2,892 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
"The practical aspects of performance careers are largely invisible. Yet without the nuts-and bolts support provided by managers of tours, press, schedules, finances, and contracts etc., …
In THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Nai-Ni Chen and Janet Rodriguez of SoHarlem on Why Their Costume Collaboration is a Win-Win, "We can open up new doors for (SoHarlem) to make and maintain…
In IMPRESSIONS: ZviDance's "The Art of Fugue" at New York Live Arts, "The Art of Fugue can be enjoyed on many levels and accommodate contrary responses. Wherever you are, the piece can…
In IMPRESSIONS: Ursula Eagly's "The Nature of Physical Reality" at Abrons Art Center: "Often we don't sit with our thoughts long enough to find our center. From my experience with Eagly, …
In DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Farewells at New York City Ballet, Featuring Ask la Cour, Lauren Lovette, and Maria Kowroski, "Audience members follow dancers' careers for years, and these d…
In DANCE NEWS: Rare Dance Audition Opportunity Hosted by Ballet California, "The National Master Audition is a rare opportunity that will allow dancers from all around the globe to be …
In IMPRESSIONS: Sibyl Kempson / 7 Daughters of Eve Theatre & Performance Company at The Chocolate Factory Theater, "We sense how this woman, and her seven daughters who look like her, ex…
In IMPRESSIONS: Michelle Thompson Ulerich at Arts on Site, "Although the movement remains consistent throughout, the program's tone traces an arc from third-person to first-person, from t…
In IMPRESSIONS: "… An Evening of HOPE," Featuring Works by Hope Boykin at the 92nd Street Y, "Part love letter, part living journal, Boykin invites us into her private world and offers …
In IMPRESSIONS: Barkin/Selissen Project "Accidental Suite" at Arts on Site, "While presenting film alongside a live performance can be powerful, experiencing several short movies back-to-…
DANCE NEWS: Dance/NYC Announces New York City Dance Rehearsal Space Subsidy Program
In IMPRESSIONS: Lucinda Childs': "DANCE" at The Joyce Theater, "A ghost-like quality pervades as the dancers in the film appear and disappear. Sometimes, they are layered directly on top of …
In IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre's Fall Gala 2021 at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater, "Focused on new American contributions, this evening stated and underlined repeatedly a…
DANCE NEWS: DANCE NOW Takes Its Final Bow On December 31, 2021
In IMPRESSIONS: "UNEDITED," Featuring Rachna Nivas and Students of the Leela Dance Collective, at Dixon Place, "Nivas tore through the Kathak equivalent of 32 fouettés, bells jangling on…
In DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: The Dynamic Rockers Versus the X-Fenz Crew as Part of Lincoln Center's Restart Stages: "The judges' three arms indicated a unanimous decision. This time, forty y…
In DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Watching "Sweet Gwen Suite" by MOVING VISIONS Editor Lisa Jo Sagolla, "However, in ingeniously assembling Sweet Gwen Suite choreographer Linda Haberm…
"Let's get back to normal. We're back to normal, let's be more than normal " ultra-normal deluxe." Of course, the excitement is great, but I am finding it difficult to be swept into its …
In IMPRESSIONS: Richard Move/MoveOpolis!'s "Herstory of the Universe@Governors Island," "Although the event was technically a roving, site-specific dance performance, it felt like, and un…
"I am so grateful to the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation. Through this honor, they emphasize the fact that disability is not a deficit; it is a powerful creative and cultural force," stated Alic…
Dance Grenada International Dance Festival 2021: How The 2nd Edition Embodies Afro-Futurism
In DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: David Parker of The Bang Group, "Without a thought of movement hierarchy, and on a continuum with other forms, the company's movement style is a blend of mode…
In IMPRESSIONS: FJK Dance/Fadi J. Khoury's "Reset" at New York Live Arts, "The melting pot approach reveals its innovation during the port de bras. Although executed with balletic grace, …
In IMPRESSIONS: Arts on Site Presents Amber Sloan, "Facing forward, the fingers of one braid into the fingers of the other within a series of beautifully developed rolling and weight shar…
In IMPRESSIONS: Denishawn at Theatre at St. Jean, Produced by Audrey Ross, "What courage Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn had, presenting what no one else had seen! The mystery behind crea…