"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  Â
"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…
"...these sleek dancers tackle works by Sallid, Souleymane Badolo, Thang Dao, Abdel Salaam, Camille A. Brown and Ronald K. Brown in a range of 60's/’70s looks from Flower Power to …
In Dark Theater, Heginbotham takes his attraction to the dramatic to a new level, incorporating surrealist elements inspired by Dada artist, Francis Picabia. It’s an idea that came, qu…
Just in time for Halloween, Big Dance Theater will present their acclaimed 2012 work, Ich, Kürbisgeist, at New York Live Arts in collaboration with playwright Sibyl Kempson and members of B…
"To present one of America’s master choreographers’ responses to the Nijinsky/Stravinsky opus at that work’s 100th anniversary was a stroke of genius. The company under the…
"The Umbrella Collective aims to prove to young choreographers that it really is possible to stay true to yourself while presenting dance in this often overwhelming city." Theo Boguszews…
The company’s October performance offers a little bit of everything: from an original dance-HORROR film,219 Gates; to #64 which is “just about the movement” ; to the qu…
"Things lurk beneath the surface, sometimes erupting and offering clarification or complication. These women stampede your vision with power." Anneke Hansen, Choreographer, New York
"I love William Forsythe. I hate William Forsythe. I’ve had this back-and-forth with many people, and with myself." Cory Nakasue, Brooklyn, NY.
"In crowd favorite Refract, Deborah Lohse, sporting a frock constructed of chandelier crystals, reflexively struts and vogues ... much to the frustration of the designer, Project Runway All …
"Blood, Muscle, Bone cohered for me more in retrospect as a germinating idea than in actual execution. As Lerman noted, the topic of economic inequity is 'loaded and not something people…
"We are interested in producing works that are fresh, raw, experimental and curious; we want to provide our audience with a glimpse of what dance is right now, and what the future generation…
Lubovitch’s signature movement — academic classicism rooted in breath, weight, and freedom — surges with a radiant splendor. Spotlighting crisp edges, expansive arm gesture…
"Do it from your heart. I always did that, taught from my heart," Eugene Louis Faccuito aka "Luigi" -New York.
"Zustiak casts his zombies as dead-pan (excuse the pun) construction workers who methodically analyze what can be done with a dead, naked body." Deirdre Towers, New York, NY.
The Directors of the 92nd Street Y dance programs, said, “You know Janis, you’ve spent the last six or seven years honoring all of your mentors... why don’t you have people…
"There appeared to be general agreement that the isolated, rural setting--and the freshness of meeting many of their fellow residents for the first time–actually fostered a useful vuln…
"lthough defining the alchemical combination of choreography, performance, and design that results in a transcendent show is impossible, our master writers relish dance performances laden wi…