2,833 stories from The Dance Enthusiast
"Sankai Juku appears a elegant holy men, intent on inspiring us to imagine peace, breathing as one." Deirdre Towers, Brooklyn.
"Watching Donald Byrd's The Minstrel Show Revisited, a viewer is liable to feel dizzy and then worse. Don't try to suppress it." Robert Johnson, New York.
"Theatricality, eccentricity, wit, and affection defined the evening at The Kaye Playhouse which this past Sunday, looked back on works by Beverly Blossom, exactly a year after her death." C…
"60x60 upends this notion of devoting one hour to any one thing. It presents 60 one-minute dances set to 60 one-minute music pieces, all created by contemporary choreographers and composers.…
"There's no denying the period-specificity of Limón's work. But ...that oft-derided and dismissed specificity couldn't be more relevant." Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone, New York.
"Corella has put together what he calls his "dream season," and this performance hints at the direction in which he wants to take the company." Naomi Orwin, Philadelphia.
"When Michalek conceived of Hagoromo, he couldn't imagine anyone but Whelan and Soto (Whelan's longtime dance partner) as the leads." Erin Bomboy, New York.
"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.
"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.
"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 …
"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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"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.
"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…
"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…
"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…
"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…
