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Thursday, November 14, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Curet Performance Project’s “Aspectos” at Center for Performance Research by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Curet Performance Project’s “Aspectos” at Center for Performance Research, "Employing a blend of classical modern dance and Puerto Rican-inspired movements, Curet crea…

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Kayla Farrish/Decent Structures' "The New Frontier: my dear America (pt. 1)" at Danspace Project by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Kayla Farrish/Decent Structures' "The New Frontier: my dear America (pt. 1)" at Danspace Project, "She morphs and shape-shifts, flexing and collapsing, grooving, softening …

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Queer|Art|Prize Ceremony Honors Drag Activist Joan Jett Blakk & Dance Artists Jumatatu M. Poe & Jermone Donte Beacham by The Dance Enthusiast

On Friday, November 1, more than 200 LGBTQ+ artists and allies packed into The Center (208 W. 13th St.) for the 2019 Queer|Art Annual Party.

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

MOVING PEOPLE: Alicia Graf Mack on Carmen de Lavallade, "Revelations," and Leading the Dance Division at the Juilliard School by The Dance Enthusiast

In MOVING PEOPLE:  Alicia Graf Mack on Carmen de Lavallade, "Revelations," and Leading the Dance Division at the Juilliard School.  Alicia Graf Mack says, "I’ve tried to live a life out…

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IMPRESSIONS: Black Grace at the Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Black Grace at the Joyce Theater, "Gathered in a circle, facing inward, the dancers take up various gestures that will become motifs. Pressing their palms together, they cro…

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Dance News: Center for Performance Research Announces 10 Artists-in-Residence For 2020 by The Dance Enthusiast

Center for Performance Research Announces 10 Artists-in-Residence For 2020! Find out who they are.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Ranardo-Domeico Grays, Artistic Director of VISIONS Contemporary Ballet on Finding Clarity After Cancer and the Healing Power of Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

"Some survivors say they gained 'a new lease on life.' I feel differently about that," says Grays. "I never felt as though I started over; I simply continued on the path that I was meant t…

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Monday, November 4, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: BalletX’s “The Little Prince” at the Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: BalletX’s “The Little Prince” at the Joyce Theater, "Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s choreography showcases luscious leg extensions, intertwining pas de deux between all gen…

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IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre in Balanchine, Bennett & The Beach Boys by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre in Balanchine, Bennett & The Beach Boys, "Juxtaposing classical ballet and contemporary social dance may not seem revolutionary today, but when T…

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Friday, November 1, 2019

Margie Gillis on her "Rewilding" and its Lincoln Center Premiere with the Paul Taylor American Modern Dance at David H. Koch Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In Margie Gillis on her "Rewilding" and its Lincoln Center Premiere with the Paul Taylor American Modern Dance at David H. Koch Theater, Gillis asks the artists  to embrace all the vocabula…

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David Orr, Founder Of Boston Moving Arts Productions, On Dance’s Power To Open The Floodgates Of Emotion by The Dance Enthusiast

David Orr, Founder Of Boston Moving Arts Productions, On Dance’s Power To Open The Floodgates Of Emotion

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Dance News: Dance Lab New York (DLNY) Announces New Choreographers & Dancers In Partnership With The Joyce Theater Foundation by The Dance Enthusiast

Dance Lab New York (DLNY) Announces New Choreographers & Dancers In Partnership With The Joyce Theater Foundation.

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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Dance News: New York City Center Names Lear DeBessonet Next Artistic Director Of Encores! by The Dance Enthusiast

New York City Center Names Lear DeBessonet Next Artistic Director Of Encores!

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Three Shows That Have Helped Me Through Fall 2019, PART 1: "INHERITANCE: A LITANY," "FALLING & LOVING" by The Dance Enthusiast

In Three Shows That Have Helped Me Through Fall 2019, PART 1: "INHERITANCE: A LITANY," "FALLING & LOVING" AND "LOOK WHO'S COMING TO DINNER: "This fall dance season three particular shows…

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Three Shows That Have Helped Me Through Fall 2019, PART 2: "LOOK WHO'S COMING TO DINNER" — Stefanie Batten Bland with Company SBB at LA MAMA Experi by The Dance Enthusiast

In Three Shows That Have Helped Me Through Fall 2019, PART 1: "INHERITANCE: A LITANY," "FALLING & LOVING" AND "LOOK WHO'S COMING TO DINNER: "This fall dance season three particular shows…

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MOVING PEOPLE: Lucy Sexton on the Bessies, the Factress, and Her Favorite Artist of All Time by The Dance Enthusiast

In MOVING PEOPLE: Lucy Sexton on the Bessies, the Factress, and Her Favorite Artist of All Time, she says in response to question, What event (dance-related or not) has transformed you? , "…

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Sunday, October 27, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M at the Joyce Theater with Keerati Jinakunwiphat and Trisha Brown by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M at the Joyce Theater with Keerati Jinakunwiphat and Trisha Brown, "Ranging from introspective to sensual to playful, the spectrum of Abraham’s artis…

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IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre’s The Masters Program with George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, and Alexei Ratmansky by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre’s The Masters Program with George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, and Alexei Ratmansky, "One mark of a great choreographer is that he or she is able to mak…

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Friday, October 25, 2019

Nicole Wolcott On The Insidious Absurdity of Airports & Presenting "Luggage Lost" At Triskelion Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

Nicole Wolcott calls out the "insidious absurdity of airports" and discusses what led to creating "Luggage Lost," which premieres at Triskelion Arts this November 1-2, 2019.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet’s George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham Program — David H. Koch Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet’s George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham Program — David H. Koch Theater: "In a time when fashion dictates adding technology and special effects to w…

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IMPRESSIONS: Teac Damsa’s “Swan Lake/Loch na hEala” at BAM Harvey by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Teac Damsa’s “Swan Lake/Loch na hEala” at BAM Harvey, "A 75-minute work of Irish tanztheater, Teac Damsa’s Loch na hEala manages the impossible by being radical yet …

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Connor Walsh, Karina González & Yuriko Kajiya On Dancing Houston Ballet's 50th Anniversary Season At New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

Connor Walsh, Karina González & Yuriko Kajiya On Dancing Houston Ballet's 50th Anniversary Season At New York City Center.

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Monday, October 21, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Monica Bill Barnes & Company’s “Days Go By” at Brookfield Place by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Monica Bill Barnes & Company’s “Days Go By” at Brookfield Place, "Soon, the separation between performer and non-performer becomes clear. Walking patterns develop …

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92Y to Unveil "Excercizes for the Dance," A Handwritten Isadora Duncan Manuscript by The Dance Enthusiast

92Y to Unveil "Excercizes for the Dance," A Handwritten Isadora Duncan Manuscript!

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IMPRESSIONS: William Forsythe’s “A Quiet Evening of Dance” at The Shed by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: William Forsythe’s “A Quiet Evening of Dance” at The Shed, "Because it’s Forsythe, there’s a lot to see. What you see — and why you see it — may reflect your d…

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Remembrances of the Cuban Icon, Prima Ballerina Alicia Alonso by The Dance Enthusiast

In Remembrances of the Cuban Icon, Prima Ballerina Alicia Alonso, "In 1942, as a young dancer with American Ballet Theatre, she suffered a detached retina. Though nearly blind, she never le…

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Saturday, October 19, 2019

Dance News: Shobana Jeyasingh's "Staging Schiele" Premieres In London On November 4-5, 2019 by The Dance Enthusiast

This November, choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh brings her latest work Staging Schiele to Southbank Centre where Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, now in its 30th year, is an Associate Company.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: John Kelly's “Underneath the Skin" at NYU Skirball by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: John Kelly's “Underneath the Skin" at NYU Skirball, "Kelly’s subject is an unapologetically gay man named Samuel Morris Steward (1909-1993), who did not seek out doom, b…

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

The Bessies Announce Recipients of the 2019 NY Dance and Performance Awards by The Dance Enthusiast

The Bessies Announce Recipients of the 2019 NY Dance and Performance Awards

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Monday, October 14, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Dance Heginbotham's "Herz Schmerz" at Baryshnikov Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Dance Heginbotham's "Herz Schmerz" at Baryshnikov Arts Center, "More significantly, the performers in this piece gently squeeze their own flesh as if assessing their physica…

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IMPRESSIONS: Kathryn Posin Dance Company at the 92Y’s DIG DANCE — "Evolution," "Triple Sextet," and "Memoir" by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Kathryn Posin Dance Company at the 92Y’s DIG DANCE Evolution, Triple Sextet, Memoir : "Posin and the dancers deserve credit for carrying out the more experimental shapes in…

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