2,892 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
In Curator, Writer and Bessie Award Recipient Eva Yaa Asantewaa on Dance Writing, Arts Advocacy and Lost and Found, the skeleton architecture, or the future of our worlds, "These artis…
In Stepping into Iconic Dance Roles: Stephen Petronio Company's Nick Sciscione on Steve Paxton's Goldberg Variations, "It's a constant push and pull trying to emulate what Paxton is doing…
In The Chocolate Factory Theater, Abrons Arts Center, and The Invisible Dog Art Center present CAST, STAGE, AUTHOR: a trilogy of works by a canary torsi / Yanira Castro, "Investigating ca…
In Curator, Writer and Bessie Award Recipient Eva Yaa Asantewaa on Dance Writing, Arts Advocacy and Lost and Found, the skeleton architecture, or the future of our worlds, "These artis…
In IMPRESSIONS: Dorothée Munyaneza / Compagnie Kadidi Unwanted at Baryshnikov Arts Center, "Munyaneza and her extraordinary collaborator Holland Andrews gradually forget themselves to em…
In IMPRESSIONS: Amanda Szeglowski / cakeface's Stairway to Stardom at HERE, "Szeglowski gives us a space to laugh at the classic catastrophe of being an artist, perhaps, to keep from c…
In Dancers and Artistic Community of New York City, Help the US Virgin Islands Relief Effort After Hurricanes Irma and Maria, "The dance world of New York reminds me a great deal of the Virg…
The Bessie Awards announce Presenters and Performers for Ceremony on October 9. The ceremony, hosted by performance artist Shernita Anderson and American Ballet Theatre pri…
In The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets: Cennarium's Streaming the Performing Arts, "Cennarium, which has positioned itself as the Netflix of the performing arts, hosted the first-ever i…
In IMPRESSIONS: nora chipaumire's #PUNK at FIAF Tinker Auditorium, "chipaumire claims her rights: to resist, to find joy in rage, and to misbehave." Melanie Greene, New York.Â
MFA in Dance launched at Rutgers Winter 2017. "Dance faculty teach and conduct research, contributing to scholarly discourse. To do so, MFA students must commit to rigorous thinking and a tr…
In IMPRESSIONS: LEIMAY's Frantic Beauty at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Fisher, "They ooze like larvae, they chortle like hyenas, and they somersault liltingly, aimlessly, like tumblewe…
In Stepping into Iconic Dance Roles: Twyla Tharp Dance's Kara Chan on The Fugue (Part II), "There isn't music in this piece, so it takes a tremendous amount of focus," says Kara Chan.
In IMPRESSIONS: Maria Bauman/MBDance's dying and dying and dying at Gibney Dance, "This heartfelt work with such rich music, text, rhythm, and dance should be welcomed around the world…
In Stepping into Iconic Dance Roles: Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch's Helena Pikon and Breanna O'Mara, "When I first saw [Café Müller] in 1978, it shocked me. I felt that I can under…
In The Dance Enthusiast Hits The Beach to Sasha Okshteyn's Beach Sessions Presentation of Madeline Holland's Arena, "A woman in a flowing pink dress mimics the gestures of the da…
In Dance News: Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance Finds New Home at RestorationArt, "The opening of Cumbe's studio at RestorationART will be like a 'homecoming' for its students" " …
In the pilot year, beginning in September, seven Fellows"Sarah Branch, Kiana Carrington, Linda Diaz, Donnay Edmund, Claire Kim, Alexandria Ryahl and Alexa Smithwrick"will work with and be me…
"Queens has developed quite the reputation for its unique culture and arts scene. Cultural institutions like The Chocolate Factory help contribute to our vibrant cultural life and economi…
If you or anyone in your dance community is facing the physical and emotional challenges of healing from an injury or illness, refer to and pass along the following information:Â The Dance…
"Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's revolutionary insight into curating and her dedication to nurturing dance artists, particularly women choreographers of color, continues to transform and expand …
"Movies, television shows and music are readily available online; as content is increasingly consumed digitally, we want to make the performing arts just as accessible as other forms of ente…
"For our 60th-year celebration of the Guild, we strongly felt the need to assert OUR American values as an antidote to the cultural diminishment coming from the top. Bringing forward the …
National YoungArts Week Signature Program to take place on January 7-14, 2018, followed by Regional Programs in Miami, Los Angeles and New York City. Meanwhile, the fourth annual YoungArt…
National YoungArts Week Signature Program to take place on January 7-14, 2018, followed by Regional Programs in Miami, Los Angeles and New York City. Meanwhile, the fourth annual YoungArt…