2,859 stories by "The Dance Enthusiast"
"While Hallo doesn't contain dialogue or a linear story, witnessing Zimmerman interact with his transformative set is spellbinding." Trina Mannino, Brooklyn.
"afroFUTUREqu##r, curated by Thomas F. DeFrantz and niv Acosta, encompassed a series of Afro-futuristic performances and talks at JACK in Brooklyn, Thursgay through Sungay." Melanie Greene, …
"Bronx Gothic is truly absorbing, by turns funny and devastating. Much of this can be credited to Okpokwasili's authority as a performer." Garnet Henderson, New York.
"Ramasar's initial impression of ballet was 'I thought it looked easy...But at first try, I was quickly put in my place and brought down to earth. I still fell in love with it.' …
"The work wasn't supposed to be about St. Denis. Popkin, whose mother is Indian, hankered to examine his own complex relationship with Orientalism. " Erin Bomboy, New York.
"Part of the joy of site-specific performance is in witnessing the mutability of an audience's attention... watching them give in to their own curiosity." Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone, New …
"Founded in 1959 by Alvin Ailey, Charles Blackwell, and Robert Buccolo, classes cost $1.50, and their free showings sparked intense feedback sessions." Jonathan Matthews, New York.
"Eryc Taylor choreographs his near naked, perfectly toned, supple dancers with a cat's sinuousness, a child's delight in creepy insects, and, most interestingly, with an explorer's intensity…
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"I think you can keep pushing yourself, keep pushing the limits, and keep learning... It has worked for me, and I'm going to continue learning. I think that never stops," ABT Principal dance…
"Hoffbauer's work is a judicious funhouse that shapes your experience based on one of four possible journeys. It's easy to feel comfortable in the chaos of it all." Melanie Greene, New York.
"They preen like burlesque dancers to Rihanna, take on and off their tops and short shorts, and scatter the yellow ribbons until the floor resembles a straw-strewn barn." Erin Bomboy, New Yo…
"NYCB's 'Americana x Five' program puts American music in the spotlight, presenting a clutch of ballets with scores that range widely in both style and time." Nicole Dekle Collins, N…
"Stripe Tease is a nod to Davis' design, which features vertical stripes in vibrant colors, and perhaps to Schlichting's interest in repetition. Will this dance tease its audience?" Garnet H…
"I feel that the biggest challenge is always the next thing because you don't want to repeat yourself aesthetically [or] thematically. You always want to keep stretching and changing." Bessi…
"Now 'O, Superman' is doing triple-duty as Anderson tackles a related subject, the US government's mistreatment of a man named Mohammed El Gharani." Robert Johnson, New York.
"You don't have to understand the verses of the song or the origins of the movement to understand the pain and happiness..." Soledad Barrio, Flamenco artist.
"Everything this young Irish cast -- most spectacularly Paula O'Reilly -- does rings a bell, brings a smile, or a belly-laugh. " Deirdre Towers, New York.
"We need this kind of work, because it reminds us of our humanity, or our spirituality. It's all about people, always. It invites us in," Carla Maxwell,  New York.Â
"Yazbeck glided remarkably from goofy acting, to the pathos of a heartbreaking love song, to the exhilarating athleticism of five-star concert dancing without missing a beat. Such stunni…
"On September 26th, CRAWL: Chapter 4 (a multi-disciplinary, nomadic arts series) occupied one of these warehouses in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn." Melanie Greene, Brooklyn.
