Impressions of: "Slavic Goddesses " A Wreath of Ceremonies" by Artist Paulina Olowska with Ballez and Katy Pyle at The Kitchen by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of: Slavic Goddesses " A Wreath of Ceremonies by Artist Paulina Olowska with Ballez's Katy Pyle at The Kitchen, "She dazzles as she skitters across the stage, her hand fli…

Monica Bill Barnes and Company Celebrates 20 Years by Bringing Dance where it doesn't Belong from the MET to the Office by The Dance Enthusiast

In Monica Bill Barnes and Company Celebrates 20 Years by Bringing Dance where it doesn't Belong from the MET to the Office, "We make a beeline past a row of ancient crumbling busts…

The Dance Enthusiast Ask Felice Lesser About 41 Years of Dance Making and her Season at The Duke on 42nd Street by The Dance Enthusiast

In TDE Asks: Choreographer Felice Lesser on 41 Years of Dance Making and her Company's Season at The Duke on 42nd Street, " I never consider myself a political choreographer, but, …

A Sneak Peek of Dance on Camera Festival 2017 at Walter Reade Theatre in Lincoln Center Plaza by The Dance Enthusiast

In A Sneak Peek of Dance on Camera Festival 2017 at Walter Reade Theatre in Lincoln Center Plaza: A documentary about Brooklyn-born flex-artist Storyboard P, a short featuring an ice f…

Impressions of L-E-V's "OCD Love" at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of L-E-V's OCD Love at The Joyce Theater, "Obsessive, repetitive gestures such as splayed, clawing fingers and punching fists convey the agony of love gone wrong."

Impressions of: Bobbi Jene Smith's "A Study on Effort" at The Invisible Dog Art Center as part of the 2017 COIL Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of: Bobbi Jene Smith's A Study on Effort at The Invisible Dog Art Center as part of the 2017 COIL Festival, "GoGwilt strokes and plucks strings to manipulate the sound wit…

Impressions of: "Mr Gaga" -- A Documentary on Ohad Naharin and Batsheva Dance Company by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of: Mr Gaga -- A Documentary on Ohad Naharin and Batsheva Dance Company, "As with so many documentaries, archival footage are the jewels in MR. GAGA: the uncanny ease of Na…

Jenny Gillan-Powell of Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company Sends A Postcard from Bosnia-Herzegovina by The Dance Enthusiast

Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company returned to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina in November for a mix of educational community outreach and performance, including the European premiere of Traces, wit…

TDE Hits the Streets: Ruth Patir's "I dream of the elections" at Danspace Project by The Dance Enthusiast

In TDE Hits the Streets: Ruth Patir's I dream of the elections at Danspace Project, " It's easy to forget it's Inauguration Day, which isn't a bad thing. In fact, it's a remi…

Impressions of: Netta Yerushalmy's "Paramodernities" (Work-In-Progress) at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of: Netta Yerushalmy's Paramodernities (Work-In-Progress) at New York Live Arts, "Paramodernities, her latest work-in-progress, applies this directive toward the history o…

The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets for an Ailey Classics Workshop with Judith Jamison at the Ailey Extension by The Dance Enthusiast

Tonight, by the way, is January 5th, 2017, Alvin Ailey's birthday: he would have been 86 years old. What better place to celebrate a legendary choreographer than in dance class where the mag…

Impressions of Next@Graham at the Martha Graham Studio Theater, Curated by Tadej Brdnik by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of Next@Graham at the Martha Graham Studio Theater, Curated by Tadej Brdnik, Christine Jowers, New York writes, "Next@Graham, an addition to the organization's other successfu…

American Realness: Kimberly Bartosik, Big Dance Theater, Karol Tyminski and Trajal Harrell at Gibney Dance and Abrons Art Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In American Realness: Kimberly Bartosik, Big Dance Theater, Karol Tyminski and Trajal Harrell at Gibney Dance and Abrons Art Center, "This year's iteration featured fifty-three performan…

Impressions of: Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith's "Basketball" as part of PS122's COIL Festival at Baryshnikov Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of: Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith's Basketball as part of PS122's COIL Festival at Baryshnikov Arts Center, "Lieber juts her hip out at a dramatic angle and thr…

Impressions of Works-in-Process: American Dance Festival's Showcase - Mark Dendy, Claire Porter & Sara Juli, Jody Kuehner by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of Works-in-Process: American Dance Festival's Showcase with Mark Dendy, Claire Porter & Sara Juli and Jody Kuehner, "Forwarding a goal of building wider audiences for mod…

Impressions: Jen Rosenblit's "Clap Hands" Presented by American Realness at Abrons Art Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions: Jen Rosenblit's Clap Hands Presented by American Realness at Abrons Art Center, "She tickles the air while she follows the gestures beyond her fingertips. A broken …

Impressions of "Siete Mares" Presented by Oyu Oro Afro Cuban Experimental Dance Ensemble by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of Siete Mares Presented by Oyu Oro Afro Cuban Experimental Dance Ensemble, "It is hard to witness Siete Mares without swaying to the rhythm and longing to be invi…

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Convergences Theatre Collectives' Liz Stanton About "Babel" at the 14th Street Y by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast Asks Convergences Theatre Collectives' Liz Stanton About Babel at the 14th Street Y, Stanton says, "Babel takes the audience on a journey about communication, rel…

Impressions of Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca at West Park Presbyterian Church by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca at West Park Presbyterian Church, "Flamenco and hip hop prove to be natural playmates: rhythmical, earthy, prone to rapid-fire sequences t…

Judith Jamison Conducts Exclusive Classics Workshop to Honor Alvin Ailey's Legacy by The Dance Enthusiast

Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison will teach an exclusive Ailey Classics Workshop on Thursday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate what would've been Alvin Ailey's 86th birthday.

THE MUSEUM WORKOUT at The Metropolitan Museum of Art by The Dance Enthusiast

In THE MUSEUM WORKOUT at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Lead by Monica Bill Barnes and her long-time dancing partner Anna Bass, audiences perform choreographed movement as they travel to ar…

TDE Asks Michele Wiles of BalletNext on New Work "4.0" and Motherhood by The Dance Enthusiast

In TDE Asks Michele Wiles of BalletNext on New Work 4.0 and Motherhood, "The female body is an amazing thing, and I've gained even more respect for it being pregnant." Michele Wiles.

Impressions of: "Daisy Chain" Curated by Christopher William for Fridays at Noon at the 92nd St. Y by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of: Daisy Chain Curated by Christopher Williams at the 92nd St. Y, "Williams selected three choreographers to choreograph a solo on a dancer of their choosing, and then the…

DoublePlus at Gibney Dance: Dylan Crossman & Caleb Teicher; Oren Barnoy & Naomi Elena Ramirez; Leslie Cuyjet & Lela Aisha Jones by The Dance Enthusiast

In DoublePlus at Gibney Dance: Dylan Crossman & Caleb Teicher; Oren Barnoy & Naomi Elena Ramirez; Leslie Cuyjet & Lela Aisha Jones, "Over three weekends in December, three established …

Impressions of: Sonya Tayeh's "you'll still call me by name" at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of: Sonya Tayeh's you'll still call me by name at New York Live Arts, "She blasts into New York Live Arts for a two-week run of you'll still call me by name, a heated frenzy o…

Looking Back at The Kazuko Hirabayashi Memorial Celebration at Symphony Space by The Dance Enthusiast

In Looking Back at The Kazuko Hirabayashi Memorial Celebration at Symphony Space, Theo Bogusezewski says "Called Kaz, she was the guiding hand behind hundreds of artists across generat…

Impressions of Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group's "Citizen" at BAM's Harvey Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of Reggie Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group's Citizen at BAM's Harvey Theater, "Wilson cuts and pastes, slows down and speeds up, so that the solos, while individua…

Anna Becker, Executive Director of ON STAGE AT KINGSBOROUGH, Kingsborough College's Performing Arts Series Sends a Postcard by The Dance Enthusiast

In Anna Becker, Executive Director of ON STAGE AT KINGSBOROUGH, Kingsborough College's Performing Arts Series Sends a Postcard we are reminded that Manahattan isn't the only borough …

Impressions of: Erin Cairns Cella and Dages Juvelier Keates of E/D and Mei Yamanaka at Triskelion Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions of:  Erin Cairns Cella and Dages Juvelier Keates of E/D and Mei Yamanaka at Triskelion Arts  Melanie Greene says,"Yes, you are seeing double...Each work offers unique du…

Moving Caribbean in NYC: Beatrice Capote, Dancer with Christal Brown, Kyle Abraham & Camille A. Brown, on her Cuban Roots by The Dance Enthusiast

In Moving Caribbean in NYC: Beatrice Capote, Dancer with Christal Brown, Kyle Abraham & Camille A. Brown, on her Cuban Roots, Capote says, "... While I may not have been born in Cuba, the…

The Children's Museum of Manhattan's First "Dance Your Way Through December" Festival by The Dance Enthusiast