2,859 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
"This series at MoMA allows us to peek into the marriage of dance and film that is expressive, archival, experimental, and visually captivating." Melanie Greene, New York.
" I was holding my breath, perched on the edge of my seat " it was plain to see why both artists are considered titans of their respective forms." Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone, New York.
"I don't think I am effective in making political work because I still believe in artistic transformation which has no message." Eiko, New York.
"She feels that ballet dancers bring something special to musical theater. 'One advantage ballet dancers have is a willingness to choose art over anything. As a result, we get good at wh…
"As working artists, Jonah and I fully understand the importance of access to technical resources well in advance of premiering a work,"
~John Jaspers.
" In Repercussion, we are transported to a basement where boys do what boys do - bang on drums, fight, and tumble, test their boundaries." Deirdre Towers, New York.
"The conversation felt like church at some moments with challenging words from the panelists and mmm-hhm's throughout the audience." A. Nia Austin-Edwards, New York.
"She is kneeling, moaning softly, and her red-rimmed eyes fill with sadness. In a moment like a brief culmination, she seems overcome by a rueful awareness of the past." Robert Johnson, New …
"Pairing with a different arts organization each time, FABnyc initiates new and unexpected connections during these gatherings between participating artists, institutions and attendees." Tri…
"Generally the observer's job is to simply watch and digest the master's process, but in Cook's case, the Observership was very hands on...restaging Susan Stroman's choreography for …
"Just as Eiko's style of 'delicious movement'Â has the power to manipulate our perception of time, stretching or compressing it to fit the contours of emotional events, she also ca…
"What transported me so were not the songs, nor the plots, nor the goo; but the dances." The Bang Group's, David Parker, on movie musicals.
"We shouldn't have to justify the arts," said Darren Walker, Ford Foundation President during Dance/NYC's 2016 Symposium.
"For the dancers and musicians, the challenge is to find balance: between individual agency and collective action, between structure and spontaneity." Garnet Henderson, New York.
"...many traditional Chinese dancers are now looking to basic ballet training to improve their skills and shapes," says Yu-yao Liu of the Hong Kong Ballet.
"Her majestic wing span commanded quiet attention, her last breath drew - after a moment of reverence - thunderous applause."Â Henning Rübsam, Brooklyn.
The Duncan Dance Academy will reach approximately 1,000 students in Shenzhen. "This invitation creates a wonderful opportunity for the future of Duncan Dance to expand globally", says appoin…
"Although there is almost a twenty-year age difference between the dancers, Cornejo and Ferri found a profound chemistry dancing together, and TRIO was born out of that inspiration." Stacey …
"Visits by Pacific Northwest Ballet to New York are always most welcome " and not to be taken for granted, given how rarely the major American ballet companies manage to arrange a New York s…
 "I don't have any good-luck charms," he [Farruquito] says smiling. "What's most important is concentration, and love for your profession."
"Do I want to have a success every year? Yes. Do I have a success every year? No. Maybe from the outside it looks like I have, but there are many ups and downs in the cycle," says Stephen Pe…
"Despite the success of the film Cabin In the Sky it became a footnote at MGM...The original theatrical production also disappeared, possibly due to public backlash of the perceived stereoty…
