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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

IMPRESSIONS: Basil Twist's "Symphonie Fantastique" at HERE by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Basil Twist's Symphonie Fantastique at HERE, "Their stage is a rectangular window into a 1,000-gallon aquarium . . . Five unseen puppeteers animate each object through hidde…

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

IMPRESSIONS: Jane Comfort and Company’s 40th Anniversary Retrospective at La MaMa by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Jane Comfort and Company’s 40th Anniversary Retrospective at La MaMa, "While it superficially celebrates Comfort’s oeuvre, it also acts as her tribute to her many collab…

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Monday, April 16, 2018

To Celebrate Lar Lubovitch Dance Co's 50th Anniversary, Luminous Artist, Peggy Baker Reflects on Dancing with Lubovitch by The Dance Enthusiast

In To Celebrate Lar Lubovitch Dance Co's 50th Anniversary, Luminous Artist, Peggy Baker Reflects on Dancing with Lubovitch, Baker says, of her early career, "... the encounter with Lar’s d…

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Dance News: The 12th Annual Dance Parade Themed “The Cabaret of Life” Announces Four Grand Marshalls by The Dance Enthusiast

The 12th Annual Dance Parade themed “The Cabaret of Life” announces 4 Grand Marshalls: Camille A. Brown, Mickela “Bare Feet” Mallozzi, DJ Doc Martin and Rafael Espinal.

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Dance News: Martha Graham Dance Company Announces Residency at Google's NYC Headquarters by The Dance Enthusiast

Martha Graham Dance Company announces residency at Google's NYC headquarters. The Company’s artistic leadership, dancers, and school faculty are designing the artistic ideas for exploring …

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Thursday, April 12, 2018

Catherine Galasso Curates “Sight Lines” at Brooklyn Arts Exchange Featuring New Choreography to Previously Unreleased Compositions by her Father, by The Dance Enthusiast

In Catherine Galasso Curates “Sight Lines” at Brooklyn Arts Exchange Featuring New Choreography to Previously Unreleased Compositions by her Father, Michael Galasso, Galasso says, " it …

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IMPRESSIONS: Dance Theatre of Harlem at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Dance Theatre of Harlem at New York City Center, "The pièce de résistance is Dougla. A work by the late Geoffrey Holder and conducted by composer Tania León, it brings the…

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

IMPRESSIONS: Urban Bush Women's Hair Parties at the 92Y at Harkness Dance Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Urban Bush Women's Hair Parties at the 92Y at Harkness Dance Festival, "Urban Bush Women presents Hair Parties, an evening of storytelling, dance, and spirited conversation…

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IMPRESSIONS: Stephen Petronio Company Performs Merce Cunningham's "Signals" and Other Dances at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Stephen Petronio Company Performs Merce Cunningham's Signals and Other Dances at The Joyce Theater, "Now the couples are in unison; next they execute a movement phrase on d…

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Monday, April 9, 2018

ARTISTS ACTIVATED: Kate Ladenheim of the People Movers Talks About Her Latest Work "Glass" by The Dance Enthusiast

In ARTISTS ACTIVATED: Kate Ladenheim of the People Movers Talks About Her Latest Work Glass, "We’re providing space for people to talk about how these spaces and our culture can change. .…

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Dance News: Compliments to BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange's 2018/19 Parent/Artist Space Grantees by The Dance Enthusiast

Join the BAX community in welcoming 2018/19 Parent/Artist Space Grant recipients Emma Jaster, Elisabeth Motley, and Molly Poerstel.

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One Night Only! The NYC Premiere of "La Chana" the Prize-Winning Documentary about Flamenco Dancer Antonia Santiago Amador by The Dance Enthusiast

In One Night Only! The NYC Premiere of "La Chana" A Prize-Winning Documentary about Flamenco Dancer Antonia Santiago Amador, Robert Johnson says, "Some may see La Chana as a feminist heroi…

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Friday, April 6, 2018

IMPRESSIONS: Constance DeJong and Tony Oursler's 1988 "Relatives" at The Kitchen by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Constance DeJong and Tony Oursler's 1988 "Relatives" at The Kitchen, "Imagine: a college lecturer merged with Joy of Painting 20th century public television host (and 21st…

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

Artists Activated: Gesel Mason on Embodied Legacy, Spherical Leadership, and ‘Dancing the Visions of Contemporary Black Choreographers’ by The Dance Enthusiast

In Artists Activated: Gesel Mason on Embodied Legacy, Spherical Leadership, and Dancing the Visions of Contemporary Black Choreographers Mason says, "I found myself in a [reactionary] positi…

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The Dance Enthusiast Asks Food Scholar Meryl Rosofsky about "Breaking Bread with Balanchine" at The Guggenheim by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast asks food scholar Meryl Rosofsky about "Breaking Bread with Balanchine" at The Guggenheim, "People are usually surprised to learn how much time he devoted to the kit…

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

IMPRESSIONS: Brendan Drake’s “This Is Desire” at Brooklyn Studios for Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Brendan Drake’s This Is Desire at Brooklyn Studios for Dance, "Linchpinned by a loose storyline of two young men who fall in love and a secret that almost ruins everythin…

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Monday, April 2, 2018
Sunday, April 1, 2018

Dance News: CUNY Dance Initiative Announces 2018−19 Residency Artists by The Dance Enthusiast

CUNY Dance Initiative Announces  2018−19 Residency Artists. From July 2018 to June 2019, thirteen CUNY colleges will host 23 artists representing a range of dance styles and genres.

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

IMPRESSIONS: Kurt Weill’s "Zaubernacht" (Magic Night) at the Museum of Jewish Heritage by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Kurt Weill’s Zaubernacht (Magic Night) at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, "Jody Oberfelder Projects and the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra's (KCO) collaboration brings t…

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Dance News: Faye Driscoll Is The Recipient Of The 12th Annual Jacob's Pillow Dance Award by The Dance Enthusiast

Faye Driscoll is the recipient of the 12th Annual Jacob's Pillow Dance Award. The award, which has gone to influential artists including Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar, Kyle Abraham, Bill T. …

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

IMPRESSIONS: "Grand Hotel," The Musical by Encores! at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Grand Hotel, The Musical by Encores! at New York City Center, "Grand Hotel lands like a sloppy kiss with a poke in the side — its emotional sum greater than its performa…

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Monday, March 26, 2018

Ingrid Silva of Dance Theatre of Harlem Speaks About Artistry and Inclusion as she Prepares to Dance at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In Ingrid Silva of Dance Theatre of Harlem Speaks About Artistry and Inclusion as she Prepares to Dance at New York City Center, she says "I want children to see me not just as a dancer but …

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Dance News: Catch Ice Theatre of New York In Its Last Concert Of The 2018 Winter Season! by The Dance Enthusiast

Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) is proud to announce its final performance of the 32nd annual City Skate Concert Series at The Rink at Rockefeller Center will be held on March 28 at 1:00 P.…

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Danspace Project Presents Dancing Platforms Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance with “A Shared Evening: Keely Garfield Dance, S by The Dance Enthusiast

In Danspace Project Presents Dancing Platforms Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance with “A Shared Evening: Keely Garfield Dance, Same as Sister, Ni’Ja Whitson, "The …

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Danspace Project Presents Dancing Platforms Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance with “A Shared Evening: Keely Garfield Dance, S by The Dance Enthusiast

In Danspace Project Presents Dancing Platforms Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance with “A Shared Evening: Keely Garfield Dance, Same as Sister, Ni’Ja Whitson, "The …

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Danspace Project Presents Dancing Platforms Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance with “A Shared Evening: Keely Garfield Dance, S by The Dance Enthusiast

In Danspace Project Presents Dancing Platforms Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches, and Downtown Dance with “A Shared Evening: Keely Garfield Dance, Same as Sister, Ni’Ja Whitson, "The …

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

IMPRESSIONS: Meredith Monk’s “Cellular Songs” at BAM Harvey by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Meredith Monk’s Cellular Songs at BAM Harvey, "Monk, childlike at 75 with schoolgirl braids and small bones, remains one of the preeminent music-theater inventors and prac…

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Monday, March 19, 2018

At the Intersection of Play, Pleasure and Disability: Kinetic Light's DESCENT Premieres at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In At the Intersection of Play, Pleasure and Disability: DESCENT Premieres at New York Live Arts Alice Sheppard of Kinetic Light says to  writer Jennifer Edwards "... I wondered if for this…

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Activated Artists: Tiffany Rea-Fisher on Safe Spaces, Your Best Self, and Leading Elisa Monte Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

In Activated Artists: Tiffany Rea-Fisher on Safe Spaces, Your Best Self, and Leading Elisa Monte Dance , Rea-Fisher says " Being seen and heard has always been important to me. “What are w…

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Magda Saleh Discusses Being Egypt's Iconic Prima Ballerina as She Prepares for From the Horse's Mouth's "A Footnote in Ballet History?" by The Dance Enthusiast

The Dance Enthusiast asks Magda Saleh, the first Prima Ballerina of Egypt, about being among the Bolshoi Academy’s first Egyptian students, dancing during the Cold War, and collaborating w…

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