2,892 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
The momentous 85th Anniversary Festival Season includes powerhouse ballet company Miami City Ballet, legendary modern dance ensemble Paul Taylor Dance Company, UK-based artist Aakas…
In The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets: New York Meets Havana at the Museum of the City of New York, " Couples swirl and twirl while those without a partner swivel and slither, lost …
For audiences of one to crowds of thousands, River To River provides an intense and rewarding way to experience and discover Lower Manhattan and Governors Island's waterfronts, parks, plazas…
Bryant Park Presents delights dance enthusiasts with its upcoming Contemporary Dance series highlighting some of New York City's premiere ballet and modern dance companies from…
In IMPRESSIONS: "Radical Bodies" - An Evening of Dances by Anna Halprin, Simone Forti and Yvonne Rainer at Hunter College, "When 'The Paper Dance' was performed at Hunter College in 1967,…
In IMPRESSIONS: Ivy Baldwin Dance's Keen [No.2] at Abrons Art Center, "A behemoth sculpture suspends from the theater's fly system like a shrine, evoking billowy peonies, dripping stal…
Vicky Shick's "Let It Linger" and Raja Feather Kelly's "the feath3r theory in:Â Another Fucking Warhol Production, or Who's Afraid of Andy Warhol?" will premiere at the second annual LUMBE…
"In the '70s, a subway ride with a carful of children sparked Feld's imagination...He suspected some might have an aptitude for ballet, which requires its practitioners to start young. Thus,…
In A Postcard from Famed Martha Graham Dancer Stuart Hodes on Choreographing for Naomi Haas Goldberg's Dances for a Variable Population, the dance legend says, "I was transported beyond a…
In IMPRESSIONS: Parsons Dance at The Joyce Theater in Work by David Parsons, Omar Roman De Jesus and Ephrat Asherie, "Parsons uses clever tricks to create thrilling illusions that appeal to …
"The way many concerts are marketed in the age of Trump "Â #RESIST, WALLS and so on "Â Â it's as if social activism in the arts is a brand new idea." Christine Jowers New York, New York
In IMPRESSIONS: Rovaco Dance Company's 7:1 at The New School's Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, "In l'esprit de Diaghilev, a 'we-can-do-it' charm permeates this production." Juan Michael P…
"I am very proud to be part of the IDACO program, an event that enhances Italian art abroad. It is a pleasure..." " Robert Altamura, Artistic Director of Milano Contemporary Ballet.
Thinking about the what, who, and why for this series, I kept returning to the idea of "glass ceilings."Â They were everywhere this election cycle, resonating more deeply now that "otherne…
In William Forsythe's In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated at 30: Then and Now, "The work uses the divine lexicon of ballet to expose the worst of striving to be the best. Like a myth p…
"I love to travel the world," says Mallozzi, "but for this new season, I want to show how easy it is to get a taste of the world's cultures in all five boroughs of New York City."
"What side do we choose, what do we see and what do we miss as a result of walls being put up;Â but not only negative images arise with walls, they provide support and enable homes to be e…
In IMPRESSIONS: Historic and Significant solos by Women (1929-1970) as part of Fridays at Noon at the 92nd Street Y, "The eleven solos, not a dud in the lot, are succinct; the movement, d…
In A Postcard from The StepCrew's Cara Butler about the Step Dancing Show at On Stage At Kingsborough on May 20, the ensemble will perform Irish step dancing, tap and a rare, unique Ca…
In IMPRESSIONS: Hilary Easton + Co.'s Radiator at Gibney Dance, "Radiator whispers rather than shouts. That's not to say it's forgettable or weak. Instead, its radiance and poignanc…
In IMPRESSIONS: Gibney Dance Company in Joanna Kotze's Already Ready and Reggie Wilson's config. Khoum-baye Heah as part of GRIT: Gibney Repertory Initiative, "The rigor of watching paral…
In TDE Asks Carlota Santana of Flamenco Vivo about the Company's Upcoming BAM Season, "The flamenco community is still young, especially in the context of choreography. There isn't a plac…
In IMPRESSIONS: Fridays at Noon: Women Ballet Choreographers East and West at the 92nd St. Y, "Programs celebrating women choreographers go a long way toward empowering women to speak lou…
In IMPRESSIONS: Limón Dance Company at The Joyce Theater, "It was refreshing to see a multi-generational cast of dancers working together to unfurl the choreographic splendor of LimÃ�…
In IMPRESSIONS: Keigwin + Company's "Places Please!"  Larry Keigwin and Nicole Wolcott as part of Dance Now at Joe's Pub, "Cycling through personal confessions, on-the-nose quips…
