IMPRESSIONS: Oona Doherty “NAVY BLUE” at the Joyce by The Dance Enthusiast

"The work speaks in many registers, though its most effective vehicle remains the pulsating bodies and roaring spirits of its dancers." Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Obremski/Works at Arts on Site by The Dance Enthusiast

"Jesse Obremski’s choreography is sophisticated and subtle, textured with the use of repetition and counterpoint. However Obremski/Works is more than a dance company, it is a vehicle for s…

IMPRESSIONS: Cathy Weis' SUNDAYS ON BROADWAY with Cayleen Del Rosario, Mina Nishimura, Stephen Petronio and Nami Yamamoto by The Dance Enthusiast

"In keeping with the tenor of the series, there is nothing stuffy about this programming. Three of the four choreographers (Nami Yamimoto, Mina Nishimura, and Stephen Petronio) are longtime,…

IMPRESSIONS: Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance "The Winters Tale" at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music by The Dance Enthusiast

"Lavagnino’s invitation to ‘get what you get’ based on your own personal history not only alleviates that anxiety, but opens up a world of possibility to audiences who may be unfamilia…

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Adriana Pierce, Founder & Artistic Director of Queer the Ballet on "Dream of a Common Language" by The Dance Enthusiast

"With Queer the Ballet, Pierce and her team are doing revolutionary work, utilizing many recognizable aspects of the ballet structure—like the impressive, flashy, and jam-packed variations…

IMPRESSIONS: Malcolm-x Betts' "what happens when things become undone?" at CPR by The Dance Enthusiast

In silence Malcolm-x Betts and Ella Dawn W-S lightly touch as they struggle to balance. Their bodies are close, and the shapes of their bodies, often with one leg in back attitude while slow…

IMPRESSIONS: La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival '24: Yoshiko Chuma and Chris Yon, Taryn Griggs, Introducing Bea Yon by The Dance Enthusiast

"On a shared La MaMa Moves Festival! program with Yoshiko Chuma & the School of Hard Knocks, the Yoggs open the evening with 12-year-old Bea Yon crossing the stage." Catherine Tharin, Ne…

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Emilio Ochando Prepares Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana for The Joyce and The Hollywood Bowl by The Dance Enthusiast

"Ochando is not only preparing for The Joyce season, but he is also choreographing for FVCS and invited artists to perform Maurice Ravel’s BOLERO and Suite No. 2 from Manual de Falla’s …

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Carolyn Dorfman on Celebrating 40 Years of Dance Making by The Dance Enthusiast

"Ultimately we are celebrating community, possibility, and hope. My mother who passed away at almost 99-years-old, when people would ask her what got her through the war, she said she never …

IMPRESSIONS: Johann Diedrick “[ the hurricanes in your mouth ]” at Abrons Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"With “[ the hurricanes in your mouth ],” multidisciplinary artist and engineer Johann Diedrick offers a transportive sound installation and performance that awakens the senses and defie…

IMPRESSIONS: j. bouey's "SATURN, A Revelation " at JACK by The Dance Enthusiast

" j. bouey, an outward acting artist, points out inequities but patiently, and often exuberantly, encourages the community to gather and change for the greater good." Catherine Tharin, Brook…

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Anabella Lenzu Speaks with Janet Wong About Dance Theater and Working with Bill T. Jones by The Dance Enthusiast

"Bill likes to say that we're married, and in the artistic way, we are married. I very much cherish that relationship and the way I am allowed to grow in this partnership, given opportunitie…

IMPRESSIONS: Ballez in “Travesty Doll Play Ballez (after Coppélia)” at Chelsea Factory by The Dance Enthusiast

" Travesty Doll Play Ballez thrives on a multidimensional attunement to the power of transformation. While eschewing staged sets and linear narrative devices in favor of an open, abstract ex…

IMPRESSIONS: The Moving Architects "O my soul" at Arts on Site by The Dance Enthusiast

"Using her body as the constant and speed as the variable, O my soul marks Norton’s relationship to the passing of time." - Cecly Placenti, New York

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST'S A TO Z: U for Allison SCHUSTER-ULRICH and Dancers UNLIMITED by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: nora chipaumire at Harlem Stage with the NYC Premiere of "ShebeenDub" by The Dance Enthusiast

"What appears as simply an immersive show and monumental party speaks deeper. The event intentionally and excitingly rejects any semblance of traditional performance viewing, meant to be acc…

IMPRESSIONS: Fresh Tracks at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

"It’s rare for any mixed bill to be full of hits, yet the Fresh Tracks artists delivered just that with style and verve to spare. These tracks are certainly ones worth following." Sarah Ce…

IMPRESSIONS: Parsons Dance at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"The exceptional dancers deliver knockout performances with an almost always frontal focus and an intensity in which the volume is turned on high without pause." — Henning Rübsam, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Gibney Company at The Joyce: The Spirit of Experimentation, Then and Now by The Dance Enthusiast

"What’s exciting about the current Gibney company, under the direction of Gilbert T. Small II since 2022, is that the dancers invest the movement with personal vitality, they react to each…

IMPRESSIONS: Sarah Panayiotou Leñador's "am I real?" at Abron's Art Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"Leñador and her collaborators have created an evening that takes us through the highs and lows of being. Whether or note  we’ve witnessed her mental breakdown or the world breaking her …

IMPRESSIONS: Martha Graham Dance Company, American Legacies at New York City Center (Part 2) by The Dance Enthusiast

"At the age of 96, Graham surprised her fans with the antics of Maple Leaf Rag, but perhaps she found a source of mirth in her own longevity...From her raised vantage-point, she can see the …

IMPRESSIONS: “Message in a Bottle” at New York City Center with Songs by Sting, Direction & Choreography by Kate Prince by The Dance Enthusiast

"Sometimes the songs’ repurposing works brilliantly, such as when “Don’t Stand So Close to Me,” originally written about an unseemly relationship between a teacher and pupil, is used…

IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet's 75th Spring 2024 Season “The Future” at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

"One of the many layers that make me love Dances … is its sense of community. The work is as non-hierarchical as ballet was able to get at Lincoln Center in 1969...Brahms-Schoenberg Qu…

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST'S A TO Z: T for Manatsu TANAKA and Melissa TOOGOOD by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY, AMERICAN LEGACIES " The Rite of Spring" at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"Martha Graham’s The Rite of Spring is not about exotic people separated from us by time and distance. It’s about the here and now. Unlike Errand into the Maze, where we remain passive s…

IMPRESSIONS: Rachel Gill's "The Eight Positions or Could This Go On Forever?" at Arts On Site by The Dance Enthusiast

"In Gill's  Eight Positions or Could This Go On Forever? seemingly unrelated elements speak to Rachel and Chelsea's shared curiosity of each other.  Deliberateness and care are constants o…

IMPRESSIONS: "THAT SHOW," a Celebratory Evening Showcasing Emerging New York Performance Artists by The Dance Enthusiast

"I found myself in a loft in Chinatown delightedly surrounded by a slew of familiar faces. A certain sector of the New York dance scene—young, determined, earnest— mingled about, doused …

IMPRESSIONS: “THE MOMENT” with More Fish Dance Company at The Joyce’s New York Center for Creativity and Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

"By the end of the exhilarating afternoon, we’ve come to realize (if we didn’t know already) that dance improvisations are far from random noodlings of the body. Creating a score, playin…

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Sydney Skybetter on Choreorobotics, De-Stabilizing Norms, and The Dancing Future by The Dance Enthusiast

"I don't anticipate that there's going to be robots on the floor of the Joyce anytime soon, but it's interesting to me that Jacob’s Pillow, which is rebuilding the Doris Duke Theater, is i…

IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet's 75th Spring Season “The Future” at Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"The company describes its spring season on the cover of the playbill as “The Future.” I keep my fingers crossed, and wish for the best." Henning Rübsam, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Morgan McEwan's MorDance in their New Yonker's Studio Space by The Dance Enthusiast

"McEwan knows how to charge an enormous space with energy. The dancers have the dynamism and sheen of thoroughbreds." Deirdre Towers, Yonkers