2,892 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
“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…
"Yatkin, who opens the program with a preview of What dreams may come, performs an exquisitely calibrated solo that excavates the tension between persecution and autonomy." Erin Bomboy, New …
"The solo female figure has always balanced on a high wire of totem and delicate flower. Jäntti gets this." Chris Dohse, Charleston, SC.
"People in Lite Feet, this movement, couldn't start teaching this style without the foundation, or history... without the fundamentals, it's all wrong. So it's important that I s…
"Almost no one gets through life without chastening “Elena’s Aria”-type spells of loneliness and melancholy. And the dancers’ emotional commitment and their brilliant…
This summer, The Dance Enthusiast hosted a photo contest inviting dance lovers to share their best snapshots of anything and everything dance-related. Fellow dance enthusiasts were also urge…
 “I wasn’t given an award,” she said, “they only made me into one.” Bessie Schoenberg.
"The piece features reverse theater-in-the-round seating; the audience sits in a square formation in the center as four solos rotate. No audience member sees exactly the same show..." Theo B…
"This programming of deconstructionist works mixed with beloved classics accentuates the paucity of new pieces that one gets to experience by the major New York companies." Henning Rübsam, …
“Growing up during many wars, he found solace in dance, music, and art. He states, “The Middle East is not just about conflict. There is beauty and passion, and it’s my goa…
David Hallberg, famed principal of American Ballet Theater, joined the Bolshoi in 2011 becoming the first American to dance as premier danseur in the Moscow company’s more than two-hun…
"But just as Giselle is a story of love, it is also one of deception, ghostly revenge, and redemption... American Ballet Theatre sends a different cast of principals on the boards of the Met…
"As in the driftwood-inspired opening, Sigman and her fellow dancers often appear more like animals or plants than humans." Garnet Henderson, New York, NY.
"Working with choreographers José Navas, Iratxe Ansa, Sidra Bell, and Alex Ketley, Derry treats the audience to a series of chapters displaying agility and remarkable humanity." Gianna Merc…
"Forgoing stealth and suspicion, Surveillance is incongruously brash and energetic." Erin Bomboy, New York, NY.
"Consisting of 56 dancers and representing 19 nationalities, Boston Ballet unites these varied backgrounds with technical conviction and artistic gusto as the company celebrates fifty years …
"Dorvillier then enters with a welcome burst of energy, performing a bouncing dance of precise footwork, reminiscent of folk dancing. In this study of endurance and precision Dorvillier'…
"Creating her singular contemporary style in the fantastical world of Thirst, Choy also brings together a diverse cast of collaborators in her latest endeavor." Trina Mannino, Brooklyn, NY.
