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In Impressions of Works-in-Process: American Dance Festival's Showcase with Mark Dendy, Claire Porter & Sara Juli and Jody Kuehner, "Forwarding a goal of building wider audiences for mod…
In Impressions of Siete Mares Presented by Oyu Oro Afro Cuban Experimental Dance Ensemble, "It is hard to witness Siete Mares without swaying to the rhythm and longing to be invi…
In The Dance Enthusiast Asks Convergences Theatre Collectives' Liz Stanton About Babel at the 14th Street Y, Stanton says, "Babel takes the audience on a journey about communication, rel…
In Impressions of Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca at West Park Presbyterian Church, "Flamenco and hip hop prove to be natural playmates: rhythmical, earthy, prone to rapid-fire sequences t…
Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison will teach an exclusive Ailey Classics Workshop on Thursday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate what would've been Alvin Ailey's 86th birthday.
In THE MUSEUM WORKOUT at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Lead by Monica Bill Barnes and her long-time dancing partner Anna Bass, audiences perform choreographed movement as they travel to ar…
In TDE Asks Michele Wiles of BalletNext on New Work 4.0 and Motherhood, "The female body is an amazing thing, and I've gained even more respect for it being pregnant." Michele Wiles.
In DoublePlus at Gibney Dance: Dylan Crossman & Caleb Teicher; Oren Barnoy & Naomi Elena Ramirez; Leslie Cuyjet & Lela Aisha Jones, "Over three weekends in December, three established …
In Impressions of: Daisy Chain Curated by Christopher Williams at the 92nd St. Y, "Williams selected three choreographers to choreograph a solo on a dancer of their choosing, and then the…
In Impressions of: Sonya Tayeh's you'll still call me by name at New York Live Arts, "She blasts into New York Live Arts for a two-week run of you'll still call me by name, a heated frenzy o…
In Impressions of Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group's Citizen at BAM's Harvey Theater, "Wilson cuts and pastes, slows down and speeds up, so that the solos, while individua…
In Looking Back at The Kazuko Hirabayashi Memorial Celebration at Symphony Space, Theo Bogusezewski says "Called Kaz, she was the guiding hand behind hundreds of artists across generat…
In Impressions of: Erin Cairns Cella and Dages Juvelier Keates of E/D and Mei Yamanaka at Triskelion Arts Melanie Greene says,"Yes, you are seeing double...Each work offers unique du…
In Anna Becker, Executive Director of ON STAGE AT KINGSBOROUGH, Kingsborough College's Performing Arts Series Sends a Postcard we are reminded that Manahattan isn't the only borough …
In Moving Caribbean in NYC: Beatrice Capote, Dancer with Christal Brown, Kyle Abraham & Camille A. Brown, on her Cuban Roots, Capote says, "... While I may not have been born in Cuba, the…
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In Impressions of: the Lucinda Childs Dance Company at The Joyce Theater "Childs takes a maximalist approach to her carefully curated actions. Like a mathematician, she adds, subtracts, mult…
In Impressions of: Faye Driscoll's Thank You For Coming: Play at BAM as part of the Next Wave Festival, "Play asks us if we become someone else when we perform? Or are we an eve…
In Impressions of: The Median Movement's for North at Center for Performance Research, "Moving quickly from one world and into another, for North conjures rich imagery at a rapid fire pace..…
In Impressions of Brooklyn Touring Outfit's Co.Venture with Pepper Fajans & David Vaughn at Baryshnikov Arts Center, "In the dance world where beautiful bodies are expected, it shocks and, e…
Marking the first full season at the Armory programmed by Artistic Director Pierre Audi, and the 10th anniversary of programming for the pioneering nonprofit arts organization, the year feat…
In The Dance Enthusiast Asks Zvi Gotheiner about ZviDance's On the Road at BAM's Next Wave Festival, "I wanted to take some time to really reflect. The piece came out of a r…
In A Dance Date Night with Brenda Bufalino: Dorrance Dance's The Blues Project Featuring Toshi Reagon & BIGlovely, "The phrases may be brief, but these moments are short lines of poetry.…
In Impressions of Gina Gibney's Folding In at Gibney Dance Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, "It feels elemental, fresh and clean, like the morning after a storm." Nicole Loeffler-G…