"Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater acts a living museum, showcasing four pieces that stretch over 50 years and highlight a variety of choreographic viewpoints," Erin Bomboy, New Jersey.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 05:06PM[SHARE]"In the epically titled The Future Was Looking Better in the Past..., Rebecca Patek, a cousin of Richard Loeb, unpacks the crime and in the process, a family tree stained by one relative's d…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"In Trinidad so many cultures exist side by-side you have no choice but to be tolerant and knowledgable about cultures besides the one that you and your immediate family are part of." Ca…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Major anniversaries demand un-wrapping the family silver... The gala, however, came over-stuffed with 23 items...Excerpts are typical gala fare, but the tightly woven narratives from ABT's …
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"There are dances that can only be made with words, there are poems that can only be danced by the hands. Whatever it takes, whatever form it takes to tell the story, to express the emotion …
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"The challenges that we confront as disabled people are real, diverse, and complex, overcoming them requires the arts and culture sector to consider new perspectives, tools, and approaches..…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Â TDE: You were a dancing "Jack of all Trades" " studying dance in NYC, training under Melissa Hayden, writing about dance for various publications-- But what I find most interesting is…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"R/evolution takes a biblical theme " the danger of knowledge " and puts it through a science fiction blender. It's Adam and Eve meets Frankenstein." Erin Bomboy, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"How can you not grin, or laugh hysterically (as much of the audience did) as he pulls a drill out to carve sticks that become his dancers." Deirdre Towers, Brooklyn.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]When asked why she has devoted her life to studying and performing West African dance, Noelani's response is, "A spiritual connection to something bigger than myself. Learning a cult…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Today, the company is"thrillingly"in the midst of a full-fledged renaissance. Just how well many Balanchine works are faring at NYCB was on abundant display during the first two weeks of th…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"In the three pieces showcased at The Joyce, everything is tilted and tweaked: wrists flip, necks flick, arabesques tip, and spins slide into squats. This is ballet on Red Bull." Erin Bomboy…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Rebecca Davis wrote in an Artist's Note that 'an envelope is a carrier, a vessel. Its fullness is its emptiness.' " Deirdre Towers, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Like an archeologist, Dendy excavates beneath the pavements of Lafayette Street, Astor Place and St. Mark's Place, uncovering layers of buried drama." Robert Johnson, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"[In El Beso,] various types of kisses are analyzed: from the casual pecks on cheeks, seen as greetings; to flirtatious, sexy exchanges as dancers roll their hips toward one another... " Max…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"They lock limbs, and at times heads, in a bestial duet...He catapults across, pierces upward, and slinks downward, finding satisfying points of suspension." Gianna Mercandetti, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Get your family's summer off to an ARTful Start!
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"On other programs the company has seldom looked better. It is as if the involvement with the Bournonville technique leads the dancers to re-examine their Balanchine trained bodies." Henning…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Street Singer is a "new" hybrid form " totally new for the company and myself. It is part Cabaret, part Broadway, and part concert dance show. Instead of being a "documentary" about Edith P…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Andy Warhol's 15Â peeps into Warhol's mind, and comments on the cutthroat reality that performing artists experience." Gianna Mercandetti, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]At the beginning of the Spring Dance Season, we asked:How does dance empower you? AND, WE BELIEVED YOU COULD SHOW US BETTER THAN TELLING US. Check out contest participants' #MyDancEmp…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Her company, Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, will return to Danspace at St. Mark's Church May 14-16 with new work (Naděje) and repertory."
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Patricia Noworol has a knack for bringing talent and crazy together. Let's discuss." Christine Jowers, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Stoner draws on archetypes and paints richly colorful dreamscapes through investigative and original movement." Henning Rübsam, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"In 'All Over Westbeth,' residents lead tours through the sprawling compound for small groups to witness short spurts of dance unfolding in the most unexpected of places." Erin Bombo…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Like an advertisement straight from Madison Avenue, he meticulously architects space and miniaturizes the kinesphere to manage our experience: We look where we're supposed to look and see w…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"What works best in training is maintaining rigor with a sense of humor. I often say, 'let go of judgment, invite in curiosity and a sense of humor.' If student's can manage to k…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"At first, Françoise and his sound stations drive her, with a feast of rhythms at play on her body... A crescendo sends her toward us, silently mouthing the chaos we hear. It courses thro…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"In I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER we confront momentous, life-altering tempests...",Christine Jowers, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Ticket prices are kept affordable (12 dollars) for cool, funky shows featuring multi-genre artists honing their craft. You may meet the performance artist sensation of the 21st century righ…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Gibney Dance, always looking for solutions and new avenues through which to practice 'good' dance, are proud to offer weekly ongoing partnering classes."
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