2,892 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
In DANCE NEWS: Ballet Tech Launches New Initiative - Ballet Tech Across New York "For forty-five years"beginning decades before the long-overdue prioritization of access and inclusion in…
 IMPRESSIONS: Ola Maciejewska's "Bombyx Mori" at Florence Gould Hall "Polish choreographer, Ola Maciejewska, who created "Bombyx Mori," credits Loïe Fuller and her Serpentine Dance (18…
"From its inception, the company has remained committed to themes of distress and 'otherness'. KÅŒSA explores the satisfaction of harming, the love of self, cross dressing, and death." -Â…
IMPRESSIONS: Rachid Ouramdane and Chaillot's Théâtre National de la Danse "CORPS EXTRÊMES" at BAM: "A body tossed upward onto a ledge protruding from the wall appears to have the same…
IMPRESSIONS: Hope Boykin's "States of Hope" at The Joyce :"Hope Boykin, radiant with a thousand-watt smile...this magnetic woman could be your sister, a cousin, your best friend...So, I …
IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet 75th Anniversary Season -Balanchine and Robbins :"The freshest breeze during this otherwise all-Balanchine season proves to be a contribution by Jerome R…
IMPRESSIONS: Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi 's "BROKEN CHORD" at BAM "The work's central conflict reveals itself in the juxtaposition of the South African soloists and the members of Tri…
IMPRESSIONS: Douglas Dunn's "Body/Shadow" at Judson Church : "An expectation of Douglas Dunn is for Douglas Dunn to present the unexpected." ~ Catherine Tharin, New York City
"It's tough to find programming for children, let alone affordable live performance that is also engaging for a non-diapered crowd. But "Mindful Manipulations," ... part of 3AM Theater's ina…
 IMPRESSIONS: Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE presented by Harlem Stage's E-MOVES "What most distinguishes Brown's work, however, is its soaring feeling of uplift..." Robert Johnson, New York
In POSTCARDS: Spark Movement Collective Celebrates Their 14th and Final Year with ORIGINS -"We are so proud of Sparks' evolution and the number of people this organization has reached thr…
"In the second week of its 75th-anniversary fall season, New York City Ballet presents two programs that measure high on the entertainment scale." Henning RÅ«bsam, New York
"Everyone is talking about AI these days...San Francisco Ballet will address this timely phenomenon in a ballet called Mere Mortals, scheduled to premiere in January 2024, at the War Memoria…
"Ramos is a notoriously unorthodox artist whose work celebrates the complexities of queerness in all its possible identitarian dimensions"gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, nationality, and…
IMPRESSIONS:
a small black box,
neatly arranged"
holding its breath for what's to come
~ Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, New York
The Annual Festival of Contemporary Dance Highlights the Pacific Northwest as an Epicenter of Adventurous Dance
IMPRESSIONS:New York City Ballet: 75th Anniversary Season "Fitting for this Diamond Jubilee, George Balanchine's Jewels opens this particular season with a full week of performances..."Â �…
In IMPRESSIONS: Christopher Williams "Jeux"Â and "A Child's Tale" at Baryshnikov Arts "Williams's capacity for reimagination is vast, and he approaches the task with care, style, and verv…
IMPRESSIONS: Martha Graham Dance Company in MetLiveArts: Radical Dance for the People at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ""Powerful and undeniably original, the spare solos provide a glimpse …
In IMPRESSIONS: Olivier Tarpaga Dance Project: "Once the dust settles, flowers bloom" at The Joyce "Once the dust settles... , recounts the warring history of Burkina Faso, choreographer …
" Despite all the digital bells & whistles, Curriculum II remains a live spectacle powered by human beings, not AI. It could never be digitized..." Robert Johnson, New York
