IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre's "Swan Lake" at Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"Susan Jaffe, who was appointed to head the company in December of 2022, was a most formidable swan queen herself. No wonder she has this staple of the classical ballet canon in her foc…

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance Celebrates its 25th Anniversary Season by The Dance Enthusiast

In celebration of Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance’s 25th anniversary season, choreographer Cherylyn Lavagnino reflects on her artistic journey, longstanding collaborations, and a new ocean-inspir…

IMPRESSIONS: A Personal Reflection on Jerron Herman's "Temporary Body" at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum by The Dance Enthusiast

"Jerron Herman has cerebral palsy, specifically hemiplegia, which affects only his left side. He identifies as a disabled artist, but since his late twenties, nothing has stopped him from pu…

POSTCARDS: THE PARIS OPERA BALLET SCHOOL- VISIONS FROM ABROAD by The Dance Enthusiast

"This past April, I was fortunate to travel to Paris for a brief stay. Fortunately, I arrived on the last day of the Paris Opera Ballet School's season at the newly restored Palais Garnier…

IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre's "Giselle" at the Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"In American Ballet Theatre’s production of Giselle, Count Albrecht wants to spend a day as a commoner, and sheds his aristocratic cloak and sword to appear as if he were a vill…

Upcoming Kutumba Theatre Project Blends LGBTQ+ Advocacy With Artistry by Bill Hirschman

After a long hiatus, Kutumba Theatre Project is back a with the East Coast premiere of Spy for Spy. Artistic Director Kim Ehly discovered this “playful, sophisticated, funny and heartfe…

IMPRESSIONS: Cornfield Dance in "Scrambled Stages" at Arts on Site by The Dance Enthusiast

Ellen Cornfield, who founded her company in 1989, is a choreographer’s choreographer. She constructs dance phrases in surprising and endlessly inventive ways, prompting fellow dance makers…

IMPRESSIONS: Cara Hagan "Mama Piranha" at JACK! by The Dance Enthusiast

 "A recorded voice begins describing an idyllic scene: a flowing river next to a house with a large magnolia tree swaying above it. However, when performer/choreographer Cara Hagan closes t…

IMPRESSIONS: Audrey MacLean Performance Projects' "The Dance Show" at Arts on Site by The Dance Enthusiast

The Dance Show wholeheartedly and entertainingly captures snippets of the human experience, from the simple to the spectacular. The hour-long series of vignettes also spotlights questions th…

POSTCARDS: AVID Dance Presents "BOUNDLESS: Where Ballet's Future Takes Flight" by The Dance Enthusiast

"It wasn’t some grand business plan or strategic launch. It was a bench in the park. A conversation between friends. A spark lit by frustration and fanned into something hopeful. That’s …

IMPRESSIONS: "In Conversation with Merce: New Arrangements" at Baryshnikov Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

Combination and recombination are the DNA of Merce Cunningham’s art. Cunningham’s dances can be set and reset, folded into each other, danced to new music, capped with new choreography,…

IMPRESSIONS: New York Theatre Company’s Dance-Enhanced "Machinal" at New York City Center Stage II by The Dance Enthusiast

  The inaugural presentation of the newly-formed New York Theatre Company (led by Chilina Kennedy, Katherine Winter, and Michael Scott), Machinal is a tap dance and rhythmic movement-enhan…

IMPRESSIONS: Megan Williams Dance Projects Presents Visible at St. Mark's Church in the Bowery by The Dance Enthusiast

On a blaring hot, humid Thursday evening in the East Village, a small audience floods through the tall doors of St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery to witness Megan Williams Dance Project in V…

IMPRESSIONS: Danspace Project presents Marjani Forté-Saunders performing Blondell Cummings’ Chicken Soup by The Dance Enthusiast

Marjani Forté-Saunders, a powerful and riveting performer who inhabits character as closely as a hand in a glove, revisited Chicken Soup, Blondell Cummings’ seminal 1981 solo, at Danspace…

IMPRESSIONS: Spring in Brief | Tushrik Fredericks, Coco Karol & Sxip Shirey, and Martita Abril by The Dance Enthusiast

"...communal thought, labor, and witnessing extends into the themes artists explore in their work: creating and holding supportive microcosms for ritual revelation, transcending difference t…

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Reimagining the Swan- Fadi Khoury’s Journey of Survival and Selfhood by The Dance Enthusiast

"I don't just dance because I'm a good dancer, I dance to survive. I dance to say YES to tomorrow. " Fadi Khoury, New York 

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Reimagining the Swan- Fadi Khoury’s Journey of Survival and Selfhood by The Dance Enthusiast

"I don't just dance because I'm a good dancer, I dance to survive. I dance to say YES to tomorrow." Fadi Khoury, New York 

Slow Burn’s Bodyguard Musical Is A Welcome Surprise by Bill Hirschman

It’s not necessary to be a fan of Whitney Houston’s music, or the film to enjoy The Bodyguard the Musical, wrapping up Slow Burn Theatre Co.’s fifteenth season, proving that just about…

IMPRESSIONS: DANCE AFRICA 2025 at Brooklyn Academy of Music- Movement! Magic! Manifestation! by The Dance Enthusiast

"Dance Africa is the largest festival annually paying tribute to the legacy and culture of Africa and its diaspora. Founded over 48 years ago by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis, this festival spans the…

IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company Spring Moves at NYU Skirball by The Dance Enthusiast

" My social feed, like many others, is inundated with a million pirouettes and technique so clean it sparkles. American Ballet Theatre Studio Company’s social media presence is no excepti…

IMPRESSIONS: MorDance Presents Morgan McEwan's "Trees" at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

MorDance Artistic Director Morgan McEwan has always had a passion for creating dance that speaks to social and environmental impact. For the presentation of her evening-length ballet Trees …

POSTCARDS: From Rehearsal to Ringside: Tara Rynders Presents "A Nurse is Calling" by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: BALLET HISPÁNICO in Gustavo Ramírez Sansano's "CARMEN.maquia" at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"Danced to various recordings of orchestral arrangements of the well-known Bizet music, and exquisitely executed by the dancers of Ballet Hispánico, Sansano’s movement vocabulary is sharp…

IMPRESSIONS: Paris Opera Ballet performs Manuel Legris' Sylvia by The Dance Enthusiast

"The three-act ballet tells a girl meets boy tale: Sylvia, a huntress and handmaiden to the goddess of the hunt, Diane, resists the affections of the shepherd Aminta, only to be kidnapped by…

City Theatre Fights Government Funding Cuts With Imaginatively Rethought Summer Shorts by Bill Hirschman

South Florida arts organizations are struggling with government funding cuts. A prime example is how City Theatre iis scaling back with a good-natured thumb-your-nose attitude that acknowle…

IMPRESSIONS: GRAHAM 2 at the Martha Graham Studio Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"Passing the torch is a solemn duty in the relay race that we call civilization. For the Martha Graham Dance Company, this means training young dancers to perform the works of the company’…

IMPRESSIONS: May Dances-LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY at the 92Y by The Dance Enthusiast

"Celebrating its 79th year at the 92Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall, the Limón Dance Company continues to captivate audiences with a striking blend of physical vibrance and emotional depth." Chri…

IMPRESSIONS: Ayodele Casel’s "The Remix" at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"Here, a cast of riveting dancers and musicians present their show -- seamless and complete unto itself – and, blissfully undistracted, we are free to be totally entranced by their perform…

Latiné Theater Lab Debuts Unsettling Production of Mud by Bill Hirschman

For its inaugural presentation, Latiné Theater Lab has chosen to mount María Irene Fornés’ Mud, a raw and unsettling drama that explores the limits of human aspiration in the face of …

IMPRESSIONS: May Dances- Jennifer Chin Dance and Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble by The Dance Enthusiast

"A Love Letter" pays homage to stories of Asian-American heritage in an episodic evening of imagistic symbolism, movement, and film. /... The Slipper Room...may be the last place you'd expe…

 Dying Gaul Explores Cost of Doing Battle at Island City Stage by Bill Hirschman

Like the ancient Roman statue upon which it is named, the ending of The Dying Gaul recognizes a hard-earned victory while exploring the cost of doing battle. The production at Island City St…