Claudia LaRocco

New York, NY —

A theatrical bus tour of the Bronx, a festival of new performance pieces. These are just a few of the offerings in this Fall’s performance season. They are far from typical Broadway fare, and that is part of their point. Claudia La Rocco is a ...

New York, NY —

The American Choreographer Merce Cunningham has been one of the more thriving forces in the arts since he began his work almost six decades ago, and he's still going. He celebrates his 90th birthday today, and tonight at BAM he presents the world premiere of ...

New York, NY —

Recession Specials are all the rage –- from Gray’s Papaya hotdogs to sales at retail stores all over New York. And the same is true in the arts. Cultural critic Claudia La Rocco talks to WNYC Weekend Edition Host Brian Zumhagen about some of the ...

The ballet world is in flux: Audiences are dwindling, companies are scrambling for new ideas, and two major ballerinas are retiring. We talk with two longtime dance critics, Apollinaire Scherr and Claudia LaRocco, about what should be saved as ballet moves forward.