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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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Monday, February 18, 2019

Desmond Richardson On His Final Performance With Complexions Contemporary Ballet & More by The Dance Enthusiast

In Desmond Richardson On His Final Performance With Complexions Contemporary Ballet & More, Desmond Richardson discusses his final performance, new plans,  the return of "Stardust" inspir…

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IMPRESSIONS: Grupo Corpo presents “Bach” and “Gira” at BAM by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Grupo Corpo presents “Bach” and “Gira” at BAM, "The performers — all of different heights, races, and body-types — interacted like an ecosystem, teeming with the …

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Thursday, February 14, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/Rosas "Verklärte Nacht" at Baryshnikov Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/Rosas "Verklärte Nacht" at Baryshnikov Arts Center, "In a true marriage of dance and sound, De Keersmaeker invigorates this familiar composition, …

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: BalletBoyz’s “Young Men” (Acts 1 & 2) at the Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: BalletBoyz’s “Young Men” (Acts 1 & 2) at the Joyce Theater, "While Young Men is not unique in its blend of dance and film, the cleverness with which the two disciplines…

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IMPRESSIONS: Camille A. Brown & Dancers “ink” at the Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Camille A. Brown & Dancers “ink” at the Joyce Theater, "If you’re unfamiliar with Black history, then ink might seem like nothing more than a lively block party." Erin…

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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Jenny Rocha/Rocha Dance Theater’s about “Half-Heard” as part of CUNY Dance Initiative by The Dance Enthusiast

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Jenny Rocha/Rocha Dance Theater’s about “Half-Heard” as part of CUNY Dance Initiative, "My entire life I have experienced mansplaining and misogynistic cowork…

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Monday, February 11, 2019

A Day in the Life of Andrea Miller of Gallim Dance: Premiere of “To Create a World” at the Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In A Day in the Life of Andrea Miller of Gallim Dance: Premiere of “To Create a World” at the Joyce Theater, "When asked about her creative process, Miller explains that each process di…

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Friday, February 8, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet’s New Combinations with Kyle Abraham, William Forsythe, and Justin Peck by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet’s New Combinations with Kyle Abraham, William Forsythe, and Justin Peck, "Principia, a world premiere and Resident Choreographer Justin Peck’s sevent…

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: L-E-V’s “Love Chapter 2” at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: L-E-V’s “Love Chapter 2” at The Joyce Theater, "Even when an undulating body breaks off in solo, the eye is drawn by competing forces." Emeri Fetzer, New York

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A Postcard From Craig Ramsay: My Best Friend & Cancer Patient, Catherine Wreford, Is Proving Science Wrong by The Dance Enthusiast

A Postcard From Craig Ramsay: My Best Friend & Cancer Patient, Catherine Wreford, Is Proving Science Wrong.

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Dance News: Royal Opera House Partners with Streaming Service Marquee.TV by The Dance Enthusiast

Royal Opera House Partners with Streaming Service Marquee.TV

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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Cuba Festival at the Joyce Theater with Malpaso Dance Company, LOS HIJOS DEL DIRECTOR, and Compañía Irene Rodríguez by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Cuba Festival at the Joyce Theater with Malpaso Dance Company, LOS HIJOS DEL DIRECTOR, and Compañía Irene Rodríguez, "There were hits and misses, but overall, the Cuba Fe…

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IMPRESSIONS: Miguel Gutierrez’s “This Bridge Called My Ass” presented at The Chocolate Factory as part of American Realness by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Miguel Gutierrez’s “This Bridge Called My Ass” presented at The Chocolate Factory as part of American Realness, "While we all feel the power of the collective chanting,…

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Monday, February 4, 2019

Edisa Weeks of Edisa Weeks/Delirious Dances on Her Three-Part Work “Three Rites: Life, Liberty, Happiness” by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast Asks Edisa Weeks about Her Three-Part Work Three Rites: Life, Liberty, Happiness: "Weeks, who sees dance and performance as spiritual and communal practices, aims to …

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Sunday, February 3, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: "A, MY NAME IS. . ." featured as part of Stefanie Nelson DanceGroup's, The Loving Memory Project at Aaron Davis Hall by The Dance Enthusiast

/"We could be living in the dream world of Rene Magritte, where apples, indeed every object, (and in this case, movement) take on a multitude of meanings, at once familiar and absurd. Nelson…

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The Dance Enthusiast Hits The Streets : 100 Years of Merce Cunningham: A Symposium of Ideas for the Next Century by The Dance Enthusiast

The Dance Enthusiast Hits The Streets: 100 Years of Merce Cunningham: A Symposium of Ideas for the Next Century, "Think you know everything about Merce Cunningham? Think again!" Deirdre Towe…

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Thursday, January 31, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Nederlands Dans Theater 2 with Choreography by Edward Clug , Marco Goecke, Sol León, and Paul Lightfoot at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Nederlands Dans Theater 2 with Choreography by Edward Clug, Marco Goecke, Sol León, and Paul Lightfoot at New York City Center, "Spastic exactitude coupled with balletic li…

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: T is for Caleb Teicher and Safi Thomas by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: T is for Caleb Teicher and Safi Thomas, "Don’t complain about what doesn’t exist. If you don’t see it, build it," says Thomas in regards to his life …

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Never Before Never Again at Triskelion Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Never Before Never Again at Triskelion Arts, "While the bar(re) might not be set high, or even exist in this festival, how great that a dog-eat-dog town like NYC can hold…

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Dance News: JoJo Smith, Famed Choreographer To The Stars, Passes Away at 80 by The Dance Enthusiast

JoJo Smith, Famed Choreographer To The Stars, Passes Away at 80.

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Thursday, January 24, 2019

APAP 2019: Future Oceans and New Voices from New Orleans at the Marlene Myerson JCC by The Dance Enthusiast

In APAP 2019: Future Oceans and New Voices from New Orleans at the Marlene Myerson JCC Works by: Meryl Murman/FLOCK, Goat in the Road, Shannon Stewart /Screaming Traps, and Helen Gillet:…

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Dance News: Chicago’s Harris Theater To Present Exclusive U.S. Presentation of English National Ballet in Akram Khan’s GISELLE by The Dance Enthusiast

Chicago’s Harris Theater To Present  Exclusive US Presentation of The English National Ballet in Akram Khan’s GISELLE.

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Meet The Mamboniks: Award-Winning Filmmaker, Lex Gillespie on his Documentary about Jewish Mambo Enthusiasts From 1950s New York by The Dance Enthusiast

In Meet The Mamboniks: Filmmaker Lex Gillespie on his Documentary about Jewish Mambo Enthusiasts From 1950s New York: " ...when much of America was discovering Elvis and rock-n-roll, New Yo…

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DIG Dance at 92Y Harkness Dance Center presents The Bang Group: Under the Skin-Redux and Aileen Passloff-Stepping Forward: one foot (in front of the o by The Dance Enthusiast

In DIG Dance at 92Y Harkness Dance Center presents The Bang Group: Under the Skin-Redux- and Aileen Passloff-Stepping Forward: one foot (in front of the other): "This weekend at the 92Y...�…

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble's “The Art of Luv (Part 6): Awesome Grotto!” as part of American Realness at Abrons Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: “The Art of Luv (Part 6): Awesome Grotto!” as part of American Realness at Abrons Arts Center, "Awesome Grotto! could easily mock its subject matter, but ROKE encounters…

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The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets for Laurel Atwell and Jessica Cook’s Open Studio of "Tundra Body Baby" at MoMA PS1 by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets for Laurel Atwell and Jessica Cook’s Open Studio of Tundra Body Baby at MoMA PS1, " As soon as the artists’ bodies connect to form one shape…

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

A Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: S is for Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards and Abdel Salaam by The Dance Enthusiast

In A Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: S is for Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards and Abdel Salaam: "Too many to list as great influence is relative to the arc of where I am in time and what my needs are i…

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: “BRIEFS: The Second Coming” at NYU Skirball Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: “BRIEFS: The Second Coming” at NYU Skirball Center, "Amidst the crazy costuming — dominatrix pleather, hip-hop gold chains, and neon Valley girl —  you could almost…

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IMPRESSIONS: APAP Showcase at Peridance Capezio Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: APAP Showcase at Peridance Capezio Center, "Manuel Vignoulle’s Earth conjures up images of cells forming life by dividing and multiplying." Cecly Placenti, New York

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Monday, January 14, 2019

IMPRESSIONS: 92Y’s Dig Dance Presents Full-length Vision: AIRs on APAP: Alethea Pace, Chuck Wilt, Hee Ra Yoo by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: 92Y’s Dig Dance Presents Full-length Vision: AIRs on APAP: Alethea Pace, Chuck Wilt, Hee Ra Yoo, "Each choreographer displays a compelling ethos, yet they all would do wel…

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