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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…
"You could be the best dancer in Iraq but still people will not support you. They might clap for you, but they would ask, afterwards, what your real job is." Hussein Smko
In The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets to The Next Stage: Ballerinas Find New Careers Talk at Barnard, "We need more conversations like this for younger dancers and arts administrato…
In The 7th Annual Dance Against Cancer: An Evening to Benefit the American Cancer Society, "The act of making art is cathartic, and the program helps dancers and audience members alike to…
Every Wednesday from May 3 to June 7, learn basic steps with expert instructors from 6 to 7pm by the fountain at Bryant Park and then test out your new moves with live music performed by som…
In IMPRESSIONS: Okwui Okpokwasili's Poor People's TV Room at New York Live Arts,  "Though I encountered the work knowing its inspiration lies in the Nigerian Women's War of 1929 and…
Participating schools will create choreography focusing on the importance of food security and achieving zero hunger, that will be showcased in celebrations of International Dance Day (29…
In IMPRESSIONS: Roya Carreras' The Big Balloon Presented by The Current Sessions at the wild project, "The vignette suggests that we're looking through a bay window in a ranch-style…
In IMPRESSIONS: Lyon Opera Ballet and Compagnie CNDC-Angers " Robert Swinston  in New York performing works by Merce Cunningham, "American audiences shouldn't have to wait for compa…
In TDE Asks James Sewell About Titicut Follies: The Ballet, "The piece is in reaction to the state of affairs in 1967 when the movie was made. In some ways, (institutionalization) has cha…
In IMPRESSIONS: Scottish Ballet at The Joyce Theater, "Occasionally, the dancing takes flight revealing a raw chutzpah that lurks beneath the polished surface." Erin Bomboy, New York.
In IMPRESSIONS: Adrienne Truscott's This at New York Live Arts, "This is a brash non-linear confessional that bounces from 2017 feminism to the presidency to unconventional urban li…
In TDE Asks Rajika Puri And Tina Croll About From The Horse's Mouth's Celebration Of Indian Dance In America, "Most people might not know that although we say 'Indian,' ea…
In IMPRESSIONS: Rosas in Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's Work/Travail/Arbeid at the MoMA, "Chest heaved forward, the flutist captivates as she darts her head side to side. Her connection to�…
In IMPRESSIONS: YACKEZ's Give It To You Stage at New York Live Arts, "Larissa Velez-Jackson exudes a cheerleader's pep, irresistible to eleven of her senior students who joined her…
In IMPRESSIONS: Nadine Bommer Dance Company's SEPIA: The Aquarium Version at the Bromley, "Guttural hisses and grunts that seem to arise from the depth of her soul develop into hys…
In Stacey Menchel Kussell's Film Ritual Explores the Dancer's Practice and a Passover Seder, "Customs like eating matzo (unleavened bread) and reclining in celebration of freedom evoke…
In A Dance Enthusiast Dance Date with NYU Professor Patricia Beaman to see Stephen Petronio's Bloodlines at The Joyce, "Features pieces by Yvonne Rainer, Steve Paxton, and Anna Halpri…
In The 7 Fingers Co-founder and Co-artistic Director Shana Carroll on the New York Premiere of Cuisine & Confessions, "...they're divulging details of their past or ancestry, and at the same…
Impressions of: Philadanco in the Harkness Dance Festival at the 92nd Street Y, "With immaculate partnering, this company radiates pride in its precision and presentation." Deirdre Towers, N…
In IMPRESSIONS: Triskelion Arts presents Mari Meade Dance Collective & BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance, "Thresholden places you in a mysterious universe. You may not be sure where yo…
In The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets to see Taja Lindley's film "This Ain't A Eulogy: A Ritual For Re-Membering," "My creative process is part of my healing process," says L…
In IMPRESSIONS: Sydney Dance Company, Gauthier Dance and the Hamburg Ballet at The Joyce Theater, "I happily spent the month of March making row N my home away from home to see the select…
In IMPRESSIONS: Doug Varone and Dancers Celebrates 30 Years at BAM Harvey, "Who can resist the exuberance that contours the jabbing kicks, swinging arms, surging paces, and luscious seesa…
"I believe this is a great opportunity in time to speak to the topic of immigration and the relationship between Mexico and the United States," says Rafa Reyes of A Mexican Affair.