2,859 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
"In Lightbulb Theory, there’s this section where out of the blue, the dance company starts cheering like crazy...That’s one thing I think about a lot – the need to communal…
"I soon learn that the choreographer is an introvert – a discovery that lends profound meaning to the expression 'Still waters run deep.' " —Sammi Lim, New York, NY.
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“When it comes to how my work is received, I am often more interested in the opinion of the non-dancer – the husband or boyfriend who is dragged to the show against his will,&rdq…
Operating similarly to a museum curator Janet Eilber judiciously creates collections of classic Graham works, Graham experiments, and non-Graham efforts that allow us to experience Martha Gr…
"The Radio Show is heavily influenced by Abraham’s family life growing up in Pittsburgh and the radio station he listened to there. The eclectic score, ranging from Beyonce to Bach, ev…
"Just as modern dancers in the 1970s started to flaunt their high extensions and balletic training, young flamenco dancers today are keen to show us the range of their skills. Why turn once,…
"McGregor's fast-paced choreography asks for incredible technical precision, which is balanced with pushing the flesh to the precipice of disarray." —Gianna Mercandetti, San Fransi…
"From beginning to end, the work speaks of death, decay and violence, and the perversity of a highly creative mind. " Ann Moradian, Paris, France.
"Thank You For Coming is the first in a series of works that Driscoll plans to create over the next few years, examining group dynamics and how we all participate in the co-creation of our r…
"The CURRENT SESSIONS takes pride in presenting dancemakers who merge movement with the modern artistry of technology and new media... Artists include: Vanessa Tamburi, an advisor at dan…
Afternoon of a Faun is an ode to Tanaquil le Clercq, a Parisian-born principal dancer with the New York City Ballet in the 1940s-50s. Le Clercq was heralded by some of the greatest choreogra…
"The dancers do establish their physical fleetness in the Pulsing Chamber. Raw and combative, they pitch themselves helter-skelter and climb the scarlet-curtained walls. We cower as bodies h…
"Avi Yona Bueno’s lighting and an abundance of 'fierce' eye contact with the audience give the feeling of a music video. In one particularly showy moment, a change of scrim shi…
Come March 1st 2014, the choreographers will present the fruits of their labor at “Winning Works: Choreographers of Color Awards 2014.” The one-night only performance at the Harr…
“Cinderella's Ball” is a one-time event following March 2nd’s 3:30pm performance. Guests attending Cinderella and Prince Charming’s Royal wedding have the rare op…
"It's been a trend for so long that tap dancers rode on the back of soloists, because that's generally how writers like to writer about tap. They champion one person and when that on…
"The beauty of Hay-Gordon's wafting flight cannot be forgotten [in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner], much as I imagine Anna Pavlova's Dying Swan was never completely forgotten by any…
"Dai Jian ,from China, and Elena Demyanenko, from Russia, met while dancing for the Trisha Brown Dance Company. Simpatico spirits possessing short, wiry physiques, they recently forged a cho…
"They work symbiotically. Murray guides Bartosik through space [in You are my heat and glare] with his one-of-a-kind contraptions while the she squirms out of a tangle of cords and boldly ru…
Heginbotham’s eyes widen when describing the Charles Englehard Gallery at night. “Have you ever been at night?” he almost whispers.
"For her new piece we were an island, a residency on Governor’s Island was particularly productive and inspiring. The daily ferry ride brought whimsical, aquatic imagery in to the danc…
"The two [Nadia Tykulsker and Katie Dean met while dancing with Red Hook based choreographer Shannon Hummel, and their common interests as twenty-something dance-makers seem the perfect laun…
"...American artists have tried to stretch the American concept of tappers beyond dimpled cherubs and fat, black old men. According to Derick Grant, the handsome African-American master tapp…
"It’s quite satisfying to see the dance-film world putting its 'money where its mouth is', with ever escalating production values. All of these films [in the 2014 Dance on Came…
" A unique opportunity in the typical landscape of '10 minutes or less,' this festival [FLICFest] reexamines how we present dance in New York." Theodora Boguszewski, Brooklyn, NY.
