2,859 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
In IMPRESSIONS: Battery Dance NOW at New York Live Arts"Battery Dance maintains a sharp curatorial eye and an ensemble of impressive caliber. One can only hope to experience more from the cr…
The Ann Reinking Encores! Choreography Fellowship will specifically support career pathways for women and artists of color underrepresented in the field. The Fellowship will provide an early…
"We are thrilled to bring you a season of extraordinary experiences, from activities designed to spark compassion, joy, and equality to magical tales told on film and the awe-inspiring Va…
"The EstroGenius Festival, founded in 2000 by Fiona Jones and Manhattan Theatre Source, is a script and body-based festival that encourages bold reflection. Originally presenting theater wor…
IN IMPRESSIONS PLUS: Kinetic Light in "Under Momentum" Presented by Lincoln Center :"Under Momentum celebrates the joy of continuous motion...The dancers virtuosic movements are generated an…
In THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Tiffany Rea-Fisher on the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, Her Purchase Conservatory Education, Emerge125, and Dancers' Transferable Skills: "One of the…
"Incorporating diverse styles, themes, and stages of artistry, this program's greatest strength was its variety. With no two pieces alike, viewers had much dance to be enthusiastic about." "…
"Balanchine specifically became a concrete entry point for us to invite listeners into the world of ballet, and as I dug deeper I felt that aspects of his life and legacy are sometimes flatt…
IN IMPRESSIONS: Grace Yi-Li Tong Presents ZOO!: An Evening of Dance at Arts On Site:"Garden Tongues offers an experience in which the figure of the Asian woman is intricately de-constructed …
 IN DANCE NEWS: Ballet Hispanico Recognized for Best Company (Male Artistic Leadership) Commissions by Dance Data Project "We are thrilled to be recognized by this momentous survey of …
In THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Keely Garfield on her Premiere of "The Invisible Project" at NYU's Skirball Center, and her Practices of Wellness and Chaplaincy:Â "Keely Garfield describes …
In IMPRESSIONS: Cullberg at The Joyce Theater: "The essential fact of this sly and mesmerizing piece, which Hay created in 2021, is that the solos in question---all seven of them---are perfo…
In IMPRESSIONS: "Revival,"Â a Film Documentary Meditation on Aging, Dance, and Community by Josefine Rotman Lyons: "Josefina Rotman Lyons' eloquent and inspiring 2020 documentary, Revival…
In IMPRESSIONS: Ballet Julien Lestel in the Paris Premiere of "Rodin: "While Rodin's sculpture often benefits from this kind of distortion, it does not work in this dance at this distance." …
 "(Ashley Brown) is a true educator, an exceptional artist, and a fabulous mentor for our students. Her remarkable range of experience and skill set will have an immediate impact on ou…
In IMPRESSIONS: THE NIGHT FALLS , a BalletCollective and PEAK Performances Production at Montclair State University, Troy Schumacher Choreographer: "THE NIGHT FALLS follows the lives of …
"The atmosphere was uplifting, not somber, at this event, dubbed "A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Tina RamÃrez," as associates recalled her work as a teacher and an institution-bu…
IMPRESSIONS: Jessica L. Hagan's , "Queens of Sheba" at The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival at Chelsea Factory :"When hilarious storytelling meets raw, painful honesty, in comes�…
Tiffany Rea-Fisher On Black History Month, her Dance Trek Between Harlem and Lake Placid, and her New Non-Dance Gig."My intention for bringing my company to Lake Placid is so that these kids…
THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Anabella Lenzu on Motherhood and Art, Choreography and Community :"It's about finding my community " to find other voices, to honor other voices." Anabella Lenzu o…
"Revival 2023 is the fruit of genuine artist, audience, youth, and community engagement paired with an abiding tenor of joy."Â " Sarah Cecilia Bukowski
IMPRESSIONS: Israel Galván in "SOLO" at Baryshnikov Arts Center: "In SOLO Galván turns his powers of observation and humor on himself and his origins. His abstract rhythms, which move …
IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet Premieres Justin Peck's First Evening-Length Work, "Copland Dance Episodes" at Lincoln Center:"Like Peck's earlier ballets -- remarkable for the fresh exube…
"Though it may have the bones of Shakespeare and the flesh of West Side Story, the meat of Rome and Jewels is uniquely subversive and unequivocally Black." Nicole Leung, New York
"The emotional reaction caused by Tommie-Waheed Evans' work not only triggers sadness, but taps into a profound hope for the day when equality is restored in America." - Miranda Stuck, New Y…
