THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: New Jersey Ballet: Maria Kowroski and Harrison Ball at Works & Process by The Dance Enthusiast

Excerpts of New Ancient Springs are shown at the Guggenheim Museum’s Peter B. Lewis Theater interspersed with discussion between New Jersey Ballet Artistic Director Maria Kowroski and mode…

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Amanda Selwyn on her Premiere, "Awaken" and Celebrating 25 Years of Dance Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

Amanda Selwyn, artistic director and founder of the Amanda Selwyn Dance Theater, celebrates 25 years of performance and resilience this weekend as she presents her world premiere of Awaken a…

IMPRESSIONS: Dorchel Haqq's "closed mouths don't get fed" at Center for Performance Research by The Dance Enthusiast

"Dorchel Haqq’s closed mouths don’t get fed nourishes its participants with a sense of community expressed through movement and meaningful connection." — Kristen Hedberg, New York

IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet in "Innovators and Icons I" at Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"While Scotch Symphony does have romantic elements, it never quite limits itself to one genre [...] Justin Peck’s Belles-Lettres give everyone the chance to move, and makes the dance…

IMPRESSIONS FROM PARIS: Four New Works by Lucinda Childs at Théâtre National de Chaillot by The Dance Enthusiast

"At 84-years old, Lucinda Childs suspends time." — Ann Moradian

DANCE NEWS: Arts Grants Cancelled | NEA's Existence Threatened | Dance/USA Urges Your Involvement by The Dance Enthusiast

On May 2, 2025, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) began canceling grants that had already been awarded. Funded organizations have been told their grants will be cut off on May 31. Ma…

IMPRESSIONS: Tony Bordonaro and Ingrid Kapteyn's "SUBJECT" at 3 AM Theatre by The Dance Enthusiast

"Subject doesn’t end happily, but we can take some comfort from the fact that, in troubled times, some artists step forward to defend humanity." — Robert Johnson, Astoria

IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet's Spring 2025 Season - "All Balanchine l" by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Matthew Westerby Company at the Murray Haber Theatre, Hudson Guild by The Dance Enthusiast

Choreographer Matthew Westerby opened the evening with a call to action, speaking of outreach, education, equity, and inclusion. The sense of community resonated through the succinct choreog…

IMPRESSIONS: DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM AT CITY CENTER by The Dance Enthusiast

"The company presented four ballets by as many choreographers; and each bore an authorial stamp. There is no confusing Jodie Gates’ lush new ballet Passage of Being with William Forsythe�…

IMPRESSIONS: BODYTRAFFIC Presents: “This Reminds Me of You” at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"BODYTRAFFIC, a contemporary dance company from Los Angeles that seamlessly blends ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, modern, and Afro-Caribbean styles, reflects its city’s rich diversity whil…

IMPRESSIONS: Jesse Zaritt & Pamela Pietro / Jordan Demetrius Lloyd at LaMaMa Moves! Dance Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

"n this intimate program, these three artists take an unsparing look at their self-making: Pietro and Zaritt through each other and Lloyd through us. Together they explore the dialogic world…

POSTCARDS: Gibney Company on Embodying the Human Story by The Dance Enthusiast

"This program is a tribute to the Artistic Associates — the heart of Gibney Company. Each piece asks something different of them: to be exacting and sharp, to be expansive and sensorial, t…

Love Alone Anthology Project by Keith A. Thompson on the La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

“Bring it into who we are in this moment,” said Nicky Paraiso, the beloved curator of the La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival, recalling the AIDS crisis of the 1990s in his opening remarks. Ke…

IMPRESSIONS: John Jasperse’s Tides on The La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

John Jasperse’s transcendent Tides, a work of delicacy and quiet strength,  follows five luminous women—three with long, distinguished careers (Vicky Shick, Jodi Melnick, and Cynthia Ko…

IMPRESSIONS: Whitney White's "Macbeth in Stride" at BAM Harvey Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"Methinks the lady doth protest just enough: Rocking the house at BAM, Whitney White rips up the script of MacBeth, performing it as a hip-hop, gospel spectacle with Shakepeare’s verse wov…

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Trisha Brown Dance Company Prepares for Their Season at the Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"Having danced alongside these particular artists in technical exercises and choreographies, I’ve noted their supreme composure and relaxed precision: they are strong but never tense, dire…

IMPRESSIONS: "Beautiful Little Weirdos" by Amber Sloane and Company at Kestrels by The Dance Enthusiast

"Amber Sloane, a choreographer of fertile whimsy and wit, draws us into the universes of her perfectly peculiar characters, creating awe and delight." — Christine Jowers, Brooklyn, New York

IMPRESSIONS: The Martha Graham Dance Company - Americana- at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"What I enjoy most about CAVE, which concluded programs A and C this season, is that the dancers do not perform for the audience, but enjoy dancing as part of a group. They seem to pe…

IMPRESSIONS: Remembering Dance Theater Workshop at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

"Linda Murray, the fifth curator in the history of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division who manages all aspects of its collections and public service, curated the exhibit to fit in one room. Sh…

IMPRESSIONS FROM PARIS: Fabrice Lambert Explores Flow of Water in "Renverse" (Reverse) by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: "Lists of Promise" created by Ildiko Nemeth and Lisa Giobbi with Marie Glancy O’Shea at the Theater for the New City by The Dance Enthusiast

Five women actors tell that story of suppression and resistance (from Merlin Stone’s 1976 book When God Was a Woman) each portraying multiple characters from different historical eras in a…

IMPRESSIONS: Martha Graham Dance Company at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"Janet Eilber, the artistic director of the Martha Graham Dance Company, is a class act. Before the curtain opens at The Joyce Theater, on April 2, she welcomes the audience and s…

IMPRESSIONS: Chloe London's "Unstable Sky" at Triskelion Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

"Everybody wants something new, right? If there’s nothing 'new' in a 'new work,' what might we experience instead? [...] Choreographer Chloe London invites these questions into Unstable …

IMPRESSIONS: Cameron Barnett & Fiona Schlegel: Must Come Down at Kestrels, Brooklyn by The Dance Enthusiast

“Must Come Down” by Cameron Barnett and Fiona Schlegel opened as musician and songwriter Bernadette Bradley emerged through a white door, shuffled her sheet music, plugged in her guitar,…

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Seán Curran Company Prepares For Their Upcoming Performance at NYU Skirball by The Dance Enthusiast

" Curran has the ability to create spaces of deep respect, lightheartedness, and genuine appreciation for others that makes work feel like play." - Cecly Placenti, New York

IMPRESSIONS: Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group in The Reclamation by The Dance Enthusiast

"According to program notes, the 60-minute ensemble piece for seven dancers is inspired by Wilson’s desire to re-claim foundational ideas from his early work and discover how, or if, they …

IMPRESSIONS: Guillermina Quiroga Tango Company in "Tango Soirée" at Roulette by The Dance Enthusiast

"I applaud that each piece in the program so far has featured a different composer, often favoring another instrument. This thoughtfulness in programming elevates the musical accompanim…

IMPRESSIONS: Sally Silvers & Dancers “You Better” at Roulette by The Dance Enthusiast

"Across gulfs of time, space, and subjectivity, Silvers and her tribe find grounding in their divine feminines to echo through a world of their own making." Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, Brooklyn,…

IMPRESSIONS: Lisa Fagan & Lena Engelstein’s "Friday Night Rat Catchers" at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

"Lisa Fagan and Lena Engelstein’s Friday Night Rat Catchers functions with a kindred spirit; its youthful irreverence and penchant for comedic chaos a pleasure to behold. The work interrog…

IMPRESSIONS: Bebe Miller Company “Vespers, Reimagined (2025)” at Danspace Project by The Dance Enthusiast

"...Vespers, Reimagined (2025)” Miller expands the original work into a 40-minute dance-essay for five sensitive, daring dancers: Bria Bacon, Jasmine Hearn, Shayla-Vie Jenkins, Chloe Londo…