Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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"Working within the Spanish dance tradition, Pericet has the savvy to scale the space, her dance and her musicians to suit her unique presence." Deirdre Towers, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Dance is an ephemeral art, and "our job is to keep it alive by talking about it," said Christine Jowers, The Dance Enthusiast's editor-in-chief, introducing the latest in a series of Enthusi…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"It's a wild place. You won't get bored,"Â says Biba Bell, a California native who performs, choreographs and teaches in the dance department at Wayne State University. She also points ou…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 9, 2015
"For this year's performances, four E-Moves alumni were commissioned to create multidisciplinary works inspired by the lives and works of essayist, novelist, playwright and poet James Baldwi…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Monday, April 6, 2015
"ATDF strives to preserve the history of tap dance while at the same time creating tap dance productions relevant to the next generation." Tony Waag, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 5, 2015
"They are more than present, their verve and personality spills out in every moment." Garnet Henderson, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"The dancemaker brings an almost painterly eye to the way she arranges the performers around the stage space, as though she's constructing a carefully balanced landscape; dancers seated moti…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 1, 2015
"Founded in December 2012 and based in Havana, Cuba, the contemporary Malpaso Dance Company returned to The Joyce Theater this month after a successful United States debut last year." Maxine…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]The marvelous dancer Anna Halprin says, â€Just as the ancients danced to call upon the spirits in nature, we too can dance to call the spirits within us,
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Monday, March 30, 2015
"What an inspiration to witness a rehearsal with nothing at stake, no looming stage premiere, no patrons to impress, no expense, simply the pleasure of creating among friends in the quiet su…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Chef Bobo has a passion for sustainable, locally sourced, wholesome food...He will be providing his delectable cuisine for The Dance Enthusiast's upcoming Enthusiastic Event! celebrating Da…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 25, 2015
"While there are countless dance festivals offering a grab bag of pieces, it is rare to experience a festival where all the choreographers have clearly dedicated themselves to the creative p…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Monday, March 23, 2015
"She wants the dance community to embrace a revolution, one that forces it to shake off its insularity." Erin Bomboy on Jennifer Edwards.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"I had initially feared that the company's decision to present masterworks by an earlier generation of dancemakers risked turning it into a museum repository... But Passacaglia holds up as a…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 17, 2015
National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica was born through the spirit of an independent nation. A group of dancers who believed in the future of the country decided to form the NDTC as a way…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Monday, March 16, 2015
"I have always thought of Hitchcock as a choreographer, especially in his tightly packed crowd scenes. I don'€™t feel I am translating€ his films. ...he€'s more l…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Dance is one of life's pleasures that is often forgotten when illness takes the limelight," says Stephen O'Rourke, Dublin-based physiotherapist (who The Dance Enthusiast met via TWI…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"Internationally renowned, Olla has all the technical precision and grace of the best Flamenco dancers. But, she sets herself apart by doing what so few visibly do: she listens." Deirdre Tow…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]"The 2015 Platform Series is, in part, a celebration of dance difference. It is also a fetishization of dance history." Natalie Axton, New York.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 12, 2015
"Her latest, Succession, a one woman retrospective, encapsulates her diverse career. The performance also marks a dramatic shift in Green's life: She will soon retire from performing." T…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 11, 2015
"Her latest, Succession, a one woman retrospective, encapsulates her diverse career. The performance also marks a dramatic shift in Green's life: She will soon retire from performing." T…
SOURCE: www2.dance-enthusiast.com at 08:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 10, 2015
"In(de)spiration deals with the moment when absolute desperation can transform into inspiration and motivation. This piece deals with the dark mental abyss of depression and suicide, along w…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]The Dance Enthusiast: What makes you interested in working with an artist?
Tiffany Rea-Fisher: I think they have to be brave. I am not terribly interested in perfection.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, March 9, 2015
In case you thought differently, Inception to Exhibition is much more than a dance festival. While the ITE festival is in its second year, Inception to Exhibition has been creating community…
SOURCE: www2.dance-enthusiast.com at 08:00PM[SHARE]La Chana and The Dance Enthusiast want you to be in the audience for Our 2nd DANCE ENTHUSIAST EVENT! on Tuesday April 7th, 2015. The theme is Dance As Empowerment and it is going to be spect…
SOURCE: www2.dance-enthusiast.com at 08:00PM[SHARE]We want you to be in the audience for Our 2nd DANCE ENTHUSIAST EVENT! on Tuesday April 7th, 2015. The theme is Dance As Empowerment and it is going to be spectacular.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]While traveling through Europe, Contributor Gianna Mercandetti is seeing her share of dance. Read her latest piece on Scapino Ballet Rotterdam as they pay homage to Andy Warhol in "Songs for…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 7, 2015
“All I can say about it is that the choreography speaks,” Swinston says praising Cunningham’s brilliance. “...I am constantly in awe. And I believe the audience needs…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 5, 2015
"Wishing to investigate the abstract question 'who is the dancer?', he sought out colleagues and students asking for their first memories of dancing, including their actual moves." T…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 3, 2015
"How can we possibly discover solutions to racial bias in our field within a symposium that only lasts one day-- especially when we live in a country still in denial of our history with raci…
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