2,859 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
" 'On Earth Together' is a work inspired by the music of Stevie Wonder that Ronald K. Brown has been developing since 2011...Brown welcomed some 30 guest artists (in two casts) ages …
"In the not-so-distant future, a group of artists will be hacked by time-traveling rebels,and a revolution will begin," writes the A.O. Movement Collective about the ETLE Universe, a queer/f…
"Audiences can expect to see three unique original new works, hear a variety of music that spans from ambient to Tom Waits, and be mesmerized by the outstanding artistry and athleticism of t…
"Angelin Preljocaj's And Then, One Thousand Years of Peace recently had its New York premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music ,a collaboration of Ballet Preljocaj and the Bolshoi, i…
"In Premiere her new piece for The Kitchen in conjunction with Performa 13, [Maria] Hassabi delves into this correlation between performer and public...the house lights remain undimmed, allo…
"Marie Chouinard’s provocative themes might be shocking for a traditional American audience, but her polished, engaging productions are a welcomed addition to the dance theater genre. …
"Most of us watch them on YouTube; to catch one live, you have to be in the right place at the right time...nothing is left up to chance when you’re participating in a flashmob." Sammi…
"Ballerina Swan, a 50-minute family show blending dance, theater and puppetry, stars Sophie, a swan who livesin the Central Park pond. While other swans are perfectly content doing regular "…
"Patricia Hoffbauer’s upcoming performance of Para-Dice (Stage 2) at Danspace Project will explore her lifelong preoccupation with displacement." Erin Bomboy, New York
Hypnotic and haunting, Arturo Vidich's world premiere, 142241, will transform Abrons Arts Center’s underground theater into a flickering otherworld.
"Community became a hot topic that evening. One audience member asked, 'Would it satisfy you enough to only create work that touches your community?' Bill T. Jones answered by acknow…
Janek Schergen, Artistic Director or the Singapore Dance Theatre, speaks to The Dance Enthusiast about his ONE @The Ballet program which reveals to the audience the countless components …
"Dark Lark triggers so many thoughts and sensations that even the cellist seemed unable to contain himself. Imagine a conductor wanting to jump out of the pit onto the stage, but can’t…
"The company, increasing steadily in numbers until there are nearly 20 performers on stage, features a unique array of colors, shapes and sizes of artists (right down to the young man with "…
"I am an artist first and if I am not in the studio creating work, I am not fully myself." Gina Gibney, New York
"As an artist, you just keep doing what you know you have to do. You become a leader simply by fully committing to what you are doing and embodying your vision." Kun-Yang Lin, Philadelph…
"...dancers touch each other’s joints (elbows, knees, wrists, and necks) to cause a swirling reaction of cause and effect. The octet becomes a hive of churning limbs and diving torsos.…
"In Weare’s work, bodies reveal deepest desires, taboo or otherwise." Garnet Henderson, New York
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"Bourne admits in a program note to not being a believer in love at first sight and thought the ending of the classic fairy tale a problem." Henning Rübsam, New York, NY.
Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener first worked together as dancers in the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. “That was when a dialogue sparked about seeing dance, and loving dance, and ma…
The performances at the Kumble Theater in Brooklyn, presented by 651Arts, will serve as the New York premiere of Exit/Exist. Maqoma notes the importance of displaying his work to audiences o…
"I have this vague impressionistic draw toward the idioms of dance," says playwright of House of Dance, Tina Satter. "I don’t want to try to make a dance, but I do always sort of infus…
"For me, what’s important is to ponder the present time and the society we live in. The world is moving back in time with intolerances, blockages,
tensions that scare me." Angelin Prel…
