2,892 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
In THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knock's Shockwave Delay at LaMaMa: "I belong to dance but am closer to poetry." Yoshiko Chuma, New York
In IMPRESSIONS: Dance Theatre of Harlem Celebrates Virginia Johnson at City Center :"Johnson can be proud of leaving the dancers in excellent shape. The addition of Forsythe's BLAKE WORKS IV…
In THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Sydnie L. Mosley Dances, PURPLE: A Ritual in Nine Spells :"One of the essential questions PURPLE asks is: What is your vision for a radically joyful future? Tha…
"As the name implies, red is a central theme of the work, representing both the color, which is everywhere, and Pitts' childhood nickname. With the space flooded in vibrant crimson light, a …
"Choreographer nia love doesn't merely create dances, she designs experiences. Walking into the theater at Harlem Stage, audiences are immersed in a sensory adventure." "Â Cecly Placenti, …
In IMPRESSIONS: Trisha Brown Dance Company at The Joyce Theater with Guest Commission by Judith Sánchez RuÃz : "They've done it. The Trisha Brown Dance Company has taken the plunge, an…
IMPRESSIONS OF: Audrey Ross Presents "Dances I Love" at The Theatre at St. Jeans. "Audrey Ross, a tireless publicist and former dancer who has caught the bug to produce. The dances s…
"Subscript's visceral and cinematic choreography, adapted from Dual Rivet's 2022 film IN CAPSULE, manipulates perspective in alluring ways. By utilizing parts of the theater not normally res…
In IMPRESSIONS: ∞therside collective / Sarah Chien "You Are In My Everywhere" Presented by Gibney: "You Are In My Everywhere is a composition for three dancers and two musicians that eb…
Cover image credits:
(Left) Chelsea Ainsworth dancing with Effy Grey; photo courtesy of the artist.
(Right) Maria Ambrose and John Harnage in Brandenburgs; photo by Ron Thiele.
"Working with technology is incredibly expensive and time consuming. It's also a creative wonderland. If you can find the resources to innovate within these mediums and they are truly adding…
Award applicants must be emerging or established choreographers whose body of work reflects quality, craft, creativity, and innovation and who are proposing a collaborative partnership with …
In IMPRESSIONS: Miguel Gutierrez "I As Another" at Baryshnikov Arts Center" Miguel Gutierrez doesn't just make dances. He makes problems. Or rather, he gives problems shape and voice..." Sar…
"Amid all this growth and movement, I do see stillness. This stillness brings me grounding and hope. It gives me a moment to breathe and feel connected to the world and seen by my community …
In IMPRESSIONS: Kimiko Tanabe "Portrait of Myself as a YÅ«rei" at Triskelion Arts: "Through a series of interconnected vignettes, Tanabe plumbs the aftereffects of Japanese -American incar…
In IMPRESSIONS: Harlem Stage Presents E-Moves 2023, Curated by Stefanie Batten Bland:Â "African Americans, hybrid in composition already, are constantly navigating making methods that are…
In IMPRESSIONS: Centre Chorégraphique National Ballet de Lorraine at NYU Skirball, a Poetic Response to CCN Ballet in Works of Petter Jacobsson and Thomas Caley and Miguel Gutierrez : "the …
"Proud of its heritage, yet living fully in the present, the Martha Graham Dance Company remains at the forefront of American modern dance. Its recent season revealed a troupe equal…
Douglas Dunn's extraordinary and peculiar new dance, Garden Party, a pinnacle in his accomplished career, offers a poignant love letter to Grazia Della-Terza, his lifetime partner, to his co…
New York Live Arts presents the 9th interdisciplinary humanities festival Live Ideas 2023, Planet Justice: Are you here for it*?, this May 17-21. "It" is defined as social and environmental …