IMPRESSIONS: Catherine Gaudet's "The Fading of the Marvelous (L'affadissement du merveilleux)" at the 92nd Street Y by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Catherine Gaudet's "The Fading of the Marvelous (L'affadissement du merveilleux)" at the 92nd Street Y, "The performers begin in a horizontal line, bare-chested, clad in b…

IMPRESSIONS: Compagnie Hervé KOUBI's "The Barbarian Nights, or The First Dawns of the World" at the Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Compagnie Hervé KOUBI's "The Barbarian Nights, or The First Dawns of the World" at the Joyce Theater, "A dazzling blend of gymnastics, modern dance, Capoeira, break…

Austin McCormick, Founder of Company XIV, on SEVEN SINS, Opening in NYC on March 5 by The Dance Enthusiast

"I always had the dream of forming an interdisciplinary genre blurring queer performance company with performers and collaborators I love. It's been a long road, but I am thrilled that XIV h…

Alison Clancy Makes Dance History at the Metropolitan Opera by The Dance Enthusiast

In Alison Clancy Makes Dance History at the Metropolitan Opera "A ten-year-veteran dancer at the Met, Clancy is a featured dance artist in the prologue of this new production " a rare and…

IMPRESSIONS: "Fandango For Butterflies (And Coyotes)" at La MaMa by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: "Fandango For Butterflies (And Coyotes)" at La MaMa, "The characters kneel as if in prayer, crawl like animals or penitent saints, lean against each other, and drape over …

IMPRESSIONS: Movement Headquarters Ballet Company at Ailey Citigroup Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Movement Headquarters Ballet Company at Ailey Citigroup Theater, "Clothes fly off, and the resulting entanglement is erotic and beautiful " a pas de deux that shows off ba…

IMPRESSIONS: NYTB/Chamber Works at Danspace Project with Choreography by Richard Alston, Antonia Franceschi, Robert La Fosse, and Pam Tanowitz by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: NYTB/Chamber Works at Danspace Project with Choreography by Richard Alston, Antonia Franceschi, Robert La Fosse, and Pam Tanowitz, "Quirky Double Andante, created for this…

MOVING PEOPLE: Milteri Tucker Concepción on Bomba, Her Puerto Rican Heritage, and Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" Movie by The Dance Enthusiast

In MOVING PEOPLE, Milteri Tucker Concepción on Bomba, Her Puerto Rican Heritage, and Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" Movie, "Mr. Reyes taught me how to listen and feel what the rhyt…

Two Improvisatory Evenings in January- NEVER BEFORE, NEVER AGAIN at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn (part 2) by The Dance Enthusiast

In Two Improvisatory Evenings in January- NEVER BEFORE, NEVER AGAIN  at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn (part 2):The Lovelies, a fourth generation company of practicing improvisers ("paying a…

Two Improvisatory Evenings in January- NEVER BEFORE, NEVER AGAIN at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn (part 1) by The Dance Enthusiast

In Two Improvisatory Evenings in January- NEVER BEFORE, NEVER AGAIN  at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn (part 1):The Lovelies, a fourth generation company of practicing improvisers ("paying a…

Cherylyn Lavagnino On "Tales of Hopper" & Painter Edward Hopper's Quiet Despair by The Dance Enthusiast

Cherylyn Lavagnino On "Tales of Hopper" & Painter Edward Hopper's Quiet Despair

IMPRESSIONS: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Jean-Guihen Queyras/ROSAS' "Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind (In the Midst of Life)" at NYU Skirball by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Jean-Guihen Queyras/ROSAS' Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind/Bach6 Cellosuiten (In the Midst of Life/Bach's Cello) at NYU Skirball, "Besides the c…

IMPRESSIONS: New Adventures/Matthew Bourne's "Swan Lake" at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: New Adventures/Matthew Bourne's "Swan Lake" at New York City Center, "The inventive, provocative gender swap displays the impassioned, animalistic nature of these creature…

We're Enthused! Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Was Named Best Independent Company at 20th National Dance Awards by The Dance Enthusiast

On February 20th, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance won Best Independent Dance Company at the 20th National Dance Awards organised by the Dance Section of the Critics' Circle.   Photo …

The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets: New York City Center's Studio 5: Approaches to Mastering Choreography by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets: New York City Center's Studio 5: Approaches to Mastering Choreography, "This insight into the rehearsal process offered a rare glimpse of a dance…

IMPRESSIONS: Melinda Ring's "Strange Engagements" at Danspace Project by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Melinda Ring's "Strange Engagements" at Danspace Project, "The dancers' tasks subvert the personal; they make indulgence irrelevant. The piece is a Rube Goldberg machine o…

Congratulations to Robert Mark Burke of 10 Hairy Legs For Receiving 2020 Choreography Fellowship by The Dance Enthusiast

"For my new dance for 10 Hairy Legs, I am exploring the music of Louis Prima to create a tour de force quintet," said Burke.

IMPRESSIONS: Gabrielle Lamb/Pigeonwing Dance's "Plexus: a work in knots" at John Jay College as part of CUNY Dance Initiative by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Gabrielle Lamb/Pigeonwing Dance's "Plexus: a work in knots" at John Jay College as part of CUNY Dance Initiative, "The five women and two men waft in and out of each other…

The Dance Enthusiast Asks: The Joyce Theater Director of Programming Aaron Mattocks on the Art of Presenting Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast Asks: The Joyce Theater Director of Programming Aaron Mattocks on the Art of Presenting Dance, "When we opened our doors in September 2019, through the end of the cal…

The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets to see Brooklyn Ballet's Multi-Cultural "Pas De Quatre" and "Quartet" a Hip Hop Response to the Ballet by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: WOMEN IN MOTION 2019/2020 " Pop Performance Opportunity Project at Gibney by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: WOMEN IN MOTION 2019/2020 "  Pop Performance Opportunity Project at Gibney, "The producers of the Women in Motion series are deadly serious about supporting female arti…

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) Announces Spring 2020 BAC Residencies by The Dance Enthusiast

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) Announces Spring 2020 BAC Residencies

Hollerin Space Wins Queer|Art's Second Annual Eva Yaa Asantewaa Grant for Queer Women(+) Dance Artists by The Dance Enthusiast

"With this award, we seek to record and honor the creative innovation and labor of queer women(+) dance artists. To acknowledge them as full humans and artists informed and nourished by love…

Karen Bernard On "Lakeside" & The Residencies In Canada & Portugal That Shaped Her Newest Work by The Dance Enthusiast

Karen Bernard On "Lakeside" & The Residencies In Canada & Portugal That Shaped Her Newest Work

IMPRESSIONS: PROTOTYPE's "Cion: Requiem of Ravel's Boléro" by Vuyani Dance Theatre at the Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: IPROTOTYPE's "Cion: Requiem of Ravel's Boléro" by Vuyani Dance Theatre at the Joyce Theater, "Music, text, and dance meet onstage in a graveyard. Moving through a landscape …

The Making of A "West Side Story" for the 21st Century - Guggenheim Works and Process with Ivo van Hove and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Making of A "West Side Story" for the 21st Century - Guggenheim Works and Process with Ivo van Hove and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker: "Briefly, as van Hove described approaching Scott R…

Day in the Life of Dance: A Conversation with Mira Cook of NYC Community Ballet by The Dance Enthusiast

In Day in the Life of Dance: A Conversation with Mira Cook of NYC Community Ballet, "In 2015, along with dancer friends, she founded NYC Community Ballet, a collective dedicated to providing…

Artistic Director Stephen Pier on the 25th Anniversary of Hartt Dance at University of Hartford by The Dance Enthusiast

In Artistic Director Stephen Pier on the 25th Anniversary of Hartt Dance at University of Hartford, "With an equally strong commitment to modern and ballet, Hartt Dance maintains a relations…

IMPRESSIONS: "Distances Smaller Than This Are Not Confirmed" by David Neumann and Marcella Murray, Presented by Abrons Arts Center and The Chocolate F by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: "Distances Smaller Than This Are Not Confirmed" by David Neumann and Marcella Murray, Presented by Abrons Arts Center and The Chocolate Factory, "Though both performers se…

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Laurel Snyder about "To What End" at Spectrum by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast Asks Laurel Snyder about "To What End" at Spectrum, "I often find myself at the crossroads between music and dance. While that can sometimes make me feel like a "j…

IMPRESSIONS: Thomas L. Defrantz/SLIPPAGE's "Soundz in the Back of My Head" at Gibney by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Thomas L. Defrantz/SLIPPAGE's "Soundz in the Back of My Head" at Gibney, "For much of the hour-long piece, Defrantz speaks, sometimes academically (he is a professor at Du…