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…

Impressions of "Chéri" by The Dance Enthusiast

"In a brilliant stroke, Martha Clarke casts prima ballerina assoluta Alessandra Ferri as Lea. Ferri, luminous and fine boned, captures the vulnerability swimming beneath the professional par…

Impressions of: NYC10 Dance Initiative Part 2 by The Dance Enthusiast

"Because the show is curated by popular judgment, conceptual work appears eliminated in favor of flashy, more accessible pieces....Heavily theatrical, five performers hit their heads on clip…

Dance Up Close: ChrisMastersDance Prepares for Triskelion Arts' Split Bill Series by The Dance Enthusiast

“It can be difficult to find presenting opportunities outside of the traditional showcase format and self-production can be really daunting,” says Triskelion Arts artistic direct…

Bryn Cohn of Bryn Cohn and Artists Chats with The Dance Enthusiast by The Dance Enthusiast

Being asked to create a site-specific work for Betsey Johnson was a special milestone as I have appreciated her bold and unorthodox voice as a designer since I was a child.  Many fashion …

Dance Up Close to Regina Nejman & Company Behind the Scenes in "...and this is the story thus far" by The Dance Enthusiast

"A Brazilian native, Nejman knew that she wanted to incorporate her country's music into the piece. She also wanted to utilize the exposed rear wall in the Dixon Place theater, where &he…

Dance Up Close to Raja Feather Kelly by The Dance Enthusiast

"DRELLA is an alter ego of Warhol’s, a contraction of Dracula and Cinderella. When Kelly decided to create this work, he found himself developing a new movement vocabulary which he cal…

Impressions of Einat Amir's "Our Best Intentions" by The Dance Enthusiast

"You may wonder if Tel Aviv-based artist Einat Amir’s new piece about psychotherapy (commissioned and presented by Artis for Performa 13) is redundant. But Amir’s Our Best Intent…

Impressions of: Performa 13 at The Studio Museum in Harlem Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art by The Dance Enthusiast

"A nervous audience clusters around [Tameka] Norris in a typical gallery space to witness an unorthodox performance. It happens so quickly, I never see her make the cut. One moment the knife…

Dance Up Close to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Rehearsing Aszure Barton's "LIFT" by The Dance Enthusiast

“This is very unique as far as the way the Ailey organization is used to working,” remarks Matthew Rushing, performer with the company since 1992, now the company’s rehears…

Dance Up Close to Donna Uchizono Company at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

Fire Underground, set to premiere at New York Live Arts on December 4-7th, is inspired by Uchizono's twelve-year international adoption process—an ordeal she can only describe as &…

Dance Up Close to Jon Kinzel Creating "Someone Once Called Me a Sound Man" for The Chocolate Factory by The Dance Enthusiast

"Jon Kinzel brings his newest work, Someone Once Called Me a Sound Man, to the Chocolate Factory Theater next week. Kinzel crafts his choreography to live in its barest form, allowing his au…

IMPRESSIONS OF Henning Rübsam's Sensedance and "Two by Two" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Sensedance has an old soul. Beginning the program with Bach and closing with Brahms, Henning Rübsam bravely celebrates his love of formalism despite the prevalent de-constructivism arou…

Dance Up Close to MADboots dance co.'s "Academy" as They Prepare 92nd Street Y Performances by The Dance Enthusiast

"While being an all-male company may submit them to stereotypes, Jonathan Campbell and Austin Diaz. co-directors of MADboots dance co. strive to produce choreography that transcends gende…

Impressions of: Hofesh Shechter Company's "Sun" at BAM by The Dance Enthusiast

"With tongue placed firmly in cheek, Hofesh Shechter premieres his new work Sun to US audiences at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.." Cory Nakasue, Brooklyn, NY.

Impressions of: Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, A Dance Company at BRIC by The Dance Enthusiast

" 'On Earth Together' is a work inspired by the music of Stevie Wonder that Ronald K. Brown has been developing since 2011...Brown welcomed some 30 guest artists (in two casts) ages …

Dance Up Close to the A.O. Movement Collective in " The ETLE Universe" by The Dance Enthusiast

"In the not-so-distant future, a group of artists will be hacked by time-traveling rebels,and a revolution will begin," writes the A.O. Movement Collective about the ETLE Universe, a queer/f…

Impressions From Paris: Robert Wilson's "The Old Woman" Starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Willem Dafoe by The Dance Enthusiast

The Dance Enthusiast (Philadelphia) Asks BalletX by The Dance Enthusiast

"Audiences can expect to see three unique original new works, hear a variety of music that spans from ambient to Tom Waits, and be mesmerized by the outstanding artistry and athleticism of t…

Impressions of: Ballet Preljocaj's "And Then, One Thousand Years of Peace" at BAM by The Dance Enthusiast

"Angelin Preljocaj's And Then, One Thousand Years of Peace recently had its New York premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music ,a collaboration of Ballet Preljocaj and the Bolshoi,  i…

Impressions of: Maria Hassabi's "Premiere" at The Kitchen in conjunction with Performa 13 by The Dance Enthusiast

"In Premiere her new piece for The Kitchen in conjunction with Performa 13, [Maria] Hassabi delves into this correlation between performer and public...the house lights remain undimmed, allo…

Impressions Of: Compagnie Marie Chouinard The Joyce by The Dance Enthusiast

"Marie Chouinard’s provocative themes might be shocking for a traditional American audience, but her polished, engaging productions are a welcomed addition to the dance theater genre. …

A Day in the Life of a Flashmobber by The Dance Enthusiast

"Most of us watch them on YouTube; to catch one live, you have to be in the right place at the right time...nothing is left up to chance when you’re participating in a flashmob." Sammi…

Dance Up Close to Allegra Kent's "Ballerina Swan" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Ballerina Swan, a 50-minute family show blending dance, theater and puppetry, stars Sophie, a swan who livesin the Central Park pond. While other swans are perfectly content doing regular "…

Dance Up Close to Patricia Hoffbauer and "Para-Dice (Stage 2)" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Patricia Hoffbauer’s upcoming performance of Para-Dice (Stage 2) at Danspace Project will explore her lifelong preoccupation with displacement." Erin Bomboy, New York

Dance Up Close to Arturo Vidich at Abron's Art Center by The Dance Enthusiast

Hypnotic and haunting,  Arturo Vidich's world premiere, 142241, will transform Abrons Arts Center’s underground theater into a flickering otherworld.

Choreographers Bill T. Jones and Gregory Maqoma Talk "History, Memory, and the Creative Process" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Community became a hot topic that evening. One audience member asked, 'Would it satisfy you enough to only create work that touches your community?' Bill T. Jones answered by acknow…

IMPRESSIONS OF: "Dark Lark" Kate Weare Company at BAM Fisher by The Dance Enthusiast

"Dark Lark triggers so many thoughts and sensations that even the cellist seemed unable to contain himself. Imagine a conductor wanting to jump out of the pit onto the stage, but can’t…

Impressions of: Dance Heginbotham's "Dark Theater" at BAM Fisher by The Dance Enthusiast

The Dance Enthusiast Visits Singapore Dance Theatre's -One @ The Ballet Program- by The Dance Enthusiast

Janek Schergen, Artistic Director or the  Singapore Dance Theatre, speaks to The Dance Enthusiast about his ONE @The Ballet program which reveals to the audience the countless components …

Impressions of: NYC10 Dance Initiative by The Dance Enthusiast

"The company, increasing steadily in numbers until there are nearly 20 performers on stage, features a unique array of colors, shapes and sizes of artists (right down to the young man with "…