Dance-Enthusiast.com Features

IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre in Alexei Ratmansky's Whipped Cream

The Dance Enthusiast — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

"Mellifluous and lively, the dances unfurl as if frosting edging a cake. A coy hip twist or a saucy shoulder wiggle add sparkle to the traditional features of a full-length ballet." Erin Bomboy, New York.

TDE Asks Moses Pendleton, Founder & Artistic Director of MOMIX, about the Return of "Opus Cactus" to The Joyce Theater After 12 Years

The Dance Enthusiast — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

"You may not have a 'modern dance' experience with MOMIX, but hopefully you will have an experience." — Moses Pendleton, Founder of MOMIX.

The Dance Enthusiast Hits The Streets for Amy Jordan's The Victory Dance Project's Opening Night - Celebrating Jordan and legendary, Chita Rivera

The Dance Enthusiast — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

In Amy Jordan's The Victory Dance Project's Opening Night -"Dancers,” says Chita Rivera,“are from a world all their own," meaning, they don’t understand the word "quit."-Christine Jowers, New York

A Postcard from Karisma Jay, Founder and Artistic Director of AbunDance Academy of Dance, about “Sister Act, AbunDantly” at Kings Theatre

The Dance Enthusiast — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

In A Postcard from Karisma Jay, Founder and Artistic Director of AbunDance Academy of Dance, about Sister Act, AbunDantly at Kings Theatre, she shares that the upcoming show will feature over 110 cast members from ages 3-83, including performers from Brooklyn’s Hazel Brooks and Teresa Moore Senior Center.

A POSTCARD: Catlin Cobb on Dance as Ritual/Dance as Performance at the Jardin d’Alice in Bordeaux

The Dance Enthusiast — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

New Exhibit "Let’s Dance!" Opens At The Children’s Museum of Manhattan July 1st

The Dance Enthusiast — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

The new exhibit, "Let’s Dance!" at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan ( CMOM) opens on July 1st ! Families will encounter dance in a fresh immersive way. From ballet to Bollywood, from the hora to the hula, "Let’s Dance!", a 1,500-square-foot exhibit located in the Museum’s lower level gallery, offers visitors hundreds of ways to engage with dance.

IMPRESSIONS: Armitage Gone! Dance, Buglisi Dance Theater, Elisa Monte Dance and Jennifer Muller/The Works Together at New York Live Arts

The Dance Enthusiast — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

"While the hallmarks of a festival — diversity, brevity — are on display, as a whole, the show acts as a testament to the power and ingenuity of female artists." Erin Bomboy, New York.

IMPRESSIONS: Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg in Boris Eifman's "Tchaikovsky: Pro et Contra" at New York City Center

The Dance Enthusiast — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

In IMPRESSIONS: Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg in Boris Eifman's Tchaikovsky: Pro et Contra at New York City Center, "What could be more poignant than the scene in Eifman’s work in which a flock of swans comes to Tchaikovsky’s rescue, surrounding him protectively and offering him an escape from reality?" Robert Johnson, New York.

A Postcard from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Danica Paulos on the Company’s Lincoln Center Engagement

The Dance Enthusiast — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

In A Postcard from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Danica Paulos on the Company’s Lincoln Center Engagement, "Whenever I get to perform one of Mr. Battle’s works, something magical happens onstage. His ballets are physically demanding, and there is often a moment that I have onstage when I realize how fully invested I am in the work."

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Sally Silvers as she Unveils Three Premieres at Roulette

The Dance Enthusiast — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0400

"With three new pieces performed by three separate casts on the horizon, the choreographer Sally Silvers, who has been making work since the 1980s, shows no signs of slowing down." Trina Mannino, Brooklyn.

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival's 85th Anniversary Season