2,859 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
In IMPRESSIONS: Summer Dance in NYC, The Battery Dance Festival, "This amazing panoply of artists ranges from flamenco dancers to disabled artists in wheelchairs, with special evenings de…
DANCE NEWS: Paul Anthony Dennis Named Chair of the Dance Department at Hunter College
IN " DANCE NEWS: ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION NAMES FRANCESCA HARPER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE AILEY II COMPANY" Francesca Harper says, "My mother, Denise Jefferson, was always my inspiration…
In IMPRESSIONS: "You Are Here," a Sculpture, Sound & Performance Installation Commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, "Around and in the peaceful Lincoln Center …
DANCE NEWS: Dance/NYC Announces the Disability. Dance. Artistry. Residency Program
THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Roberto Vega Ortiz and Theresa Knudson of Oakland's Ballet22
"Finding pleasure in life and community are the intended outcomes (of Kitchen Choreography)," says Edward Schoelwer.  "Anyone in the dance world is invited to submit a recipe: st…
"I look forward to diving into the divine Ntozake Shange's choreopoem and celebrating her legacy." "Camille A. Brown
In IMPRESSIONS: Pablo LarraÃn's "EMA," a Feature Film, "The cinematography shot in Valparaiso, Chile; the hypnotic gaze of the lead, Mariana Di Girólama; and the score by Nicolas Ja…
In POSTCARDS: Kanyok Arts Initiative on Presenting "STAGES" at the Battery Dance Festival, "STAGES is a seven-minute collective choreographic response to the 15 months of the pandemic loc…
In IMPRESSIONS: "Maks and Val Live: Stripped Down Tour" at NJPAC, "In one work set to Max Richter's "On the Nature of Daylight," the four performers sit in a row of chairs, reaching out, …
DANCE NEWS: These Are The 2021 Bessie Awards Nominees
In IMPRESSIONS: Dances by Isadora presents "Isadora on the Beach" at Rockaway Beach, "Against the triple strata of sky, surf, and sand, they wafted and waved and walked and waltzed. Around t…
"I moved to New York almost twenty years ago to the day, with big ideas about what was possible"this is really the culmination of a lifetime of deep love of New York's cultural diversity, th…
DANCE NEWS: Marquee TV Announces Its Second Annual Summer Shorts Festival
DANCE NEWS: Dance Maker and Filmmaker Richard Daniels Receives Grant and Will Present "The Pandemic Dances" in Fall 2021
DANCE NEWS: August Programming for Restart Stages Includes the First Ever BAAND Together Festival
In IMPRESSIONS: "Solace of Surrender" by Choreographer Loni Landon and Harpist Mary Lattimore, Co-presented and Co-produced by Green-Wood Cemetery and four/four presents, "Like flesh-and-bon…
Test your knowledge of downtown contemporary dance, New York City back when it was gritty, and pop culture from the 70s through today, and learn fun facts about Pentacle's history.
In  Jamila Wignot's "Ailey," a Documentary Film, "While Wignot serves up important film clips of Ailey at work, and marshals captivating archival footage to evoke historical context, t…
DANCE NEWS: Dance/USA Hosts Free Webinar with National Endowment for the Arts about American Rescue Plan Funding
In IMPRESSIONS: Movement Headquarters Ballet's "Solo-Stice" at Ballet Arts, "Rooted in classical ballet with a contemporary sensibility, Kerollis' style is textured and surprising. Where …
In IMPRESSIONS: Alison Cook Beatty Dance and Anabella Lenzu, Presented by Valerie Green/Dance Entropy's Take Root, "Lenzu's two most appealing traits as a performer are her willingness to…
In IMPRESSIONS: Pontus Lidberg's "Written on Water," Presented by the 49th Dance on Camera Festival at the Walter Reade Theatre, "The film's key achievement is making the visual tangible,…
In IMPRESSIONS: Khadifa Wong's "Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance," "The film kicks off with dance-world notables espousing manifold definitions of jazz dance which, we learn, is indisp…