Monday, March 18, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Cunningham on Film, Part 1: "August Pace 1989-2019" Daniel Madoff, Director by The Dance Enthusiast

"As its title indicates, the film tracks the thirtieth-anniversary workshop restaging of Cunningham’s 1989 dance of the same name...a highly individuated transmission process, with thirtee…

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at The Joyce Theater :"Instigating and supporting one another, the dancers were bubbling over with infectious musicality." Hannah Lieberman, New York

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THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell On The Future of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago by The Dance Enthusiast

"I would love to see a bigger company. Right now, we have 14 dancers and there is a lot of work that we do. And, you know, dancers aren’t AI!  It takes a toll on their bodies and I would …

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Twyla Tharp Dance at Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Twyla Tharp Dance at  Joyce Theater: "Twyla Tharp Dance’s appearance at the Joyce Theater, Feb. 13, reminded us that aspirational values---courage, excellence, and unfette…

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THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Performer, Choreographer, Director, Jim May On Bringing Life Into Dance and Anna Sokolow by The Dance Enthusiast

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Performer, Choreographer, Director, Jim May on Bringing Life Into Dance,  and Anna Sokolow: "Anna was not into any [poltical] party. She very rarely knew who was …

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Monday, March 11, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: New York Theatre Ballet Celebrates Its 45th Anniversary with Legends & Visionaries at Florence Gould Hall by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: New York Theatre Ballet Celebrates Its 45th  Anniversary with Legends & Visionaries at Florence Gould Hall: "New York Theatre Ballet  at 45, remains dedicated to presen…

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DANCE NEWS: 155 Artists Awarded Prized Fellowships to Nation’s First Artist Residency Program this Spring-Summer by The Dance Enthusiast

MacDowell has awarded the equivalent of more than $2.3 million in fellowships to 155 artists from 30 U.S. states and 14 countries, arriving from as far afield as Chile and India, Pakistan an…

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Pontus Lidberg "On The Nature Of Rabbits" at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Pontus Lidberg "On The Nature Of Rabbits" at The Joyce Theater: "Over his extensive career as a dancer, choreographer and video maker, Pontus Lidberg has molded a mosaic of m…

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

POSTCARDS: 3 Choreographers Respond to Martha Graham’s “Lamentations” for Brooklyn Ballet by The Dance Enthusiast

"As part of this 21st season, in addition to making new works by new voices, we look to the pioneers of the past to learn how their perspectives inform our work today. We’ve invited Nicole…

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS : Rachna Nivas On “Reclaiming the Divine Feminine” by The Dance Enthusiast

In THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS : Rachna Nivas On Reclaiming the Divine Feminine: "I am figuring out what a guru looks like today. Evolution is one thing, but to discard the tradition entirely …

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s Soulful "Deep River" at Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s Soulful "Deep River" at Lincoln Center :"Overall, the soulful work feels like one continuous dance.  Its 13 episodes, demarcated in the program by …

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DANCE NEWS: Aakash Odedra and Aditi Mangaldas Explore Taboo Love Story in "Mehek" by The Dance Enthusiast

Mehek is a major new collaboration from two of the finest Kathak contemporary dancers on the world stage, Aakash Odedra and Aditi Mangaldas.

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DANCE NEWS: CounterPointe11 Returns this Women's History Month by The Dance Enthusiast

Norte Maar, a Brooklyn-based arts organization now celebrating 20 years of the creation, promotion, and presentation of collaborations in the visual, literary, and the performing arts, prese…

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Saturday, February 24, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Nihon Buyō in the 21st Century from Kabuki Dance to Boléro at Japan Society by The Dance Enthusiast

In Nihon Buyō in the 21st Century, from Kabuki Dance to Boléro - "A  program of music and dance at Japan Society from January 24-26, proved elegant, spare, and engrossing from the opening…

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Friday, February 23, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Jean Butler "What We Hold" at Irish Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Jean Butler "What We Hold" at Irish Arts Center"Butler makes visible the lineage of Irish dance first through the cast of performers: a group of eight accomplished Irish dancers…

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DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Sneak Preview of "We The People" by Jamar Roberts for the Martha Graham Dance Company by The Dance Enthusiast

"The dancers uphold the quintessential fierceness of Martha Graham as they respond to new discoveries and his direction. Without music, they remain engaged and centered as their arms and leg…

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Monday, February 19, 2024

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Gloria McLean on the 2024 American Dance Guild Festival and Her Dance History by The Dance Enthusiast

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Gloria McLean on the 2024 American Dance Guild Festival and Her Dance History :"This piece has been  an effort to teach through  choreography." says McLean. It’…

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Friday, February 16, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Martha Friedman and Susan Marshall "Two Person Operating System Type 2" at The Kitchen by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Martha Friedman and Susan Marshall "Two Person Operating System Type 2" at The Kitchen": "Guided by exacting directives and material realities, Marshall troubles the aestheti…

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet’s Distinguishing “Classic NYCB” at Lincoln Center by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: New York City Ballet’s Distinguishing “Classic NYCB” at Lincoln Center- "Bravo to all 21 of its performers, not only for their expert dancing, but for the dramatic clarity…

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and the Asian American Arts Alliance Present the Third Annual AAPI Dance Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and the Asian American Arts Alliance Present the Third Annual AAPI Dance Festival "I appreciated how this bill highlighted AAPI choreographers by sh…

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Friday, February 9, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Molissa Fenley and Company "From the Light, Between the Lamps" at Roulette by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Molissa Fenley and Company "From the Light, Between the Lamps"  at Roulette: "This dancing together is about being together, not for the effect but for the sheer empathic pleas…

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Saturday, February 3, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Ronald K. Brown's EVIDENCE:A Dance Company at The Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Ronald K. Brown's EVIDENCE:A Dance Company at The Joyce Theater :"Ronald K. Brown is a man of spiritual depths, with a serious attitude to life. When his dancers step forward…

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Friday, February 2, 2024

POSTCARDS: Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater’s "The Jungle Book" with dancer Giana Carroll by The Dance Enthusiast

Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater’s "The Jungle Book" with Dancer Giana Carroll: "In addition to the amazing costumes, and the fun of creating animal characters, the dance styles in our …

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Great Jones Repertory in “Aristotle Thinks Again” at LaMaMa by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Great Jones Repertory in “Aristotle Thinks Again” at LaMaMa: "Safer’s direction and choreography shape a relentless space to interrogate his subject matter from many vanta…

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: Compagnie Hervé Koubi's Astonishing “Sol Invictus” at the Joyce Theater by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Compagnie Hervé Koubi’s Astonishing “Sol Invictus” at the Joyce Theater: "Koubi’s choreography is so holistically crafted that the astounding acrobatics contained withi…

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Monday, January 29, 2024

IMPRESSIONS: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER's 2023 Season at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER's 2023 Season at New York City Center "Any choreographer lucky enough to win a commission from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater must con…

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IMPRESSIONS: Christopher Unpezverde Núñez “YO OBSOLETE” Presented by Pioneers Go East Collective’s Out-FRONT! Fest by The Dance Enthusiast

 In IMPRESSIONS: Christopher Unpezverde Núñez “YO OBSOLETE”  Presented by Pioneers Go East Collective’s Out-FRONT! Fest: "YO OBSOLETE” is a highly personal solo work that delves …

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards