2,809 stories from 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 interrogat…
"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,…
"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 …
"Choreographer Ohad Naharin's MOMO sneaks up on you...Not every image is powerful, or evokes a reference, but the bounty of imagery overwhelms and comforts me at the same time…
"Thomas Lebrun's new work for young audiences, d'amour (Love), is quirky, full of clichés, and ultimately impactful." " Ann Moradian
"Precise, syncopated steps charge, burst, and reverberate through Boy Blue's electrifying cast. Asante's pulsating electronic score surges through the space, its driving beats embodied by th…
"DOOM revolves around William Shakespeare's 16th-century tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The subtitle, House of Hope, refers to the houses of Montague and Capulet. However, in DOOM's dystopian wor…
Makini, the choreographer and performer also called jumatatu m. poe and known for J-Sette, presented TERRESTRIAL: The Sprout at New York Live Arts, March 13-15. In this ritualistic work for …
"Purportedly a talk-show interview with a celebrity author whose misogynist plays notoriously belittle and abuse their female characters, Masterclass is ruefully hilarious." Robert Johnson, …
"Caravan," choreographed and performed by Laura Donaldson, Veronica Simpson, and Elisa McGrenera...offered an unexpected and mesmerizing concept: for much of the piece, they stayed physicall…
"But it gets even better: Isadora and the ballet dancers perform at the same time. Beautiful tableaux emerge from the marriage of the two worlds; and Isadora's earthbound fluidity c…
"New York City is a global hub for dance, thanks to its renowned resident companies, emerging local talent, and the world-class troupes that visit its stages. Gauthier Dance/Dance Company Th…
"Some of the most effective choreography comes in the birth scenes, where babies are pulled out and taken away" and in a fantastic depiction of servitude, where inmates are used as tea trays…
"What can improvisation show us about life? For Mariana Valencia and Jazmin "Jazzy" Romero, life and improvisation are inextricable processes of knowledge and memory"reliable, fleeting, fall…
"My goal is always to give audiences more ways to access the legacy. We're constantly trying to use new technology and new access points to draw new audiences in...I see our future in the sa…
"The dynamic range in SLACKTIDE fills me with awe and wonderment. Individual recklessness electrifies but never endangers the group, because the patterns are meticulously plan…
"What a pleasure to meet the talented artists of Boston Dance Theater last weekend when they performed their short, sweet, and compelling evening of repertory at Boston's gorgeous Institute …
On a darkened stage a drum roll introduces choreographer, playwright and director Kayla Farrish's Put Away the Fire, dear at the inviting Chelsea Factory, March 6-8, 2025. One hundred mi…
"Lehrer proves that the full spectrum of the human experience"joy, love, comedy, pain, and mourning"does in fact belong in dance." Miranda Stuck, New York
"When Finkelstein asked the artists to come up with one word or a short phrase to summarize what the 92NY means to them, the answers were profound: Waters: American Dance Theater…
"It has taken 27 years, but Diabelli is finally reaching the City Center stage this week (March 12 - 16) for its New York premiere." Susan Reiter, New York
"Alfonso Losa and Patricia Guerrero have a palpable chemistry. These two young masters of flamenco complement each other's strengths, with immaculate clarity of footwork, precision, and grac…
"It begins to dawn on me that the show's title suggests that this ain't tango. Just at this moment, however, one of the dancers (with a handheld device) project…
"We hope this gift will inspire others to give to the performing arts, and to dance, which we believe are some of the best parts of New York City life," said Richard Pasculano. "Investing in…
"For young dancers, talent alone isn't always enough"it takes opportunity, guidance, and financial support to turn dreams into reality. Founded by Joe Lanteri, the New York City Dance Allian…