2,859 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
In IMPRESSIONS: A Chorus Line at New York City Center, "the show's magic doesn't lay in the catchy songs or even the slinky, Fosse-inspired dance numbers. The true poignancy is its dee…
In 60 Years of Ailey Ascending at City Center : "LAZARUS"Â a World Premiere by Hip Hop Artist-in-Residence, Rennie Harris:Â Each of us bears a responsibility in a great divide "to carry…
Baryshnikov Arts Center has announced the 2018-19 Cage Cunningham Fellows! BAC Founder and Artistic Director Mikhail Baryshnikov said: "The Cage Cunningham Fellowship is typically a…
In The Dance Enthusiast Asks New York City Ballet Principal Joseph Gordon, "Dancers get focused on what our feet and legs are doing and what most people are really watching is your face and …
Elizabeth Cooke chats with us about Hi Artist's intimate, salon-style dances and explains what gives them an edge.
In IMPRESSIONS: Gibney Dance Company Presents HOME Featuring Work by Adam Barruch and Shamel Pitts, "Showcasing the fluid and sensitive movers of Gibney Dance Company, against dreamy soun…
Choreographer Nancy Dobbs Owen Addresses Gun Violence via Too Many Bodies, "We invite you to use (the video), and to let us know! We want to know who our allies are and support them as mu…
In Tony Award-Winning Choreographer Christopher Gattelli on His Life on Broadway During a Rehearsal of The Cher Show, "I always study the original productions of a revival piece. There ar…
"Dance Because You Can," a new book by choreographer Amy Jordan, highlights 5 steps to transform Trauma into Triumph.
The Merce Cunningham Trust, the Barbican, BAM, and CAP UCLA have announced "Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event." The late, legendary American choreographer Merce Cunningham's 100th birth…
In The Lenape Tribe Celebrates a Historical Homecoming and Tribal Reunion at the Park Avenue Armory Conservancy at the Park Avenue Armory Conservancy, The Dance Enthusiast Attends Manhatt…
In A Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: Q is for Wanyue Qiao and Shirlene Quigley, the most impactful experience thus far was working with "Beyoncé, because it was the yes that opened the door t…
In IMPRESSIONS: Cathy Weis' Sundays on Broadway Series Featuring Laura Bartczak, Emily Climer, and Diane Madden,Â
In Impressions: Akram Khan's XENOS as Part of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival, "Ropes begin to move up the slope and the scenery changes dramatically, because some of the cords are …
In IMPRESSIONS: Ron Athey's Acéphalous Monster at Performance Space New York, "He stands behind a lectern while reading Georges Bataille's The Madness of Nietzsche. His Hitler hairpie…
Get enthused for Ailey's 60th Anniversary at New York City Center! The season opens this Wednesday, November 28th 2018.
Performance Space New York announces the "No Series"Â featuring niv Acosta, Paola Balla, Hannah Black, Genevieve Grieves, Emily Johnson, Ligia Lewis, Muriel Miguel, S.J Norman, Joshua Peth…
IMPRESSIONS: Luca Veggetti Reimagines Jerome Robbins' Watermill at BAM Fisher, "Though the choreography is all Robbins', Veggetti takes liberties in staging. Perhaps the most noticeable diff…
In IMPRESSIONS: Garth Fagan Dance at The Joyce Theater, "His style recollects the early modern pioneers: angular, weighted, deliberately flaunting effort and exertion." Cecly Placenti, New Y…
In IMPRESSIONS: Twyla Tharp's "Minimalism and Me" at the Joyce Theater, "Although this accumulation of compositional abstractions sounds impressive, what really emerged was a style " Fred…
Guest Writer Blakeley White-McGuire Stages Martha Graham's Errand Into the Maze at the Semperoper in Dresden, Germany, "The whole experience was a window to culture that revealed ho…
In "Balanchine: The City Center Years" at New York City Center With Ballet Companies From Around the World, "City Center played a central role in Balanchine's artistic development: Without i…
In A Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: P is for Shamel Pitts and Joya Powell, "When I was a baby, barely able to stand up by holding onto my playpen, whenever I heard the song 'Ring My Bell' …
In Bill Shannon on His Upcoming Premiere Touch Update at New York Live Arts, "He has chosen not to appear in his work, and instead puts his disabled dance form on a cast of able-bodied peopl…
In Christine Bonansea Premieres OnlyHuman as Part of Danspace Project's Community ACCESS, "Nietzsche is a great source of inspiration for me. The subjects he explores are universal…
