Center For Psychiatric Rehabilitation Boston University

Center For Psychiatric Rehabilitation Boston University

Center For Psychiatric Rehabilitation Boston University

Kelley Donovan and Dancers opened their New York Season with an evening, called, “In a World & What is Stable Shifts, Whhttp://vimeo.com/29179247 at is Solid Slips,” after two of Donovan’s pieces, also featured the work of Guest Choreographers David Parker, Co-founder of the Bang Group; Hip-Hop Ballerina Sharon Montella; and Jessica Parks and Stephanie Booth of Umbrella Company Dance.

Like Donovan, these choreographers have Boston roots and New York followings. Their dual-city performance credits made this a strong evening by seasoned professionals. The program compels the audience with its own organic shifting of styles.

Donovan Lives Her Dreams

Donovan, who several years ago gave up a secure job at MIT, sold her house, and decided to divide her time between New York and Boston, is making a life—and a moderate living—from dance. It is a gamble that has paid off handsomely in the evolution of her company’s reputation; her performances have earned her accolades from Boston and New York critics alike, including the New York Times, whose Rosalind Sulcas called her a “force of nature.” (2009)