2,892 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
"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.
"Co-produced by Dance Films Association & Film Society of Lincoln Center, the 42nd Dance on Camera Festival continues to receive more shorts than long formats. The competition for the slots …
"I realized that performing in cabaret was an opportunity for me to reassemble the elements of musical theatre and create shows that used of all of those elements but in my terms… it …
"This study of the earth, humans, and the effects of plastic is what guided Badolo in the development of the movement vocabulary for Benon." A. Nia Austin-Edwards, New York, NY.
“Preparing for this concert has been challenging both mentally and physically,” admitted new BalletX company dancer Zachary Kapeluck. “Everything is continually morphing, e…
Join the Rockettes at this theatrical dance performance that celebrates the greatest city in the world. T
"I feel like I’m in the ultimate prep kitchen. I have an amazing group of people and we’ve crafted the work collectively. It’s as if we’re all in smaller separate…
"It may seem a strange concept to “rehearse” for an improvisation but for these artists it is not. Really, rehearsal is about getting used to playing together, getting familiar &…
"If people like dance,they should come to The Joyce. If they want to find beauty on stage that is the place. There is lots beauty... The dancers are beautiful, powerful, and so exposed and b…
"Rennie Harris is known for taking hip hop onto the concert dance stage. While this is true, it’s not the whole truth. Along the way, Harris pioneered a new genre of dance performance.…
"It’s based on the number 5. Vangeline extrapolates, 'After I realized that I had to work with Beethoven’s 5th symphony (a bit of an obsession) I started researching the role…
Choreographer Pam Tanowitz makes her long-awaited The Joyce Theater debut the first weekend in February. Showcasing two premieres, Tanowitz investigates the relationship between dance and mu…
Once upon a time, it was easy for dance artists to believe all they had to do was create performances and audiences would come.
"Christopher Williams danced Douglas Dunn’s younger, inner self, flaunting a deliberately awkward, spastic charm...Williams mastered Dunn’s style so well that their duets appeare…
"To ‘check your body at the door’ means to leave all baggage at the door and to enjoy one’s self to the fullest. Underground clubs were a safe haven where ‘Clubheads,…
" Lanky and lace-clad, her dancing is slippery and distorted, like a late-night partygoer stumbling home after too many glasses of wine. Sometimes, she pauses and stares at us with the fixed…
“The title also refers to my monologue in the piece, which is an open letter from a character who is both Denzel and me. It’s semi-biographical, and he is relinquishing the power…
"In …Too Freedom… Adrienne Truscott puts her “day job” as a house manager at The Kitchen front and center....The spotlighting of latecomers is satisfying becaus…
