Thursday, March 13, 2014
"I soon learn that the choreographer is an introvert – a discovery that lends profound meaning to the expression 'Still waters run deep.' " —Sammi Lim, New York, NY.
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SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]"In Lightbulb Theory, there’s this section where out of the blue, the dance company starts cheering like crazy...That’s one thing I think about a lot – the need to communal…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Operating similarly to a museum curator Janet Eilber judiciously creates collections of classic Graham works, Graham experiments, and non-Graham efforts that allow us to experience Martha Gr…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]“When it comes to how my work is received, I am often more interested in the opinion of the non-dancer – the husband or boyfriend who is dragged to the show against his will,&rdq…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, March 10, 2014
"McGregor's fast-paced choreography asks for incredible technical precision, which is balanced with pushing the flesh to the precipice of disarray." —Gianna Mercandetti, San Fransi…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]"The Radio Show is heavily influenced by Abraham’s family life growing up in Pittsburgh and the radio station he listened to there. The eclectic score, ranging from Beyonce to Bach, ev…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]"Just as modern dancers in the 1970s started to flaunt their high extensions and balletic training, young flamenco dancers today are keen to show us the range of their skills. Why turn once,…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 6, 2014
"From beginning to end, the work speaks of death, decay and violence, and the perversity of a highly creative mind. " Ann Moradian, Paris, France.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 4, 2014
"Thank You For Coming is the first in a series of works that Driscoll plans to create over the next few years, examining group dynamics and how we all participate in the co-creation of our r…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, February 28, 2014
Afternoon of a Faun is an ode to Tanaquil le Clercq, a Parisian-born principal dancer with the New York City Ballet in the 1940s-50s. Le Clercq was heralded by some of the greatest choreogra…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]"The CURRENT SESSIONS takes pride in presenting dancemakers who merge movement with the modern artistry of technology and new media... Artists include: Vanessa Tamburi, an advisor at dan…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 25, 2014
"The dancers do establish their physical fleetness in the Pulsing Chamber. Raw and combative, they pitch themselves helter-skelter and climb the scarlet-curtained walls. We cower as bodies h…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]"Avi Yona Bueno’s lighting and an abundance of 'fierce' eye contact with the audience give the feeling of a music video. In one particularly showy moment, a change of scrim shi…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, February 24, 2014
Come March 1st 2014, the choreographers will present the fruits of their labor at “Winning Works: Choreographers of Color Awards 2014.” The one-night only performance at the Harr…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]“Cinderella's Ball” is a one-time event following March 2nd’s 3:30pm performance. Guests attending Cinderella and Prince Charming’s Royal wedding have the rare op…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, February 21, 2014
"It's been a trend for so long that tap dancers rode on the back of soloists, because that's generally how writers like to writer about tap. They champion one person and when that on…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 19, 2014
"The beauty of Hay-Gordon's wafting flight cannot be forgotten [in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner], much as I imagine Anna Pavlova's Dying Swan was never completely forgotten by any…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 18, 2014
"Dai Jian ,from China, and Elena Demyanenko, from Russia, met while dancing for the Trisha Brown Dance Company. Simpatico spirits possessing short, wiry physiques, they recently forged a cho…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, February 17, 2014
"They work symbiotically. Murray guides Bartosik through space [in You are my heat and glare] with his one-of-a-kind contraptions while the she squirms out of a tangle of cords and boldly ru…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Heginbotham’s eyes widen when describing the Charles Englehard Gallery at night. “Have you ever been at night?” he almost whispers.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]"For her new piece we were an island, a residency on Governor’s Island was particularly productive and inspiring. The daily ferry ride brought whimsical, aquatic imagery in to the danc…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]"The two [Nadia Tykulsker and Katie Dean met while dancing with Red Hook based choreographer Shannon Hummel, and their common interests as twenty-something dance-makers seem the perfect laun…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]"...American artists have tried to stretch the American concept of tappers beyond dimpled cherubs and fat, black old men. According to Derick Grant, the handsome African-American master tapp…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 11, 2014
"It’s quite satisfying to see the dance-film world putting its 'money where its mouth is', with ever escalating production values. All of these films [in the 2014 Dance on Came…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]" A unique opportunity in the typical landscape of '10 minutes or less,' this festival [FLICFest] reexamines how we present dance in New York." Theodora Boguszewski, Brooklyn, NY.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]"Co-produced by Dance Films Association & Film Society of Lincoln Center, the 42nd Dance on Camera Festival continues to receive more shorts than long formats. The competition for the slots …
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]"I realized that performing in cabaret was an opportunity for me to reassemble the elements of musical theatre and create shows that used of all of those elements but in my terms… it …
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]"This study of the earth, humans, and the effects of plastic is what guided Badolo in the development of the movement vocabulary for Benon." A. Nia Austin-Edwards, New York, NY.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, February 10, 2014
"I feel like I’m in the ultimate prep kitchen. I have an amazing group of people and we’ve crafted the work collectively. It’s as if we’re all in smaller separate…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]“Preparing for this concert has been challenging both mentally and physically,” admitted new BalletX company dancer Zachary Kapeluck. “Everything is continually morphing, e…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM[SHARE]Join the Rockettes at this theatrical dance performance that celebrates the greatest city in the world. T
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