Tag: rita donahue

As Juliet in Mark Morris’ Romeo and Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare (photo by Gene Schiavone, courtesy Mark Morris Dance Group) It takes a special dancer to perform Mark Morris’ rhythmically and spatially dynamic choreography. But Rita Donahue more than fits the bill: She moves with precise musicality and unabashed physicality, gliding through Morris’ challenging […]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that dancers are hot. But seriously. Yes, there’s a heck of a lot more to dancers than their hotness, but since their lives are their bodies, those bodies are generally in pretty amazing shape. And not like I-hit-the-gym-6-hours-a-day-check-out-my-muscles shape. Studying dance creates this uniquely amazing look—long, lean and elegant, […]