let me say, unequivocally, that the “Wonders of the World” concert that I attended Saturday was among the most enjoyable Dance Kaleidoscope productions I have witnessed during my coverage of the company’s 50 years of existence. The concert was held at the intimate... read more