"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.
"The potential of 11 seconds was Tharp's inspiration in The One Hundreds...and watching the specificity and challenge of each phrase..feels like tiptoeing on the edge of chaos." Jean Leni…
"Through our Community Action work, we have learned that there is a powerful synergy between domestic violence and dance that helps survivors take their whole self forward"both in body and m…
TDE: This fall The Dance Enthusiast is celebrating 8 years! Can you describe your creative process (perhaps in 8 words or less)? "Immediate, but intricately thought out. Sensitive and bold,"…
"In many ways I think of this piece as an embodied search for missing links in the complex process of creating and forging my identity as a Puerto Rican woman in the United States." Alicia D…
"Like many creatives of her ilk, there is no line dividing between her artistic and personal life. Dancing is a family affair." Trina Mannino, New York.
"Getting older can, in a word, suck. It's not just the wrinkled brow, the creaky knees, the thinning hair and thickening waist. It's the feeling of irrelevancy, the creeping realizat…
"I am South African... Coming from Africa, it is very normal to [incorporate] choral work and song in my work. It's part of my universe." Robyn Orlin
"We invited people to watch our work develop over a six-week period, and audiences loved this. They were able to delve into our pieces and understand that the creative process isn't only the…
"How does a community negotiate and synthesize a dance form that is healing, cultural, entertaining, and academic?" Melanie Greene, New York.
"Petroliunas describes her dances as visits to the past 'combining historical fiction with choose-your-own-adventure.'" Theo Boguszewski, Brooklyn.
"The Cloud Gate company dance with remarkable grace, conveying a the solidarity of communal living, as well as individual emotions." Deirdre Towers, New York.
On September 28, Clark Center NYC will begin a weeklong residency at City College Center for the Arts. The residency, will pay tribute to the legendary Clark Center for the Performing Arts, …
".A dance doesn't have to remember that it has a body. In dance, the body is usually a given. Unlike a book, a dance must remember that it has a soul. Yet in the mirror-world of Tree of Code…