2,859 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
In IMPRESSIONS: Roya Carreras' The Big Balloon Presented by The Current Sessions at the wild project, "The vignette suggests that we're looking through a bay window in a ranch-style…
In IMPRESSIONS: Lyon Opera Ballet and Compagnie CNDC-Angers " Robert Swinston  in New York performing works by Merce Cunningham, "American audiences shouldn't have to wait for compa…
In TDE Asks James Sewell About Titicut Follies: The Ballet, "The piece is in reaction to the state of affairs in 1967 when the movie was made. In some ways, (institutionalization) has cha…
In IMPRESSIONS: Scottish Ballet at The Joyce Theater, "Occasionally, the dancing takes flight revealing a raw chutzpah that lurks beneath the polished surface." Erin Bomboy, New York.
In IMPRESSIONS: Adrienne Truscott's This at New York Live Arts, "This is a brash non-linear confessional that bounces from 2017 feminism to the presidency to unconventional urban li…
In TDE Asks Rajika Puri And Tina Croll About From The Horse's Mouth's Celebration Of Indian Dance In America, "Most people might not know that although we say 'Indian,' ea…
In IMPRESSIONS: Rosas in Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's Work/Travail/Arbeid at the MoMA, "Chest heaved forward, the flutist captivates as she darts her head side to side. Her connection to�…
In IMPRESSIONS: Nadine Bommer Dance Company's SEPIA: The Aquarium Version at the Bromley, "Guttural hisses and grunts that seem to arise from the depth of her soul develop into hys…
In IMPRESSIONS: YACKEZ's Give It To You Stage at New York Live Arts, "Larissa Velez-Jackson exudes a cheerleader's pep, irresistible to eleven of her senior students who joined her…
In A Dance Enthusiast Dance Date with NYU Professor Patricia Beaman to see Stephen Petronio's Bloodlines at The Joyce, "Features pieces by Yvonne Rainer, Steve Paxton, and Anna Halpri…
In Stacey Menchel Kussell's Film Ritual Explores the Dancer's Practice and a Passover Seder, "Customs like eating matzo (unleavened bread) and reclining in celebration of freedom evoke…
In The 7 Fingers Co-founder and Co-artistic Director Shana Carroll on the New York Premiere of Cuisine & Confessions, "...they're divulging details of their past or ancestry, and at the same…
In The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets to see Taja Lindley's film "This Ain't A Eulogy: A Ritual For Re-Membering," "My creative process is part of my healing process," says L…
In IMPRESSIONS: Triskelion Arts presents Mari Meade Dance Collective & BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance, "Thresholden places you in a mysterious universe. You may not be sure where yo…
Impressions of: Philadanco in the Harkness Dance Festival at the 92nd Street Y, "With immaculate partnering, this company radiates pride in its precision and presentation." Deirdre Towers, N…
"I believe this is a great opportunity in time to speak to the topic of immigration and the relationship between Mexico and the United States," says Rafa Reyes of A Mexican Affair.
In IMPRESSIONS: Doug Varone and Dancers Celebrates 30 Years at BAM Harvey, "Who can resist the exuberance that contours the jabbing kicks, swinging arms, surging paces, and luscious seesa…
In IMPRESSIONS: Sydney Dance Company, Gauthier Dance and the Hamburg Ballet at The Joyce Theater, "I happily spent the month of March making row N my home away from home to see the select…
In IMPRESSIONS: The People Movers' "Crawl" at Industry City Distillery, "One-third performance, one-third gallery-opening, and one-third party, CRAWL gives emerging artists the opport…
Hands are for Holding has reached almost 6,000 New York City students in the last three years to raise awareness of teen dating violence and provide strategies for seeking help or helping a …
"She has paved the way for a whole generation of dance makers to discover the power of social change through community engagement and by, as she puts it, 'rattling around in other people…
In TDE Asks Aynsley Vandenbroucke about Dance, Words and Her Premiere And at Abrons Art Center, "...it's the [proverbial] banging your head on the table and figuring what it all mea…
In Choreographer Peter Kyle Curates What for? Why Not a New Series at Triskelion Arts, "How do the places where we experience art influence or inform what we can expect? Do those expec…
In TDE Asks Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater About the Company's Return to New York After 22 Years Away, "At the Joffrey, the language of classical ballet is our core, our …
In IMPRESSIONS of This is Not a Theatre Company's Pool Play 2.0, "The occasional splash from a cannonball reminds us that we are part of the performance." Theo Boguszewski, New York.