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Thursday, December 21, 2023

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Peter Boal on the Choreographers and Experiences That Have Shaped His Career by The Dance Enthusiast

In DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Peter Boal on the Choreographers and Experiences That Have Shaped His Career: "Opportunity opened her arms to Peter Boal from his upbringing in Connecticut to a …

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DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Sun Kim Dance Theatre’s “Lost and Found” Unearths Hope by The Dance Enthusiast

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Sun Kim Dance Theatre’s “Lost and Found” Unearths Hope -"Right before we were about to go live for the program entitled, “Asian Women in Hip-Hop Dance,” I…

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Monday, December 18, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: Paul Taylor Dance Company with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, at Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

 In IMPRESSIONS: Paul Taylor Dance Company with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, at Lincoln Center": Taylor was an artist full of contradictions. He was an avant-gardist enchanted by hoary tr…

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Sunday, December 17, 2023
Thursday, December 14, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: Dancing with Glass: the Piano Etudes at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

Philip Glass’s 20 Piano Etudes, composed from 1991-2012, are the works most performed of his vast oeuvre. Maki Namekawa, considered a leading interpreter of the Piano Etudes, and the first…

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: MAXlive Festival 2023: Where Is My Body? by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: MAXlive Festival 2023: Where Is My Body?"As technology increasingly intrudes upon our lives, it’s no wonder artists feel compelled to react.  Yet technology and art remain…

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DANCE NEWS: NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE APPOINTS TIFFANY REA-FISHER AS THE HELEN STAMBLER NEUBERGER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE FOR THE 2024 SEASON by The Dance Enthusiast

Following her acclaimed choreography for the Public Theater’s summer 2023 production of The Tempest at The Delacorte Theater, the multi-talented artist Tiffany Rea-Fisher has been chosen…

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Saturday, December 9, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre's Fall Season- Focus On George Balanchine's "Ballet Imperial" by The Dance Enthusiast

"While New York audiences get to see plenty of Balanchine works at New York City Ballet, this original version is a keeper, and deserves its own production...." Henning Rübsam, New York

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IMPRESSIONS: Ivo Dimchev's "In Hell with Jesus/Top 40" at La MaMa Etc. by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Ivo Dimchev's "In Hell with Jesus/Top 40" at La MaMa Etc. :"In Hell with Jesus is partly modeled on that American TV staple, the Game Show, with its promise of momentary stardom…

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IMPRESSIONS: Lar Lubovitch at 80: Art of the Duet, Works & Process at the Guggenheim by The Dance Enthusiast

"When two individuals give each other space, support one another, honor their quiet moments of connection, and watch each other intently, you have a healthy relationship. When you witness a …

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Friday, December 8, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born "adaku, part 1: the road opens" at BAM Fisher by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born "adaku, part 1: the road opens" at BAM Fisher: "in the thrumming womblike dark - an abstract landscape receives and reflects - shattered yet …

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Limón Dance Company Honors the Female Perspective in "Women's Stories" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Dance relies on the ever-evolving identities and interpretations of its dancers and their social context. So repertory and the canon must evolve along with its artists. The key question at …

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Monday, December 4, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: "Danse Demain" (Dance Tomorrow), a Dance Film Directed by Dounia Zellou by The Dance Enthusiast

"Studies continue to verify dance's physical and mental health benefits, yet dance is seldom integrated into institutions like hospitals and businesses." — Ann Moradian, Paris

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: Samita Sinha's "Tremor" at Danspace Project by The Dance Enthusiast

"Composer Simita Sinha, and choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili, sit with legs-folded upon round platforms below long swags of red fabric hung from the second floor of St. Mark’s Church in Tre…

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

POSTCARDS: On forging a career in New York - Profiling Demetris Charalambous by The Dance Enthusiast

POSTCARDS: On forging a career in New York -- Profiling  Demetris Charalambous: "I was struck by Demetris’ ability to world-build with their movement alone amidst a sea of street-clothed …

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IMPRESSIONS: SOKOLOW THEATER/DANCE ENSEMBLE's "In the Eye of a Dream" at the TheaterLab by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: SOKOLOW THEATER/DANCE ENSEMBLE's In the Eye of a Drea :"The late choreographer Anna Sokolow (1910-2000) was a sculptor of movement chipping away patiently until her dances revea…

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre's First Gala Evening with New Artistic Director Susan Jaffe by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre's First Gala Evening with New Artistic Director Susan Jaffe;"After seeing the promising youngsters in the opening number, this first pas de deux aff…

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Monday, November 27, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: Mark DeGarmo's "Las Fridas: An Offering for the Days of the Dead" at The Clemente Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Mark DeGarmo's "Las Fridas: An Offering for the Days of the Dead" at The Clemente Center "As a millennial, I instantly note how refreshing and beautiful it is to see bodies …

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IMPRESSIONS: "Room with a View" - (LA)HORDE and Rone with The Ballet National de Marseille at NYU Skirball by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: "Room with a View" - (LA)HORDE and Rone with The Ballet National de Marseille at Skirball Center: "Room is a collaboration between electronic music producer Rone and choreogr…

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: Akram Khan’s Wondrous "Jungle Book reimagined" at Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"What makes Jungle Book reimagined such a wondrous two-hour, dance-theatre adventure is how magically it amalgamates pairs of differing expressive modalities to concoct its mysteriously unif…

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IMPRESSIONS: Kyle Marshall Choreography at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

"Marshall invites audiences into his mind, prayers and ruminations through choreography that is subtle, contemplative and imbued with deep presence." — Cecly Placenti, New York

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Monday, November 20, 2023

POSTCARDS: Lucy Stewart of Complexions Contemporary Ballet On Their Joyce Season by The Dance Enthusiast

POSTCARDS: Lucy Stewart of Complexions Contemporary Ballet On Their Joyce Season: "I was introduced to Complexions when I was nine years old, and it has been a dream of mine to join ever sin…

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IMPRESSIONS: Stephen Petronio Company “Breath of the Beast” at NYU Skirball by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Stephen Petronio Company “Breath of the Beast” at NYU Skirball: "As a choreographer, Petronio clearly still has creative energy to spare—a fact that allows his own oeuvre …

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: Bill T. Jones ,Marc Bamuthi Joseph, & Tamar-kali's "Watch Night" at the Perelman Performing Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Bill T. Jones ,Marc Bamuthi Joseph, & Tamar-kali's "Watch Night" at the Perelman Performing Arts Center: "when does the theatricalized retelling of violence constitute a nec…

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IMPRESSIONS: Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center -The 20th Edition by The Dance Enthusiast

  Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center -The 20th Edition :"This year’s festival offered five different programs, ten performances, and fifteen works, celebrating twenty years o…

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Monday, November 13, 2023

IMPRESSIONS: Opéra de Lyon Ballet in Lucinda Child's "Dance " at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: The Lyon Opera Ballet (Opéra de Lyon Ballet), performed Dance (1979) choreographed by Lucinda Childs, music by Philip Glass, and film by Sol LeWitt, at New York City Center, Oc…

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IMPRESSIONS: Dorothée Munyaneza “Mailles” at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Dorothée Munyaneza “Mailles” at New York Live Arts"True to its name, Dorothée Munyaneza’s “Mailles” crafts delicate yet resilient narrative and aesthetic “meshes�…

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IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet 75th Anniversary Season -Week Four - All Balanchine- at Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet 75th Anniversary Season Week Four - All Balanchine- at Lincoln Center: "The final week of New York City Ballet’s month-long fall season features its ac…

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

POSTCARDS: Lisa Borres, Paul Taylor Dance Company Dancer, Brings Us Backstage at Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"Greetings from Lincoln Center! My name is Lisa Borres, a dancer at Paul Taylor Dance Company. I’m writing from “Jersey” as we call it, also known as the furthest dressing room on the …

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Friday, November 10, 2023

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Aaron P. Dworkin, The PoetJournalist-In-Residence with Complexions Contemporary Ballet by The Dance Enthusiast

In THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Aaron P. Dworkin, The PoetJournalist -In-Residence with Complexions Contemporary Ballet: "Now as they say, 'the world is becoming more like Complexions...'  Th…

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All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime