Reviews & Articles

CityDance offers a reassuring answer to the future of Paul Taylor's repertory
-The Washington Post (March 15, 2010)
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CityDance Ensemble's Paul Emerson went from politics to performance
-The Washington Post (March 13, 2010)
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"Washingtonian's 'Where & When' - CityDance's concert Entangled"
-Washingtonian Magazine (January 2009)
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"Dance Goes Green"
-Plenty Magazine (December 16, 2008)
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"The dancing triumphantly proclaimed that this is a company with excellence in its future"
-Washington Post (October 20, 2008)
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"CityDance wins green business award"
-Washington Business Journal (October 17, 2008)
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"Washingtonian's 'Where & When' and a Top 20 Showstopper"
-Washingtonian Magazine (October 2008)
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"The performances...made the program sparkle"
-Washington Post (June 16, 2008)
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"Born to dance 'Born to Run:' CityDance at Strathmore"
-The Gazette (June 11, 2008)
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"Stories of life, with passion in common"
-New York Times (February 4, 2008)
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"'Jungle Books' with a kick"
-Washington Post (December 17, 2007)
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"The spell was never broken"
-DCist.com (October 30, 2007)
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"A modern dance company that can compete with the best"
-The Washington Post (June 18, 2007)
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"CityDance stages own 'return'"
-The Washington Times (June 18, 2007)
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"From an acorn grows a grand oak"
-Dancer Magazine (September 2007)
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"A brave and talented troupe willing to take risks"
-The Washington Post

“A life raft for dance talent”
-Dance Magazine

"The most talked about modern company on the local scene"
-The Washington Times
     
"Saturday's performance proved that CityDance Ensemble has the guts to deliver on its promise"
-The Washington Post

“Washington’s preeminent modern dance company”
-The Washington Times
    
“...the ambition, hard work and competitiveness that drives successful Washingtonians”
-The Washington Post
    
“...a wildly successful appearance in Saint Petersburg, Russia”
-The Washington Times

“Breathlessly innovative…”
-Dancer Magazine

“Astonishingly eloquent…”
-The Washington Post

“An art is born”
-The Washington Times

On TV and Radio

September 14, 2009 Watch a news segment about award-winning company member Jason Garcia Ignacio and his premiere of The Mountain at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage.

March 31, 2009 Listen to a segment on Earthbeat Radio as CityDance Artistic Director Paul Gordon Emerson talks about CityDance's commitment to creating dances about climate change.

August 1, 2008 Hear a radio on WAMU 88.5 interview about CityDance Ensemble's free youth dance classes at the Trinidad Recreation Center in Washington, DC. Listen to the Real Audio version or the Windows Media version.

July 7, 2008 Watch an interview with CityDance Rehearsal Director & Choreographer-in-Residence Christopher K. Morgan on The Coffee House, a locally produced arts and public affairs television magazine.

June 6, 2007 View The Gazette's video about CityDance Celebrates: Women in the Arts, the company's 2006-2007 season finale concert on June 15. The video includes rehearsal footage, as well as interivews by Artistic Director Paul Gordon Emerson and Rehearsal Director Meisha Bosma.

Press Contact
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CityDance Ensemble, Inc.
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Washington, DC 20036
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202.833.2686 (fax)
betsy@citydance.net

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