2,859 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
" A bow to the Russian traditions of the art form, all dances featured music by ballet’s musical godfather, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky." Henning Rübsam, New York, NY.
"More Than Just a Piece of Sky is a work driven by fractured text...The piece also draws inspiration from the Barbra Streisand movie musical 'Yentl' " Garnet Henderson, Long Island C…
"Set in New York as Hurricane Sandy is about to ravage the city, Theseus is in the grip of a midlife crisis. Accompanied by a transgender Ariadne and on his way to choreograph a flashy numbe…
"Our interaction is like the movement of Ping Pang Qiu (table tennis)," says Tim Yip on his collaboration with Akram Khan.
"Molissa Fenley must be a captivating conversationalist. I‘ve never spoken to her, but it’s the way her choreography speaks to me that leads to the thought. Her language is vivid…
"Using ballet dancers who don pointe shoes which are hung on silver poles and painted with each of the fourteen colors used in Seurat’s painting, she maps the dots through their footwo…
"It begins like every horrible tour you've been on before. There are stragglers, complainers, and avid Instagrammers...Set in the rolling hills of Green-Wood Cemetery, “Crossing Ov…
"Three Acts, while providing an exhilarating experience for its audience, only scratches the surface of this potential interplay between art forms," Garnet Henderson, New York, NY.
"When I entered FIT’s stunning new exhibit “DANCE & FASHION” last Friday morning for a press preview, Dr. Valerie Steele, the director and chief curator of the museum, exci…
During the festival’s intensely paced twelve days, audiences will have the opportunity to experience a range of performances by artists that challenge heteronorms and the status quo on…
"Wheeldon has indicated that he strove to create something akin to a Broadway musical... Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland feels less like a splashy spectacle on the Great White Way and…
Racism douses the light. “It dupes the world and robs all of us by stealing our humanity and smothering our identities,” states Bauman.
"Channeling the craft of short story writing, dance makers are given a “maximum” of five minutes to make a clear artistic statement while dancing on a stage that, for most movers…
"Sun/Son is a multidimensional dance experience that seeks to excavate the meaning of freedom that exists in a metaphorical and realistic form."
Through this event, we wish to achieve the dual purpose of celebrating and honoring peace, through listening, a united moment of silence - a call for Peace in our world." Jacqulyn Buglisi, C…
"Triskelion Arts of Williamsburg is moving to Greenpoint! Already, as of June 2014, in the midst of construction, 45 companies had been booked to perform at the new Triskelion Arts betwe…
"Shakedown is a perspective shift. It is a reminder that dance is for everyone, it has the power to transform...and is a needed source of joy in this confusing and sometimes difficult world"…
“Are we willing to step up and be a voice for change?” Keith Williams asked the group.
This season dance enthusiasts can look forward to a wonderful new exhibit, Dance & Fashion, a stunning exploration of the relationship between these two embodied art forms, at the Museum…
"2nd RAu digs deep into the depth of human interaction as the dancers, bit by bit, shed their emotional barriers to reveal themselves in a raw state." Theodora Boguszewski, Istanbul, Turkey.
Las Vegas's High Roller, an aptly named Ferris wheel in Sin City, is officially the tallest ferris wheel ever built. Last month, one of its 28 spacious cabins doubled as a dance floo…
"It was a stimulating, inspiring and outright exhausting week, with over 300 presenters from 37 different countries sharing their voices and visions of dance with one another." Ann Moradian,…
"Our fractured society and compartmentalized lives yearn for practices that evoke wholeness and compassion, so I was drawn to explore the mandala and labyrinth through dance as an antidote t…
'The swan is an iconic animal, and just as Zeus couldn’t resist taking on its form to meddle with Leda, every artistic director wants to leave his mark and ruffle the poor creature…
"A truly magnificent collaboration between the country's best musicians, dancers, and designers of sets, costumes, and lighting, the work fulfills all expectations." Theo, Boguszewski, B…
