Reviews & Press


Repast 2015

A Musical Tribute For A Waiter Who Spoke Out Against Racism
NPR

Repast: An Oratorio in Honor of Mister Booker Wright of Greenwood, Mississippi
Southern Foodways Alliance

Musical in Mississippi Pays Tribute to Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement
Atlanta Blackstar


The Complete Etudes With Philip Glass at BAM 2014

Practice, practice, practice: Philip Glass’s Complete Piano Etudes at BAM
I care if you listen


Premiere Commission at Boston Ballet 2014

Meeting of artistic minds draws Boston Ballet close to Chuck
The Boston Globe (Story)

Boston Ballet's challenging 'Close to Chuck'
The Boston Globe (Review)

All Hail 'Chuck' - Boston Ballet Puts All The Pieces Together
ARTery - WBUR/ PBS

Beauty, speed and surprises in world premiere presented by Boston Ballet
The Patriot Ledger

BALLET REVIEW: Complex, challenging, and on pointe
The MIT Tech

Boston Ballet's Close to Chuck impresses with a dynamic trio of contemporary works
Bachtrack

Boston Ballet - C. to C. (Close to Chuck) Reborn
DanceTabs

Boston Ballet gets Close to cutting Edge
The Hub Review

Boston Ballet's Close to Chuck
Arts The Fuse


Premiere Commission Tenth Anniversary Concert at Le Poisson Rouge 2012

Bruce Levingston and Brooklyn Rider Celebrate The Premiere Commission's 10th Anniversary
WQXR

Works New or Newly Configured: Bruce Levingston With Brooklyn Rider at Le Poisson Rouge
The New York Times

Premiere Commission Celebrates 10 Years of New Music at (Le) Poisson Rouge
Bachtrack

Premiere Commission 10th anniversary concert at Le Poisson Rouge
I Care If You Listen


Impressions & Influences 2011

A Little Offbeat Humor in Cyclical Explorations
The New York Times

Jacobsen and Levingston at Library of Congress
The Washington Post


Points of Departure: Bruce Levingston at Carnegie Hall 2008

Creating a Comfortable Context for the New Pieces That Can Challenge Audiences
The New York Times

A Boldface Crowd at Zankel Hall
The New York Observer


Premiere Commission at American Ballet Theatre 2007

Portrait of the Artist
Playbill

Portrait of the Artist
W Magazine

Choreographer of moment struts multidisciplinary stuff
The San Francisco Chronicle

Masterworks and Edgy Ventures at American Ballet Theatre
Village Voice

A Huddle of Humanity
The New York Sun


From the Premiere Commission Gala 2007

New York Social Diary


From the NY premiere of Messiaen's Apparition of the Eternal Church 2006

Urbanite. The Best of New York Today
The New York Times


From the Premiere Commission Gala 2006

New York Social Diary

Premiere Commission Holds Gala, With a Premiere by Lisa Bielawa
The New York Times


From the premiere of Philip Glass's "A Musical Portrait of Chuck Close" 2005

A Portraitist Whose Canvas Is a Piano
The New York Times

A Pianist Turns the Tables on a Portrait Painter
The New York Times

New York Social Diary


From the Elements Quartet "Snapshots" Concert 2003

About Last Night
Arts Journal.com

'03! Oh My! The Big Apple's Sweetest Bites
The Washington Post


From the world premiere of Curtis-Smith's Etudes 2002

Sprinting Across All 88 Keys
The New York Times



 
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