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Friday, May 3, 2019

"Juan de las Brujas" — A New Documentary by Andrew Houchens at the Montclair Film Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

In Juan de las Brujas — A New Documentary by Andrew Houchens at the Montclair Film Festival, "Dynamic animation (by May Kindred-Boothby) illustrates the narration and shows dancers in act…

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Dance News: Aakash Odedra's #JeSuis Spring Tour Dates In The UK by The Dance Enthusiast

Aakash Odedra's #JeSuis Spring Tour Dates In The UK. Learn about the award-winning work (2017 Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award).

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

DANCING WITH HISTORY IN SPACETIME: Martha Graham Dance Company at The Joyce Theater and Stephen Petronio Company at Skirball Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In DANCING WITH HISTORY IN SPACETIME: Martha Graham Dance Company at The Joyce Theater and Stephen Petronio Company at Skirball Center:  " Working and reworking their data, toiling away in …

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Day in the Life of Dance: Behind the Byline — Melanie Greene on Writing for The Dance Enthusiast by The Dance Enthusiast

In Day in the Life of Dance: Behind the Byline — Melanie Greene on Writing for The Dance Enthusiast — Behind the Byline highlights one our most important assets — our contributors. G…

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Jen Roit of Armada Dance on the Master Series and Armada Vignettes by The Dance Enthusiast

Jen Roit of Armada Dance says that Armada Vignettes acts as "windows into my company and my world." 

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IMPRESSIONS: Karole Armitage's “You Took a Part of Me” at the Japan Society by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Karole Armitage's “You Took a Part of Me” at the Japan Society, "Despite her sentiment of unknowing, aspects of comprehension is clear, leading the viewer to wonder how …

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Dance News: Bryant Park Dance Party With Interactive Instruction & Live Music This May 1-June 7, 2019 by The Dance Enthusiast

Bryant Park Dance Party With FREE Interactive Instruction & Live Music Starting May 1 Through June 7, 2019.

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Chatting about Harlem Stage’s Upcoming “E-Moves” with FLUXX, Omari Mizrahi/ Les Ballet Afrik, and Director of Programming Monique Martin by The Dance Enthusiast

Monique Martin, Director of Programming at Harlem Stages says, “The show isn’t so much about hip-hop dance, as it is about hip-hop culture. If you’re under the age of 60, you’ve bee…

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Monday, April 29, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: "YULÍ" at The Directors’ Guild of America as part of the Havana Film Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: YULÍ at The Directors’ Guild of America as part of the Havana Film Festival, "The film encompasses all the complexities of family, Cuba, sacrifices made to honor his fa…

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Anya Clarke and Mitsuko Verdery of MICHIYAYA Dance about the Premiere of “/wē/” at the 14th Street Y by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast Asks Anya Clarke and Mitsuko Verdery of MICHIYAYA Dance about the Premiere of “/wē/” at the 14th Street Y, "Because we’re together, I do think it creates a s…

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IMPRESSIONS: “Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event” at BAM by the Merce Cunningham Trust by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: “Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event” at BAM by the Merce Cunningham Trust, "The 100 solos, then, were not literally “solos,” but movement monologues that dancer…

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IMPRESSIONS: Stephen Petronio Company at NYU Skirball including Choreography from Merce Cunningham and Rudy Perez by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Stephen Petronio Company at NYU Skirball, "The full company fills the stage, moving in and out of diagonal patterns with driving lines and turns. I am deeply struck by the w…

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Monday, April 22, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: “Magnum Opus” at Brooklyn Studios for Dance as part of “Oh, Celine” by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: “Magnum Opus” at Brooklyn Studios for Dance as part of “Oh, Celine," "With a swathe of tulle worn like a Miss America sash, flowers strewn through her hair, Celine dan…

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IMPRESSIONS: Natalia Osipova’s "Pure Dance" with David Hallberg at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Natalia Osipova’s "Pure Dance" with David Hallberg at New York City Center, "The famous duet in which a woman meditates on happier times of her life is layered with the no…

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Friday, April 19, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Netta Yerushalmy's "Paramodernities" at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Netta Yerushalmy's "Paramodernities" at New York Live Arts, "A move with outstretched arms and an upward gaze in the context of Ailey’s work might portray an oppressed peop…

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Thursday, April 18, 2019

Dance News: Ann Reinking & Ben Vereen to Host the Chita Rivera Awards on May 19 at NYU Skirball Center by The Dance Enthusiast

Ann Reinking & Ben Vereen to Host the Chita Rivera Awards on May 19 at NYU Skirball Center.

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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

!CUBA AQUI! Pedro Ruiz' Ballet Contemporaneo de Camaguey "A Passionate CELEBRATION of Cuban Dance Heritage" at Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College by The Dance Enthusiast

In !CUBA AQUI!  Pedro Ruiz 'Ballet Contemporaneo de Camaguey "A Passionate CELEBRATION of Cuban Dance Heritage" at Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College, Serena S.Y. Hsu, takes us on a photographi…

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Monday, April 15, 2019

Day in the Life of Dance: Behind the Byline — Robert Johnson on Writing for The Dance Enthusiast by The Dance Enthusiast

In Day in the Life of Dance: Behind the Byline — Robert Johnson on Writing for The Dance Enthusiast — Behind the Byline highlights one our most important assets — our contributors. G…

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IMPRESSIONS: “Everyman’s Reroof” with Moving Visions Dancers and Dances by Isadora by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: “Everyman’s Reroof” with Moving Visions Dancers and Dances by Isadora, "Despite the limited vocabulary, magic can be found in the subtlety and emotion imbued in familia…

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Dance News: Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center Donates Archives To Library For The Performing Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center Donates Archives To Library For The Performing Arts. The archive includes materials documenting the work of Loretta Abbott, Alvin Ailey, Camille A. Brown, …

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Day in the Life of Dance: Behind the Byline — Deirdre Towers on Writing for The Dance Enthusiast by The Dance Enthusiast

In Day in the Life of Dance: Behind the Byline — Deirdre Towers on Writing for The Dance Enthusiast — Behind the Byline highlights one our most important assets — our contributors. G…

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IMPRESSIONS: Third Rail Projects at Brookfield Place and Ice Theatre of New York at The Rink at Rockefeller Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Third Rail Projects at Brookfield Place and Ice Theatre of New York at the Rink at Rockefeller Center, "Kelly struts down and body surfs across the stairs before indulging h…

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

DraftWork at Danspace Featuring Brendan Drake and Marion Spencer by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: DraftWork at Danspace Featuring Brendan Drake and Marion Spencer, "Though their approaches are different, the two serendipitously challenge endurance." — Trina Mannino, N…

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Dance News: Calling Visual Artists, Clark Center Wants Your Work for For "LET’S FACE THE MUSIC," A Dance-Inspired Art Exhibition by The Dance Enthusiast

Clark Center Issues A Call for Artists For "LET’S FACE THE MUSIC," A Dance-Inspired Art Exhibition. Exhibition Dates: June 16 to June 30, 2019.

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IMPRESSIONS: Ni’Ja Whitson | The NWA Project’s "Oba Qween Baba King Baba" by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Ni’Ja Whitson | The NWA Project’s Oba Qween Baba King Baba, "A gender-nonconforming practitioner of Yoruba spirituality, Whitson locates a history of nonbinary gender wi…

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: Y is for Xin Ying and Ashley R.T. Yergens by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: Y is for Xin Ying and Ashley R.T. Yergens, "When cis dancers have the freedom to create whatever work they want and they choose to make work that capitaliz…

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Monday, April 8, 2019

Day in the Life of Dance: Behind the Byline — Trina Mannino on Writing Dance for The Dance Enthusiast by The Dance Enthusiast

In Behind the Byline, "We’re encouraged to get to know the work of a breadth of artists and dance forms," says Trina Mannino in response to what she likes about working for The Dance Enthu…

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Kelly Bartnik on the Premiere of "Fuck/Love: The Poetics of Adoration" at Gibney Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

In Kelly Bartnik on the Premiere of "Fuck/Love: The Poetics of Adoration" at Gibney Dance, "Bartnik travels into places in the body that dance often does not go. Despite the inherent connec…

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: X is for XiaoChuan Xie and Xan Burley by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: X is for Xan Burley and XiaoChuan Xie, "Ancient Chinese culture, Martha Graham, Rudolph Laban, Carl Jung, Meredith Monk, Anna Halprin," says XiaoChuan Xie …

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: CUNY Dance Initiative's 5th Year Fest by The Dance Enthusiast

In CUNY Dance Initiative's 5th Year Fest, "Kinesis Project dance theatre’s Breathing With Strangers gives spectators an up-close, stripped-down look at dance. Using the lobby’s stairs, …

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IMPRESSIONS: VIM VIGOR’s “FOREVER” at Playwrights Horizon Downtown by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: VIM VIGOR’s “FOREVER” at Playwrights Horizon Downtown, "FOREVER fulfills expectations for dazzling choreography, but its many unanswered questions keep us at arm’s l…

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