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Monday, February 10, 2014

A Postcard from The Rockettes by The Dance Enthusiast

Join the Rockettes at this theatrical dance performance that celebrates the greatest city in the world. T

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Things I am Learning About Improvisation -Throwback Thursdays (Previously Published on TDE) by The Dance Enthusiast

"It may seem a strange concept to “rehearse” for an improvisation but for these artists it is not. Really, rehearsal is about getting used to playing together, getting familiar &…

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Dance Up Close to Lee Sher and Saar Harari of LeeSaar The Company by The Dance Enthusiast

"If people like dance,they should come to The Joyce. If they want to find beauty on stage that is the place. There is lots beauty... The dancers are beautiful, powerful, and so exposed and b…

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Impressions of Rennie Harris Puremovement by The Dance Enthusiast

"Rennie Harris is known for taking hip hop onto the concert dance stage. While this is true, it’s not the whole truth. Along the way, Harris pioneered a new genre of dance performance.…

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A Day in the Life of Vangeline Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"It’s based on the number 5. Vangeline extrapolates, 'After I realized that I had to work with Beethoven’s 5th symphony (a bit of an obsession) I started researching the role…

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Saturday, February 1, 2014

Dance Up Close to Pam Tanowitz by The Dance Enthusiast

Choreographer Pam Tanowitz makes her long-awaited The Joyce Theater debut the first weekend in February. Showcasing two premieres, Tanowitz investigates the relationship between dance and mu…

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Things I am Learning About Engaging Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

Once upon a time, it was easy for dance artists to believe all they had to do was create performances and audiences would come.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Impressions of: Douglas Dunn & Dancers in "Aubade" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Christopher Williams danced Douglas Dunn’s younger, inner self, flaunting a deliberately awkward, spastic charm...Williams mastered Dunn’s style so well that their duets appeare…

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Monday, January 27, 2014

The Dance Enthusiast Asks: Sally Sommer, Executive Producer of "Check Your Body At The Door" by The Dance Enthusiast

"To ‘check your body at the door’ means to leave all baggage at the door and to enjoy one’s self to the fullest. Underground clubs were a safe haven where ‘Clubheads,…

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Impressions of: Danaka Dance's "Thousand Plateaus"- Out of Israel Dance Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

" Lanky and lace-clad, her dancing is slippery and distorted, like a late-night partygoer stumbling home after too many glasses of wine. Sometimes, she pauses and stares at us with the fixed…

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Impressions of: Adrienne Truscott's "...Too Freedom..." by The Dance Enthusiast

"In …Too Freedom… Adrienne Truscott  puts her “day job” as a house manager at The Kitchen front and center....The spotlighting of latecomers is satisfying becaus…

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Impressions of Dance in Paris: Aurélien Bory/Compagnie 111 - "Plexus" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Bory has created "Plexus" as a portrait of Kaori Ito... Even with brief moments of strange, disturbing beauty that intrigue, we sense there many empty spaces between those thousands of stri…

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Dance Up Close to niv Acosta by The Dance Enthusiast

“The title also refers to my monologue in the piece, which is an open letter from a character who is both Denzel and me. It’s semi-biographical, and he is relinquishing the power…

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Impressions of : "Wonder" Michelle Boulé at the American Realness Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

"Watching [Michelle] Boulé put on her simple blue rehearsal attire one piece at a time (such a mundane and often private act) is in some ways even more intimate than witnessing her nakednes…

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Impressions of: Ishmael Houston-Jones and Emily Wexler's "13 Love Songs: dot dot dot" by The Dance Enthusiast

"In their collaboration 13 Love Songs: dot dot dot, Ishmael Houston-Jones and Emily Wexler poke holes in the thin veneer of pop love songs and, more broadly, popular ideas about love. They a…

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Dance Up Close to Parsons Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

Mere mention of the company’s name brings robust athleticism to mind. The company is also known for being widely traveled; they have toured the entire United States, Asia, and South Am…

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

A Day in the Life of an Aerial Artist by The Dance Enthusiast

Aerial artist and Grounded Aerial founder Karen A. Fuhrman tells The Dance Enthusiast what It feels like to ‘fly’.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Impressions of: The Fall Season at the Chocolate Factory by The Dance Enthusiast

"For me, the space [the Chocolate Factory] —two shoebox-like rooms with windows on their far walls, connected by an awkward staircase and a sloping floor—combines aspects of drea…

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Monday, January 6, 2014

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Urban Bush Women About Coming Back and Moving Forward by The Dance Enthusiast

"And if you've never seen Urban Bush Women, I think you'll see a part of our legacy of strong powerful women on stage who don't back down from their strength, their femininity, s…

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Impressions Of: The feath3r theory presents "Andy Warhol's DRELLA ( I Love You Faye Driscoll)" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Enter tonight’s (prima donna): Raja Feather Kelly dressed as Andy Warhol dressed as Warhol’s female alter ego Drella. Perched on 5-inch high platforms, she daintily floats into …

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Monday, December 23, 2013

Impressions of: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"So, once again, it’s winter. It’s City Center. And if you thought you knew what makes Ailey Ailey, think again." Eva Yaa Asantewaa, New York, NY.

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Impressions of: 651 Arts Presents: Camille A. Brown & Dancers' "Mr. TOL E. RAncE" by The Dance Enthusiast

"It would be presumptuous of me to claim wholehearted understanding of the Black American experience. What I do know is that most artists dare not even dream of putting together an act like …

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

The Dance Enthusiast (Philadelphia) Asks Bo Spassoff About The Rock School's "Nutcracker 1776" by The Dance Enthusiast

 "[Nutcracker 1776]  strays a little, in a good way, from the same old Nutcracker formula. Our show has more magic, fire tricks, great mice that sword fight, some gymnastics alon…

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Impressions of: Cori Olinghouse's "Ghost lines" at Danspace Project by The Dance Enthusiast

"Ghost Lines" eschews obvious humor and pathos for something subtler and more insidious — a skulking, lingering, irresistible weirdness." Erin Bomboy, New York.

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Monday, December 16, 2013

IMPRESSIONS OF: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2013 by The Dance Enthusiast

"[Robert] Battle reminds us that Ailey, stricken by the death in 1979 of a dear friend, the late modern dancer/choreographer Joyce Trisler, choreographed Memoria with her in mind." Deirdre T…

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IMPRESSIONS OF: Tere O'Connor's "Bleed" at BAM Fisher by The Dance Enthusiast

"Intrigued by how dances imprint themselves on the mind, body, and spirit, Tere O’Connor 's Bleed appropriates the phantoms from his past choreographies to create an archive of new…

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Impressions of: Austin McCormick's Company XIV in "Nutcracker Rouge" by The Dance Enthusiast

"In the world of Nutcracker Rouge, gender is ambiguous and sexuality is abundant. The work navigates the boundaries of art and entertainment; it's not just tits and ass (although there i…

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Dance Up Close: Megan Kendzior's WITNESS at Danspace Project by The Dance Enthusiast

“Witness exists in the past and speaks to the present, citing detailed research of the Holocaust and asking observers to reflect on the power of choice.” Megan Kendzior, New Y…

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Maximilian Balduzzi's Fresh Tracks Residency at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

"Being a resident at New York Live Arts is one of many experiences here that feels like a calling---something is calling me towards dance. No one has ever called me a choreographer! Yet, her…

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Dance Enthusiast (Philadelphia) Asks Eleone Dance Theatre about "Carols In Color" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Carols provided Leon [E. Leon Evans, II] the platform to feature not only premiere Philadelphia vocalists and singing groups whom he worked with professionally, but also the ‘soul-sti…

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The Dance Enthusiast Asks Videographer Nel Shelby by The Dance Enthusiast

"When I first started, 11-12 ago, film was more a man’s world. People were surprised that a woman walked up to them with a video camera. I definitely had to be strong in those situatio…

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