2,833 stories from The Dance Enthusiast
"None of the three pieces have a story, but they are populated with characters: the wanderer, the lovebirds, the slouch-shouldered Lothario, the spitfire, the seductress." Erin Bomboy, New Y…
"The Great White Way (so called since 1880 when Brush arc lamps first lit the theatre district) has presented every kind of choreographer, ballet to ballroom, tap to slapstick, erotic to her…
"Although I understand and sympathize with Eiko's wish that audience members be free to make their own discoveries, to me it also seems tragic that in our day even a dancer as supremely cour…
"I felt I had a responsibility being in the 'white' world " in 'white' film and television " to be the 'token' black guy and show I can dance like them," says Bruce Heath.
"Ailey II returns to New York City following a 26-city tour... If the dress rehearsal is any testament, it is clear that the future of dance looks bright." Theo Boguszewski, New York.
"The artists seem to be enacting an experiment: By switching location, do you experience these seventeen minutes differently? Or do you relive the same seventeen minutes over and over?" Erin…
"Bursts of fervent virtuosity break the graceful unison: daredevil lifts, whipping spins, fiery dashes across the rink." Erin Bomboy, New York.
"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.
"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…
"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.
"As working artists, Jonah and I fully understand the importance of access to technical resources well in advance of premiering a work,"
~John Jaspers.
"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.
" 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.
"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.
"Her majestic wing span commanded quiet attention, her last breath drew - after a moment of reverence - thunderous applause."Â Henning Rübsam, Brooklyn.
"...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.
"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.
