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Monday, November 8, 2021

IMPRESSIONS: "… An Evening of HOPE," Featuring Works by Hope Boykin at the 92nd Street Y by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: "… An Evening of HOPE," Featuring Works by Hope Boykin at the 92nd Street Y, "Part love letter, part living journal, Boykin invites us into her private world and offers us…

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IMPRESSIONS: Barkin/Selissen Project's "Accidental Suite" at Arts on Site by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Barkin/Selissen Project "Accidental Suite" at Arts on Site, "While presenting film alongside a live performance can be powerful, experiencing several short movies back-to-ba…

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Saturday, November 6, 2021

DANCE NEWS: Dance/NYC Announces New York City Dance Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program by The Dance Enthusiast

DANCE NEWS: Dance/NYC Announces New York City Dance Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program

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Monday, November 1, 2021

IMPRESSIONS: Lucinda Childs’ “Dance” at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Lucinda Childs’: “DANCE” at The Joyce Theater, "A ghost-like quality pervades as the dancers in the film appear and disappear. Sometimes, they are layered directly on t…

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IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre's Fall Gala 2021 at the David H. Koch Theater with Choreography by Jessica Lang, Lauren Lovette, Darrell Grand Mo by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre's Fall Gala 2021 at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater, "Focused on new American contributions, this evening stated and underlined repeatedly a m…

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Friday, October 29, 2021

DANCE NEWS: DANCE NOW Takes Its Final Bow On December 31, 2021 by The Dance Enthusiast

DANCE NEWS: DANCE NOW Takes Its Final Bow On December 31, 2021

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

IMPRESSIONS: "UNEDITED," Featuring Rachna Nivas and Students of the Leela Dance Collective, at Dixon Place by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: "UNEDITED," Featuring Rachna Nivas and Students of the Leela Dance Collective, at Dixon Place, "Nivas tore through the Kathak equivalent of 32 fouettés, bells jangling on h…

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Watching “Sweet Gwen Suite" by MOVING VISIONS Editor Lisa Jo Sagolla by The Dance Enthusiast

In DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Watching “Sweet Gwen Suite" by MOVING VISIONS Editor Lisa Jo Sagolla, "However, in ingeniously assembling Sweet Gwen Suite choreographer Linda Haberman did…

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DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: The Dynamic Rockers Versus the X-Fenz Crew as Part of Lincoln Center's Restart Stages by The Dance Enthusiast

In DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: The Dynamic Rockers Versus the X-Fenz Crew as Part of Lincoln Center's Restart Stages: "The judges’ three arms indicated a unanimous decision. This time, forty…

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

BAREFOOTNOTES (Observations from the Editor): Things I am Learning About Re-Entry,The New Normal, and The Wisdom of Herman Cornejo by The Dance Enthusiast

"Let’s get back to normal.  We’re back to normal, let’s be more than normal — ultra-normal deluxe." Of course, the excitement is great, but I am finding it difficult to be swept int…

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Saturday, October 23, 2021

IMPRESSIONS: Richard Move/MoveOpolis!’s "Herstory of the Universe@Governors Island" by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Richard Move/MoveOpolis!’s "Herstory of the Universe@Governors Island," "Although the event was technically a roving, site-specific dance performance, it felt like, and un…

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

DANCE NEWS: Choreographer Alice Sheppard Dedicates 100% of Award Funds to Disabled Artists by The Dance Enthusiast

“I am so grateful to the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation. Through this honor, they emphasize the fact that disability is not a deficit; it is a powerful creative and cultural force,” stated …

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Dance Grenada International Dance Festival 2021: How The 2nd Edition Embodies Afro-Futurism by The Dance Enthusiast

Dance Grenada International Dance Festival 2021: How The 2nd Edition Embodies Afro-Futurism

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Monday, October 18, 2021

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: David Parker of The Bang Group on Scrambling Musical Theatre, Male Intimacy, and His Company as Family by The Dance Enthusiast

In DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: David Parker of The Bang Group, "Without a thought of movement hierarchy, and on a continuum with other forms, the company’s movement style is a blend of mode…

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IMPRESSIONS: FJK Dance/Fadi J. Khoury's "Reset" at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: FJK Dance/Fadi J. Khoury's "Reset" at New York Live Arts, "The melting pot approach reveals its innovation during the port de bras. Although executed with balletic grace, th…

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IMPRESSIONS: Arts on Site Presents Amber Sloan by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Arts on Site Presents Amber Sloan, "Facing forward, the fingers of one braid into the fingers of the other within a series of beautifully developed rolling and weight sharin…

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

IMPRESSIONS: Denishawn at Theatre at St. Jean, Produced by Audrey Ross by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Denishawn at Theatre at St. Jean, Produced by Audrey Ross, "What courage Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn had, presenting what no one else had seen! The mystery behind creating…

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

DANCE NEWS: The Bessies Announce Recipients of the 2021 NY Dance and Performance Awards by The Dance Enthusiast

DANCE NEWS: The Bessies Announce Recipients of the 2021 NY Dance and Performance Awards

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Monday, October 11, 2021

IMPRESSIONS: Third Rail Projects in "Return the Moon" on Zoom by The Dance Enthusiast

Third Rail Projects in "Return the Moon" on Zoom: "The narrow viewing perspective dictates our focus and draws our attention to small movements: the folding and unfolding of hands, fists tap…

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IMPRESSIONS: Alejandro Cerrudo's "It Starts Now" at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In Alejandro Cerrudo's "It Starts Now" at The Joyce Theater, "A been-there-seen-that quality pervades the elements from major to minor, and I spent much of the show remembering where I saw …

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IMPRESSIONS: "Sw!ng Out" at The Joyce Theater, Conceived and Directed by Caleb Teicher by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Sw!ng Out at The Joyce Theater, Conceived and Directed by Caleb Teicher, "Then just when I thought the show couldn’t possibly make me any happier, Teicher announces the entra…

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IMPRESSIONS: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in “Deep Blue Sea” at Park Avenue Armory by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in “Deep Blue Sea” at Park Avenue Armory, "I don’t want this peace to end. The next passing wave brings with it a flood of hard t…

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

DANCE NEWS: Call For Submission—DanceAfrica 45 at BAM “Homegrown: In the Spirit of Our Beginnings” by The Dance Enthusiast

DANCE NEWS: Call for Submission—DanceAfrica 45 at BAM “Homegrown: In the Spirit of Our Beginnings”

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DANCE NEWS: Free Performances At The 2021 Porch Plays Festival at Snug Harbor by The Dance Enthusiast

DANCE NEWS: Free Performances At The 2021 Porch Plays Festival at Snug Harbor 

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IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet at David H. Koch Theater/Lincoln Center – Fall 2021 Season by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet at David H. Koch Theater/Lincoln Center – Fall 2021 Season, "Justin Peck’s Rotunda, from last year and to a commissioned score by Nico Muhly, at fir…

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Monday, October 4, 2021

IMPRESSIONS: FLOCK's "Familiar," Presented by the 92nd Street Y by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: FLOCK's "Familiar," Presented at the 92nd Street Y,  "The muted effect of the stage and sound enable a sustained focus on the dancing, where swirling limbs form negative sp…

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IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet's Fall Gala with Choreography by Sidra Bell, Andrea Miller, and Jerome Robbins by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet's Fall Gala with Choreography by Sidra Bell, Andrea Miller, and Jerome Robbins, "An annual event, the performance features new ballets by hot choreograp…

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

DANCE NEWS: Urban Bush Women Founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Named a 2021 MacArthur Fellow by The Dance Enthusiast

DANCE NEWS: Urban Bush Women Founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Named a 2021 MacArthur Fellow

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

IMPRESSIONS: In Conversation with Merce with Choreography by Merce Cunningham, Kyle Abraham, and Liz Gerring, Presented by Baryshnikov Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: In Conversation with Merce with Choreography by Merce Cunningham, Kyle Abraham, and Liz Gerring, Presented by Baryshnikov Arts Center, "So, while certain images in Landrover…

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THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Jody Oberfelder's "Life Traveler" Takes a Special Field Trip to Philadelphia and London by The Dance Enthusiast

"The world of walking artists intrigues me, and has so many connections to dancing artists." — Jody Oberfelder, Artistic Director of Jody Oberfelder Projects.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

DANCE NEWS: Rennie Harris University Nurtures Next Generation of Hip Hop Scholars by The Dance Enthusiast

DANCE NEWS: Rennie Harris University Nurtures Next Generation of Hip Hop Scholars

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