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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

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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Monday, April 1, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: "From the Horse’s Mouth Celebrates Deborah Jowitt" at the 14Y by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS "From the Horse’s Mouth Celebrates Deborah Jowitt" at the 14Y: "Among the presentations, which include a funny song warbled by Jamie Cunningham and a sweet lullaby by Mer…

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IMPRESSIONS: “Cross Transit” at the Japan Society with Akiko Kitamura and Kim Hak by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: “Cross Transit” at the Japan Society with Akiko Kitamura and Kim Hak, "Kitamura’s slick choreography feels elemental, born from the physical properties of water." Erin…

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Friday, March 29, 2019

Day in the Life of NEW@Graham: “Deo” by Maxine Doyle and Bobbi Jene Smith by The Dance Enthusiast

In Day in the Life of NEW@Graham: “Deo” by Maxine Doyle and Bobbi Jene Smith, "When asked which aspects of Graham’s legacy are conveyed in the work, Doyle responds: 'Myth, magic, and m…

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago with Ohad Naharin and Crystal Pite by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago with Ohad Naharin and Crystal Pite, "Between Naharin’s famous dynamic range and Pite’s striking narrative rhythm, the company had quite a fe…

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: New York Theatre Ballet’s “Rep” with Merce Cunningham, Richard Alston, and Matthew Nash at Danspace by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: New York Theatre Ballet’s “Rep” with Merce Cunningham, Richard Alston, and Matthew Nash at Danspace, "While not everything is for everyone, something is for someone. T…

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Ariel Rivka Dance Turns Twelve! Artistic Director Ariel Grossman On Feminine Energy & More by The Dance Enthusiast

"I recently spent several days away from my children and really enjoyed the freedom! I think many parents often feel the same way, but are hesitant to admit those feelings. Admitting feelin…

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

In Day in the Life of Dance: Behind the Byline, "As much as The Dance Enthusiast aims to be a positive force in the dance world, I never feel forced to withhold my opinions or “put a pos…

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Monday, March 25, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: The Dance Enthusiast in Copenhagen, Royal Danish Ballet’s "Napoli" by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: The Dance Enthusiast in Copenhagen .\,Royal Danish Ballet’s Napoli, "Perhaps the greatest pleasure of seeing the ballet in toto was the opportunity it afforded to get to …

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Thursday, March 21, 2019

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Kelly Pratt And Ian Kreidich Of Dancers & Dogs by The Dance Enthusiast

The Dance Enthusiast asks Kelly Pratt and Ian Kreidich of Dancers & Dogs about the paw-sitive and ruff sides of their photography project.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Dance News: "Lucy Negro Redux" By The Nashville Ballet Poses The Question: "Who Was Shakespeare's Dark Lady?" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Lucy Negro Redux" By The Nashville Ballet Poses The Question: "Who Was Shakespeare's Dark Lady?"

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

In Day in the Life of Dance: Behind the Byline — Sammi Lim on Writing Dance for The Dance Enthusiast -- Behind the Byline highlights one our most important assets — our contributors. Ge…

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CUNY Dance Initiative Celebrates Five Years of Facilitating Space for New York Choreographers and Companies by The Dance Enthusiast

In A Day in the Life of CUNY Dance Initiative, "We definitely made spaces available for dance that simply wouldn’t otherwise be available to independent NYC dance companies and choreograph…

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway” 30th Anniversary Celebration at Guggenheim Works & Process and “A Feast of Cunningham” at 92Y Ha by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway” 30th Anniversary Celebration at Guggenheim Works & Process and “A Feast of Cunningham” at 92Y Harkness Dance Festival, "I loved the …

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IMPRESSIONS: Lime Rickey International’s “Future Faith” at Abrons Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Lime Rickey International’s “Future Faith” at Abrons Arts Center, "As if she’s a mad scientist, Tawil works a soundboard that rests center stage, a tangle of wires …

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: W is for Kat Wildish and Megan Williams by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: W is for Kat Wildish and Megan Williams, "Eureka moments when dancers discover something about themselves, their lives, or their dancing because of some tea…

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Angie Pittman and Johnnie Cruise Mercer at Danspace Project by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Angie Pittman and Johnnie Cruise Mercer at Danspace Project, "Paired together, Pittman and Mercer, who approach inner faith from opposite ends of the spectrum, have created a…

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Dance News: Meet CUNY Dance Initiative's 2019−20 Residency Artists by The Dance Enthusiast

CUNY Dance Initiative Announces 2019−20 Residency Artists.

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Monday, March 11, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Vertigo Dance Company's "One. One & One" at Baryshnikov Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Vertigo Dance Company's "One. One & One" at Baryshnikov Arts Center, "The dirt — its smell, dust, and malleability —transports us to a country bound by the desert."…

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Dance News: Danspace Project Announces Spring 2019 Season, April 11-June 22, 2019 by The Dance Enthusiast

Danspace Project Announces Spring 2019 Season, April 11-June 22, 2019.

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IMPRESSIONS: Work Up 5.1 at Gibney with Hollis Bartlett & Nattie Trogdon, Proteo Media + Performance, and Catie Leasca by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Work Up 5.1 at Gibney with Hollis Bartlett & Nattie Trogdon, Proteo Media + Performance, and Catie Leasca, "5.1, the first show in the fifth iteration of this series, fe…

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Saturday, March 2, 2019

The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets: Dance/NYC 2019 Symposium by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets: Dance/NYC 2019 Symposium, "In this valiant attempt to be color-sensitive and address issues felt by artists today, whether stirred by racial and gen…

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Friday, March 1, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Kathy Westwater’s “Rambler, Worlds Worlds A Part” presented by Lumberyard Center For Film And Performing Arts and New York Live Art by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Kathy Westwater’s “Rambler, Worlds Worlds A Part" presented by Lumberyard Center For Film And Performing Arts and New York Live Arts, "The cause and articulation of pai…

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Jaamil Olawale Kosoko about "Chameleon" as part of Live Feed at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast Asks Jaamil Olawale Kosoko about "Chameleon" as part of Live Feed at New York Live Arts, "So often as Black artists we are put in this predicament where there is no r…

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The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: V is for Mariana Valencia and Riccardo Valentine by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: T is for Mariana Valencia and Riccardo Valentine,"Understanding that life is dying" Mariana Valencia says in response to what event (dance-related or not) h…

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Monday, February 25, 2019

Dance News : Coming in March "Breaking the Glass Ceiling: A Celebration of Women in Choreography" At Rowan University in New Jersey by The Dance Enthusiast

Dance News: "Breaking the Glass Ceiling: A Celebration of Women in Choreography" at Rowan University on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at The Pfleeger Concert Hall.

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Dance News: March, a Month of Merce, as the 92Y Presents 25 Years of The Harkness Dance Festival Celebrating the Centenary of Merce Cunningham by The Dance Enthusiast

92Y Presents 25 Years of the Harkness Dance Festival and Celebrates the Centenary of Merce Cunningham.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Daina Ashbee’s “Serpentine” presented by American Realness in partnership with First Nations Dialogues, Global First Nations Perfor by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Daina Ashbee’s “Serpentine” presented by American Realness in partnership with First Nations Dialogues, Global First Nations Performance Network and Consulate General o…

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IMPRESSIONS: Recirquel Company Budapest’s “Non Solus” at BAM by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Recirquel Company Budapest’s “Non Solus” at BAM, "The theater becomes as quiet, dark, and spare as an empty church, and that’s the point — to spend 55 minutes with …

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IMPRESSIONS: Vicky Shick and Dancers’ “next to the sink” at Danspace Project by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Vicky Shick and Dancers’ “next to the sink” at Danspace Project, "Structurally, the work vacillates between moments of stillness and repetition that are just short of …

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: U is for Daniel Ulbricht and Donna Uchizono by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: U is for Daniel Ulbricht and Donna Uchizono, "Maintaining a dance organization for almost 30 years running on the “fumes” of money," Donna Uchizono says…

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