2,859 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
IMPRESSIONS: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER's 2023 Season at New York City Center "Any choreographer lucky enough to win a commission from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater must con…
Baryshnikov Arts residencies provide space and support to artists for creative investigation in all performing arts disciplines: dance, music, theater, multimedia, performance art, or any co…
 In IMPRESSIONS: Christopher Unpezverde Núñez "YO OBSOLETE" Presented by Pioneers Go East Collective's Out-FRONT! Fest: "YO OBSOLETE" is a highly personal solo work that delves …
In The Dance Enthusiast Asks: Anthony Rizzi, "What Makes a 21st Century Artist?"Â "When I think of capturing the essence of a 21st century dancer, I cannot think of a better person than A…
IMPRESSIONS: Alice Klugherz and Pedro J. Rosado Jr. present "Two Fairytale Rants, a Dance-ical beyond Grimm," at Arts on Site-Alice Klugherz' Rapunzel Rants, comprised of seven madcap sc…
"As a performer I like to jump on walls and roll on the floor," notes Chen [...] As seen in Unisson, later in Distances, and indeed, too, in the 45-minute Rush, Chen and longtime fr…
"It's ridiculous that in 2023 New York City still has rules on the books prohibiting people from dancing at their local restaurants and bars." " Andrew Rigie, Executive Director, NYC Hospita…
"...the dances were made for this location. In their meandering, oblique way, they ask us to remember the last time our nation felt truly united, and to what end. Clearly, we are not united …
In DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Peter Boal on the Choreographers and Experiences That Have Shaped His Career: "Opportunity opened her arms to Peter Boal from his upbringing in Connecticut to a …
DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Sun Kim Dance Theatre's "Lost and Found" Unearths Hope -"Right before we were about to go live for the program entitled, "Asian Women in Hip-Hop Dance," I asked Sun…
 In IMPRESSIONS: Paul Taylor Dance Company with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, at Lincoln Center": Taylor was an artist full of contradictions. He was an avant-gardist enchanted by hoary tr…
Philip Glass's 20 Piano Etudes, composed from 1991-2012, are the works most performed of his vast oeuvre. Maki Namekawa, considered a leading interpreter of the Piano Etudes, and the first t…
In IMPRESSIONS: MAXlive Festival 2023: Where Is My Body?"As technology increasingly intrudes upon our lives, it's no wonder artists feel compelled to react. Yet technology and art remain…
Following her acclaimed choreography for the Public Theater's summer 2023 production of The Tempest at The Delacorte Theater, the multi-talented artist Tiffany Rea-Fisher has been chos…
"While New York audiences get to see plenty of Balanchine works at New York City Ballet, this original version is a keeper, and deserves its own production...." Henning Rübsam, New York
IMPRESSIONS: Ivo Dimchev's "In Hell with Jesus/Top 40" at La MaMa Etc. :"In Hell with Jesus is partly modeled on that American TV staple, the Game Show, with its promise of momentary stardom…
"When two individuals give each other space, support one another, honor their quiet moments of connection, and watch each other intently, you have a healthy relationship. When you witness a …
In IMPRESSIONS: Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born "adaku, part 1: the road opens" at BAM Fisher: "in the thrumming womblike dark - an abstract landscape receives and reflects - shattered yet …
"Dance relies on the ever-evolving identities and interpretations of its dancers and their social context. So repertory and the canon must evolve along with its artists. The key question at …
"Studies continue to verify dance's physical and mental health benefits, yet dance is seldom integrated into institutions like hospitals and businesses." " Ann Moradian, Paris
"Composer Simita Sinha, and choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili, sit with legs-folded upon round platforms below long swags of red fabric hung from the second floor of St. Mark's Church in Tremo…