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Thursday, May 7, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Spring in Brief | Jonathan González's "Swerve Fatigue" and Symara Sarai's "Angelic Architectures" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Two such performances this April catalyzed these reflections on effort and ease: Jonathan González’s multimedia group work, Swerve Fatigue, presented by The Kitchen in their loft at Wes…

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Monday, May 4, 2026

IMPRESSIONS FROM LA: Mythili Prakash in “She’s Auspicious” at Santa Monica's Broad Stage by The Dance Enthusiast

"As a child, choreographer Mythili Prakash questioned why they had to create a Goddess when there were already others able. Why must it be a Goddess made of male energy? In challenging the s…

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IMPRESSIONS: Ballet Hispánico’s “Mujeres: Women in Motion” at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"Though the exciting program of three ensemble works spotlights the varying talents of its Latina choreographers, the real stars of the show are the Ballet Hispánico dancers who, under the …

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: “The Politics of Movement: When Dance Speaks Out” Presented at the 14Y Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"This performance marked the American Dance Guild and Clark Center's first joint presentation, uniting legacy institutions in a shared call for artistic and social engagement. Founded in 195…

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Stephanie Saywell & Helen Wicks at Arts On Site by The Dance Enthusiast

"Stephanie Saywell and Helen Wicks shared an hour-long evening at Arts On Site, an intimate stage well-suited to their solo and duet program." — Catherine Tharin, New York City

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Cameron McKinney on Kizuna Dance, His Global Style, and the CUNY Dance Initiative by The Dance Enthusiast

"I’ve been fortunate across my time here to be involved in a lot of different residencies and fellowships. But what I’ve found in New York City is that some of the residency opportunitie…

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IMPRESSIONS: "Plato Caves: Screens vs Shadows" at The Chocolate Factory Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"Steven Wendt and Wes Day’s Plato Caves: Screens vs Shadows was, on the sunny Sunday afternoon performance I attended, a massive delight for a rapt audience of children. The event is The C…

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Thursday, April 23, 2026

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup Presents Moving Memory Project 2026: Next Gen by The Dance Enthusiast

"What's bringing me the most joy in what I do in the dance world?' It's having a bunch of people walk into a room with zero expectations, no judgment, and leaving much happier than when they…

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Gabrielle Lamb on "Rising," a Collaboration with Composer Robert Sirota and the Neave Trio by The Dance Enthusiast

"As climate change accelerates and oceans rise, choreographer Gabrielle Lamb’s latest collaboration turns to water as both physical force and poetic metaphor [...] Lamb translates scientif…

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Monday, April 20, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Benjamin Millepied’s "Romeo & Juliet Suite" at the Park Avenue Armory by The Dance Enthusiast

"Walking past the enormous stage, the 1,200-person audience takes their places on risers facing the back of a glowing red sofa with a giant screen hovering behind it. The setting is impressi…

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Jane Comfort at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club's Ellen Stewart Theatre by The Dance Enthusiast

"Frisky and irreverent, choreographer Jane Comfort makes no secret of her contempt for America’s decadent political Establishment. The Gulf of America, the premiere that her Jane Comfort a…

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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Jodi Melnick's "Superbloom (Dancing Into Choreographic Forms)" at the 92NY by The Dance Enthusiast

"One of the most arresting moments occurs as Melnick and Mearns, in a meditative duet, envelop their bodies into looped sculptures of flowers. With this image, it is as if they become flower…

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Mark Morris Dance Group's 45th Anniversary at the Brooklyn Academy of Music by The Dance Enthusiast

"Costumed by Isaac Mizrahi in loose-fitting, long-sleeved jumpsuits — white on the front, black on the back — MOON’s nine dancers suggest the light and dark sides of the moon, or per…

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: New York Flamenco Festival (Part II) by The Dance Enthusiast

"The New York Flamenco Festival programmed a series of events including Irene Morales in La Argentinita at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and RAW at Joe's Pub, Sara Bara…

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IMPRESSIONS FROM BOSTON: Stefanie Batten Bland and Daniel Bernard Roumain's "CLOSE UP" by The Dance Enthusiast

"What captivates me about CLOSE UP from start to finish is the clarity and force of its images. Vignettes rush past, emerging from darkness; they shift across time and tell nonlinear stories…

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DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Alison Cook Beatty Dance Prepares for Two Evenings of Modern Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

"What stood out from my observation of rehearsal, and from my conversations with Cook-Beatty and her company, was their passion for movement and their commitment to one another and to the wo…

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THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Donald Byrd Revisits "Occurrence #14" at La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

"As an aging, aged, old artist, the question I'm asking is around relevance. Can I be relevant? [...] That can't be the same relevance that younger artists have [...] When you've done work…

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre's 2026 Spring Season at Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"Susan Jaffe, the artistic director of American Ballet Theatre, has introduced a spring season to the company’s New York City schedule. Performed were dances: Raymonda, Mozartiana, N…

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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: (VACA) Valentina Baché’s “Dog God//Germ Angels” Presented by Triskelion Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

"Valentina Baché is a choreographer without inhibition. They take risks playing with violence and danger as they carry us on a journey through a hurricane. They hope this experience will jo…

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Friday, February 13, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Carolyn Carlson's "In The Tree (Fragments of Poetics on Fire)" in Paris by The Dance Enthusiast

"The Tree is full of feeling, expressed in tight, sharp hand gestures, chainé turns with hair awhirl, and long flamingo-like legs that lift and stretch as they step or hiccup. But the em…

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: New York City's Ballet's "New Combinations" Program, Premiering Justin Peck's "The Wind-Up" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Mostly, what I remember are umpteen lines and angles, overlapping bodies with arms and legs slicing out in all directions.  Like the astonishing music, the overall choreographic landscap…

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Monday, February 9, 2026

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Ballerina Turned Techie, Judy Tyrus, Brings Social Networking and Dance Preservation Together with CurtainConnect by The Dance Enthusiast

"Imagine a free online platform explicitly geared to the dance field that combines the bonding and storytelling pleasure of Instagram and Facebook with Ancestry.com's ability to illustrat…

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Saturday, February 7, 2026

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Lar Lubovitch's "Othello: A Dance in Three Acts," Restaged for American Ballet Theatre by The Dance Enthusiast

"I create in a way to see the music. I think of it as painting the music, rather than dancing the music […] and using the dancers through time and space as a way of sort of painting flowin…

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Friday, February 6, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Winter in Brief (Part 3): Etay Axelroad, Akane Little, Alex Rodabaugh and Tiran Willemse in Solo Works by The Dance Enthusiast

"Start with Winter in Brief, parts 1 and 2 for highlights from Live Artery, Under the Radar, The Exponential Festival, and the Out-FRONT! Festival. I reflect on the rich variety of works …

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Don't Miss the 54th Dance on Camera Festival from February 6-9 at Symphony Space by The Dance Enthusiast

"DOCF 2026 presents 33 films from 12 countries on February 6 - 9 in Symphony Space's The Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater on the Upper West Side. Tobin Del Cuore's Through Memory and Jenni…

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Choreographic Portrait: Courtney "Balenciaga" Washington with MasterZ at Work Dance Family and Parsons Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

"The evening begins in the Peter B. Lewis Theater with a showcase of Washington's works Fearless, performed by Parsons Dance, and The 24/7 Diner, danced by her company, MasterZ at Work Dance…

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THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Maxine Montilus on Radical Self-Love and "Our Bodies, No Apologies" by The Dance Enthusiast

"I hope that [this project] generates space for people to reflect on their body image and self valuation...I find that it's especially hard to have these conversations given the pop culture …

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Monday, February 2, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Brokentalkers' "Bellow" at the Irish Arts Center and Kinoshita Kabuki's "Kanjincho" at Japan Society by The Dance Enthusiast

"Appearing in Under the Radar, Brokentalkers' Bellow at the Irish Arts Center and Company Kinoshita Kabuki's Kanjincho at Japan Society approach inherited traditions from different cultural …

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THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Not Retiring Anytime Soon, Lucinda Childs on her Partnership with Gibney Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

"Gina and I get along really well. She just understands what I need and what I don't need. I'm totally open to all those kinds of things if they happen at the right time." " Lucinda Childs, …

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Sunday, February 1, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Ishmael Houston-Jones' "OO-GA-La Reimagined" and Heidi Latsky Dance's "Who Am I Now?" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Ishmael Houston-Jones and Heidi Latsky have both devoted their careers to bodies that the dance field has not always known how to see without inherited assumptions: Black and brown bodie…

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Monday, January 26, 2026

IMPRESSIONS: Works & Process Rotunda Project Co-Presents "The Hikers" at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum by The Dance Enthusiast

"I can't help but notice how the spiraling architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright's design for the Guggenheim's rotunda accentuates the world Knight and Williams exist in. The museum's whirling …

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