Dance-Enthusiast.com Features

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST'S A TO Z: W for Natasha Diamond-WALKER and Omari WILES

The Dance Enthusiast — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Candace Thompson-Zachery on the Vital Role of Dance/NYC in the Future of the Dance Industry

The Dance Enthusiast — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"We wanted an easy way for people to talk about the issues and take tangible actions to build that vision, and so we bucketed the issues into three areas. One speaks to the fact that dance workers are not valued or protected in society. The second issue is around the financial sustainability of dance workers. And then the third issue is that justice, equity and inclusion is lagging in the dance industry." — Candace Thompson-Zachary, Dance/NYC

IMPRESSIONS: Introdans Presents "Energy" at The Joyce Theater

The Dance Enthusiast — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"Artistic Director Roel Voorinthalt wasn’t kidding when he titled his company’s return to The Joyce Theater after more than a decade Energy. High-octane and dynamic, Introdans thrills in athletic, razor-sharp works by Akram Khan, Lucinda Childs, and Mauro Bigonzetti." — Cecly Placenti, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Christian Warner's "WHITE HOT ROOM" at Triskelion Arts

The Dance Enthusiast — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"Christian Warner’s WHITE HOT ROOM envelopes us in its raw subject matter. Warner, along with movement collaborator Elinor Kleber-Diggs and vocal collaborator Denise Ward, details his experiences with addiction, loss, and mental-wellness" — Lristen Hedberg, Williamsburg Brooklyn

IMPRESSIONS: Ashley R.T. Yergens' “SURROGATE” at New York Live Arts

The Dance Enthusiast — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"Ashley R.T. Yergens’ SURROGATE is a work long in the making. Commissioned shortly before the pandemic, Yergens’ highly personal exploration of transmasculine reproductive politics was shattered, shelved, and repaired through years of growth and change. " Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, New York

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST'S A TO Z: V for Angelica Mondol VIAÑA and VALERIE Green

The Dance Enthusiast — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Annie B. Parson on What Dance Theater Means to Her

The Dance Enthusiast — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"I'll take from the pleasures of theater, but not all of them because I don't find them enjoyable. I'm not into narrative, story, arc, and all those things. Actually, I don't even believe in it." — Annie-B Parson, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Oona Doherty's “Navy Blue” at The Joyce Theater

The Dance Enthusiast — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"The work speaks in many registers, though its most effective vehicle remains the pulsating bodies and roaring spirits of its dancers." — Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance's "The Winters Tale" at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music

The Dance Enthusiast — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"Lavagnino’s invitation to ‘get what you get’ based on your own personal history not only alleviates that anxiety, but opens up a world of possibility to audiences who may be unfamiliar with her work or with the plot of William Shakespeare’s "The Winter’s Tale..." Cecly Placenti, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Obremski/Works at Arts on Site

The Dance Enthusiast — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"Jesse Obremski’s choreography is sophisticated and subtle, textured with the use of repetition and counterpoint. However Obremski/Works is more than a dance company, it is a vehicle for social change." — Cecly Placenti, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Cathy Weis' SUNDAYS ON BROADWAY with Cayleen Del Rosario, Mina Nishimura, Stephen Petronio and Nami Yamamoto

The Dance Enthusiast — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"In keeping with the tenor of the series, there is nothing stuffy about this programming. Three of the four choreographers (Nami Yamamoto, Mina Nishimura, and Stephen Petronio) are longtime, experienced artists. Their light-hearted dances contrast with the contemplative Cayleen Del Rosario, who represents a younger generation. " Catherine Tharin, New York

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Adriana Pierce, Founder & Artistic Director of Queer the Ballet on "Dream of a Common Language"

The Dance Enthusiast — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"With Queer the Ballet, Pierce and her team are doing revolutionary work, utilizing many recognizable aspects of the ballet structure — like the impressive, flashy, and jam-packed variations that appear out of nowhere in many classical ballets — and breathing into them new life." — Hannah Lieberman, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Malcolm-x Betts Presents "what happens when things become undone?" at CPR

The Dance Enthusiast — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"In silence Malcolm-x Betts and Ella Dawn W-S lightly touch as they struggle to balance. Their bodies are close, and the shapes of their bodies, often with one leg in back attitude while slowly revolving, respond in like-shapes to the other." — Catherine Tharin, Brooklyn

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Emilio Ochando Prepares Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana for The Joyce Theater and The Hollywood Bowl

The Dance Enthusiast — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"Ochando is not only preparing for The Joyce Theater season, but he is also choreographing for FVCS and invited artists to perform Maurice Ravel’s Bolero and Suite No. 2 from Manual de Falla’s Three Cornered Hat with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl on August 8, 2024. " — Deirdre Towers, New York

IMPRESSIONS: La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival '24: Yoshiko Chuma with Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs Introducing Bea Yon

The Dance Enthusiast — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"On a shared La MaMa Moves Festival! program with Yoshiko Chuma & the School of Hard Knocks, the Yoggs open the evening with 12-year-old Bea Yon crossing the stage." — Catherine Tharin, New York

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Carolyn Dorfman on Celebrating 40 Years of Dance Making

The Dance Enthusiast — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"Ultimately we are celebrating community, possibility, and hope. My mother who passed away at almost 99-years-old, when people would ask her what got her through the war, she said she never lost hope. I will tell you in these darkest of times right now in this country and the world, I try to remember that.” — Carolyn Dorfman, New Jersey

IMPRESSIONS: Johann Diedrick Presents “[ the hurricanes in your mouth ]” at Abrons Arts Center

The Dance Enthusiast — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"With “[ the hurricanes in your mouth ],” multidisciplinary artist and engineer Johann Diedrick offers a transportive sound installation and performance that awakens the senses and defies description. In the bunker-like intimacy of the Underground Theater at Abrons Arts Center, three performers and two musicians activate a contained world that oscillates between the domestic and the surreal." — Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, New York

IMPRESSIONS: j. bouey's "SATURN, A Revelation" at JACK, Brooklyn

The Dance Enthusiast — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"j. bouey, an outward acting artist, points out inequities but patiently, and often exuberantly, encourages the community to gather and change for the greater good." — Catherine Tharin, Brooklyn

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Janet Wong On Dance Theater and Working with Bill T. Jones

The Dance Enthusiast — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"Bill likes to say that we're married, and in the artistic way, we are married. I very much cherish that relationship and the way I am allowed to grow in this partnership, given opportunities that I wouldn't have had elsewhere." — Lisa Wong, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Ballez in “Travesty Doll Play Ballez (after Coppélia)” at Chelsea Factory

The Dance Enthusiast — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"Travesty Doll Play Ballez thrives on a multidimensional attunement to the power of transformation. While eschewing staged sets and linear narrative devices in favor of an open, abstract expressive arena, its sense of place and purpose remains grounded in a robust theatricality. " — Sarah Cecilia Bukowski

IMPRESSIONS: The Moving Architects in "O my soul" at Arts on Site

The Dance Enthusiast — Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"Using her body as the constant and speed as the variable, O my soul marks Norton’s relationship to the passing of time." — Cecly Placenti, New York

IMPRESSIONS: nora chipaumire at Harlem Stage with NYC Premiere of "ShebeenDub"

The Dance Enthusiast — Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"What appears as simply an immersive show and monumental party speaks deeper. The event intentionally and excitingly rejects any semblance of traditional performance viewing, meant to be accessible and active rather than viewed from a distance. " — Kristen Hedberg, New York

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST'S A TO Z: U for Allison SCHUSTER-ULRICH and Dancers UNLIMITED

The Dance Enthusiast — Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400

IMPRESSIONS: Gibney Company at The Joyce: The Spirit of Experimentation, Then and Now

The Dance Enthusiast — Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"What’s exciting about the current Gibney company, under the direction of Gilbert T. Small II since 2022, is that the dancers invest the movement with personal vitality, they react to each other with exquisite sensitivity, and the rep is a stimulating mix of old and new. " — Wendy Perron, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Fresh Tracks at New York Live Arts

The Dance Enthusiast — Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400

"It’s rare for any mixed bill to be full of hits, yet the Fresh Tracks artists delivered just that with style and verve to spare. These tracks are certainly ones worth following." — Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, New York