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2024

IMPRESSIONS: Molissa Fenley and Company in "From the Light, Between the Lamps" at Roulette Intermedium
Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, The Dance Enthusiast
February 9, 2024
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New York Notebook, Jan/Feb 2024
Molissa Fenley, Roulette
Susan Young, Ephemeralist
February 4, 2024
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Enlightenment
Karen Hildebrand, fjord
February 3, 2024
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In These Dances, the Theme is Lines and Curves
The New York Times
February 1, 2024
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Molissa Fenley and Company: From the Light, Between the Lamps at Roulette
New York Public Radio
January 31, 2024
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NYC - Arts Top 5 Picks
January 26, 2024
NYC-Arts
January 25, 2024
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2023

DAY IN THE LIFE OF DANCE: Peter Boal on the Choreographers and Experiences That Have Shaped His Career
The Dance Enthusiast
December 22, 2023
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On The Photographs of Paula Court
Stella Cilman, Topical Cream
December 15, 2023
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Cassandra Trenary’s Mission: ‘Being as Human as Possible’
Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
July 9, 2023
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Molissa Fenley and Pat Catterson Bring “Taking the Long View” to The Dance Complex in Cambridge and Virtually
Jeff Slayton, LA Dance Chronicle
March 28, 2023
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Spring Dance Guide
10 dance events to attend this spring
Iris Fanger, wbur
March 22, 2023
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The Legacy of Composer Julius Eastman
Connor Cyrus, James Stewart, Matthew F Smith, Vermont Public
February 20, 2023
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Lloyd Knight Illuminates the Stage at Graham and Beyond
Marina Harss, Dance Magazine
January 20, 2023
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2022

IMPRESSIONS: “Unavailable Memory: In Conversation with Cunningham & Cage” at Baryshnikov Arts Center
Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, The Dance Enthusiast
November 8, 2022
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Who can commune with Cunningham and Cage?
In "Unavailable Memory" at Baryshnikov Arts Center, dance artists fill in gaps in the choreographic record, but they don't all speak fluent Cunningham
Brian Siebert, The New York Times
October 28, 2022
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Behind the Screen
A Segal Film Festival '22 Podcast Series
Co- Curated by Frank Hentschker, Andie Lerner, and Tanvi Shah, Spotify
March 10, 2022
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2021

Memorable Dances of 2021 - New York
Marina Harss, DanceTabs
December 26, 2021
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A Diabolical Uproar
Joseph Houseal, Buddhist Door Global
December 11, 2021
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The Bessies Announce Recipients of the 2021 NY Dance and Performance Awards
Stephi Wild, Broadway World
October 12, 2021
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Esperanto album set for first international release
Lazlo Rugoff, The Vinyl Factory
September 21, 2021
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State of Darkness: An ADF Masterwork at "Together We Dance"
Andrea McKerlie Luke, CVNC: An Online Arts Journal
September 12, 2021
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Nominees For The 2021 Bessie Awards Announced
Stephi Wild, Broadway World
August 12, 2021
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Like Neverland, Quarantine Makes You Forget
Nadia Vostrikov, The Ballet Herald
June 30, 2021
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Molissa Fenley's State of Darkness, performed by Lloyd Knight, New York
Marina Harss, Dance Tabs
June 21, 2021
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How the Pandemic Has Transformed the Experience of Being a Dance Critic
Deborah Jowitt, Dance Magazine
April 15, 2021
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Darkness Manifest, Onstage and Off
It has a way of propelling you forward, of resurging and renewing you as it goes.
Susan Yung, The Brooklyn Rail
March 2021
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What's a Dance Theater Without an Audience?
Brian Seibert, The New York Times
February 9, 2021
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2020

State of Darkness: An Interview with Molissa Fenley
Carrie Diamond, The Dance Hub
December 20, 2020
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MOVING PEOPLE: Molissa Fenley on Contributing to World Peace
Wanting to Pick Haruki Murakami's Brain, and Finding Inspiration in Walking
Erin Bomboy, The Dance Enthusiast
December 17, 2020
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Best Dance of 2020
By Gia Kourlas, Brian Seibert and Siobhan Burke, The New York Times
December 1, 2020
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"State of Darkness" and the Internet of Dance
Garth Grimball, Life as a Modern Dancer
November 4, 2020
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Joyce Theatre Review: A Light Shines on A State of Darkness
Nadia Vostrikov, The Traveling Ballerina
November 2, 2020
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Seven Dance Stars Take On a Daring Rite of Spring
The choreographer Molissa Fenley revives her 1988 solo "an urgent feat of endurance" for a new generation at the Joyce Theater.
Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
October 22, 2020
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Matisse's Cut-Outs Inspire Performance at Mills College
Sarah Hotchkiss, KQED
March 2020
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2019

Peiling Kao Dances: One Body, Five Dances, Six Perspectives
Sima Belmar, Ph.D., Life As a Modern Dancer
June 4, 2019
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This Pair: Bob Holman & Molissa Fenley Perform Matisse & Murray
A night of collaborative poetry, dance, music and film in celebration of Elizabeth Murray with a nod to Henri Matisse's Cutouts
February 14, 2019
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2018

Movers & Shapers: A Dance Podcast
MSP 72: Molissa Fenley
Erin Carlisle Norton, Movers & Shapers
October 16, 2018
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#tbt: How Molissa Fenley Took the First BAM Next Wave Festival By Storm
Jessica Giles, Dance Magazine
October 4, 2018
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IMPRESSIONS: 92Y's Fridays at Noon presents New and Nervy!
Theo Boguszewski, The Dance Enthusiast
October 2, 2018
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Catherine Wagner's photographic framing at Mills College museum
Charles Desmarais, SF Chronicle
August 30, 2018
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Molissa Fenley: Archeology in Reverse
Sculpting Dance in Space
Lisa Traiger, Camilla Acquista, Ed., Dance ICONS
August/September 2018
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Unrelenting Endurance: Molissa Fenley Interviewed by Rachel Stone
The choreographer on exhaustion and revival.
Rachel Stone, BOMB Magazine
July 5, 2018
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Molissa Fenley on Over 40 Years of Dance Making and her Company's Upcoming "Their Mark" Program
Trina Mannino, The Dance Enthusiast
June 20, 2018
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After Four Decades, Molissa Fenley Is Still in Her Prime
Susan Reiter, TDF
June 19, 2018
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Goings on About Town: Dance
Molissa Fenley and Company
Brian Seibert, The New Yorker
June 18, 2018
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I Care if You Listen
Sam Reising, I Care if You Listen
June 18, 2018
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Molissa Fenley and Company
Art Haps
June 14, 2018
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Molissa Fenley and Company at Danspace Project
The Dance Enthusiast
June 14, 2018
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dance/NYC
Dance/NYC
June 14, 2018
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Molissa Fenley and Company at Danspace Project
Zeal NYC
June 14, 2018
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Molissa Fenley and Company: Their Mark
Time Out
June 14, 2018
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Molissa Fenley and Company at the Danspace Project
NYC-Arts
June 14, 2018
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8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend
Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
June 14, 2018
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Molissa Fenley on Climate Change and Dancing in her 60's
Kelsey Grills, Dance Magazine
June 13, 2018
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Molissa Fenley and Company at Danspace Project NYC Events
NYC Informer
April 19, 2018
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Molissa Fenley And Company Presents THEIR MARK, An Evening Of New Dance And New Music
Broadway World
April 18, 2018
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Goings on About Town: Dance
Julius Eastman and Dance
The New Yorker
January 29, 2018
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Dance in NYC This Week
Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
January 26, 2018
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What Wendy's Watching: A Blast from Molissa Fenley's Past
Dance Magazine
January 22, 2018
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The Dance Enthusiast
The Dance Enthusiast
January 17, 2018
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2017

CMA Exhibition Reveals the Portraitist as Peeper and Prober
Feeling the Gaze
Tom Mack, free times
November 8, 2017
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Columbia Museum of Art: Face Value Artists' Portraits by Alphonse van Woerkom
Alphonse van Woerkom, Columbia Museum of Art
October 6 2017
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Exhibition turns the table on contemporary artists
Art Daily
October 2017
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Upcoming Exhibition Turns the Table on Contemporary Artists
Metro Columbia CEO
Friday, September 29th, 2017
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Put This on Your Radar
Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc
September 4, 2017
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2016

Monte/Molissa/Margo/Muller Live!
Mark Kappel, NEWSNOTES DANCE BLOG
June 16, 2016
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A Quartet of Female Choreographers
Oberon's Grove: A Quartet
June 15th, 2016
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Monte/Molissa/Margo/Muller Live!
Time Out New York
June 7, 2016
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Elisa Monte, Molissa Fenley, Margo Sappington, Jennifer Muller
Brian Scaefer, New York Times
June 7, 2016
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Introducing the Dance Salon
Ninette Paloma, Santa Barbara Independent
January 28, 2016
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2015

Barnard/Columbia dances at New York Live Arts
Unknown, Dance Enthuiast
December 13, 2015
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"This dance is" - A definition in four acts
Katherine Bergstrom, Point of Contact
December 3, 2015
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Resident for a Week: Molissa Fenley Fine Tunes Choreography in Carbondale
Christine Benedetti, Aspen Daily News
September 11, 2015
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Aspen Public Radio
Renowned dancer comes to Carbondale for residency
Patrick Fort, Aspen Public Radio
September 7, 2015
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KDNK Programs: Express Yourself Podcast Pure Connect
Luke Nestler, KDNK
September 4, 2015
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Molissa Fenley in Coversation with Richard Move
Richard Move, Movement Research - Critical Coorespondence
January 13, 2015
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2014

The Body as Semi-transparent Envelope
Madison Mainwaring, The Brooklyn Rail
October 3, 2014
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The Joyous Attack of Molissa Fenley
Andrew Boynton, The New Yorker
September 27, 2014
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Impressions Of: Molissa Fenley and Company
Christine Jowers, The Dance Enthusiast
September 23, 2014
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Tension, Quiet and What's in Between
Molissa Fenley and Company at Judson Memorial Church
Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
September 18, 2014
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Dance Listings for Sept 12-18
Schaefer, New York Times
September 11, 2014
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Molissa Fenley and Company
Time Out New York
August 25, 2014
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"Oakland-esque"
Heather Desaulniers, Heather Desaulniers Dance Commentary
May 17, 2014
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Oakland Ballet review: Oakland connections
Allan Ulrich, San Francisco Chronicle
May 20, 2014
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Timeless Evolution
Molissa Fenley Short Documentary
Kerry Stichweh, imagista
May 19, 2014
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Oakland-esque: Oakland Ballet's Love Letter to a City
Carla Escoda, Huffington Post
May 19, 2014
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Review: Oakland Ballet's motley "Oaklandesque" emphasizes diverse character of the city
Ann Murphy, Contra Costa Times
May 17, 2014
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Oakland-esque Spring Repertory Program: Four Choreographers Inspired by Oakland
Behind Oakland Ballet
May 16, 2014
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Behind the Scenes at OBC Rehearsal - Video
Oakland Ballet CompanyApril 23, 2014
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Raw, Soul-Searching Ballet
Melody Datz, thestanger.com
March 19th, 2014
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PNB Sharpens Its Contemporary Edge
Anna Waller, seattledances.com
March 19th, 2014
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Opening Nights: Director's Choice
Sandra Kurtz, Seattle Weekly
March 18th, 2014
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PNB debuts Alejandro Cerrudo's Memory Glow
Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times
March 18th, 2014
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Jonathan Porretta Dazzles in 'Director's Choice' at PNB
Rachel Gallaher, City Arts
March 17th, 2014
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Tragic Secrets and all that jazz from Pacific Northwest Ballet
Carla Escoda, bachtrack.com
March 17th, 2014
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PNB's "Director's Choice" a sight for the senses
Maggie Larrick, Queen Anne & Magnolia News
March 17th, 2014
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PNB: Director's Choice
J. Autumn Needles, Edge Seattle
March 17th, 2014
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Nice Choices, Mr. Boal!
Marcie Sillman, And Another Thing...
March 17th, 2014
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Molissa Fenley's State of Darkness in the Studio
Video by Lindsay ThomasMarch 3, 2014
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2013

A Conversation with Molissa Fenley
Interview with Ashley Garrett, Figure/Ground Communication
October 8, 2013
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Motion, Motion, Stillness, Stillness
Molissa Fenley Revisits 1980s Hits at New York Live Arts
Brian Seibert, The New York Times
October 7, 2013
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Re-visiting The Old, Exploring The New
Molissa Fenley reconstructs two key works and fashions a new one at New York Live Arts, October 2 through 5.
Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal - Dance Beat
October 6, 2013
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Molissa Fenley and Company Presents World Premiere and Revivals
Eryn Goldstein, BWW
October 4, 2013
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A Dance Enthusiast Quick Fix
Molissa Fenley's Energizer 1980
The Dance Enthusiast
October 1, 2013
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Resurrecting History for Today's Audiences
Lizzie Simon, The Wall Street Journal
September 30, 2013
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Molissa Fenley: Instructions, Collaboration & Favorites
Stormy Budwig, CultureBot
September 30, 2013
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Dancing Up Close to Molissa Fenley Preparing to Replay at New York Live Arts
Garnet Henderson, The Dance Enthusiast
September 27, 2013
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Meeting of Minds
ClassicalTV
September 26, 2013
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Context Notes: Molissa Fenley and Company
Aaron Mattocks, New York Live Arts Blog
September 20, 2013
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The Rite of Spring at Sadler's Wells: 'It takes you to so many places'
Judith Mackrell, The Guardian
April 3, 2013
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Some 'Rites' to remember
Allan Ulrich, SF Gate
February 24, 2013
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Goings On About Town: Dance
"Dance Under the Influence”
The New Yorker
February 11 & 18, 2013
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The Week Ahead
Scaled-Down Stage, Pared-Down Works
Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times
February 15, 2013
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After the revolution: as The Rite of Spring turns 100, we take a look at the reverberating impact
Dance Magazine
February 1, 2013
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Dance Under the Influence
Classical TV, Classical TV
January 23, 2013
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History of the Rite of Spring
Arts UW, University of Washington
January 1, 2013
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2012

Steps, Back and Forth, Into a New Comfort Zone
Molissa Fenley’s ‘Cross Bridge’ at The Club at La MaMa
Brian Seibert, The New York Times
December 12, 2012
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Dance: The New Yorker
Goings on About Town
The New Yorker
December 10, 2012
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The Listings
Dance Listings for Dec 7-13 2012
Burke, The New York Times
December 7, 2012
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Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear:
Inside the Land of Ballet
Stephen Manes2012
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American Dance Guild Gala & Performance Festival 2012: Sept. 6-9
Darrell Wood, NYC Dance Stuff
August 31, 2012
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Dancing with the Visual Arts, Sometimes in museums
Molissa Fenley, Art Performance Now
August 24, 2012
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The DNA of Dance
Ann Murphy, Mills Quarterly
Summer 2012
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BY and For--Moses Dancers at Work
Rita Felciano, Dance View Times
June 11, 2012
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The BY Series
Heather Desaulniers, Heather Dance
June 8, 2012
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Dance Flash: Robert Moses on His New-Yet-Not-Really-New "The BY Series"
Becca Klarin, SF Appeal
May 25, 2012
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Robert Moses' Kin poised for 'Helen' S.F. premiere
Mary Ellen Hunt, SF Chronicle
March 29, 2012
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Covering Ground with Cage and Glass
Deborah Jowitt, Arts Journal - Dance Beat
January 19, 2012
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Whimsy and Tenderness in Motion: Frying Pans and Gentle Touches
Claudia La Rocco, New York Times
January 11, 2012
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Interview with Molissa Fenley
Molissa Fenley and Ann Murphy, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
January 9, 2012
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Dance Listings for Jan. 6-12
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
January 5, 2012
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Molissa Fenley at Judson Church
Maura Donohue, Culturebot
January 4, 2012
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Interview with Molissa Fenley
(Video)
Molissa Fenley and Stephen Greco, Classical TV
January 3, 2012
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2011

A Studio Chat with Choreographer Molissa Fenley
Editor, CTV News
December 30, 2011
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Modern Dance, in Your Hand
Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
July 15, 2011
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Summer Stages/Dance
Days and Nights Festival
Claudia La Rocco, The New York Times
May 5, 2011
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Modern Marvel: Professor inspires other dancers
Melodie Miu, The Campanil
March 11, 2011
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A woman's touch: Choreographers from near and far take part in Seattle Dance Project's 'Project 4'
Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times
January 27, 2011
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2010

The Modern Myth
Steve Ha, You Dance Funny, So Does Me
December 20, 2010
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Deeper Into the Dance: A Showcase of Artist Molissa Fenley
Steve Ha, Seattle Dances
December 19, 2010
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Laurie Anderson Brings 'Delusion' to Harris Theater
Chicago Art Magazine
December 13, 2010
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Expect props, leaps when dancer/choreographer Molissa Fenley goes solo
Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times
December 9, 2010
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Molissa Fenley in Performance and Discussion
Seattle Dances Editors, Seattle Dances
December 3, 2010
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Molissa Fenley Dances With Art
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
Nov. 10, 2010
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American Masterpieces: Molissa Fenley and Company
Mark Rifkin, This Week in New York
November 4, 2010
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Dance; A Good Season
Robert Gottlieb, New York Observer
March 31, 2010
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When Styles Converge and Diverge
Molissa Fenley and Friends at the 92Y
Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times
March 29, 2010
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Dance Mar 21-Mar 27
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
March 21, 2010
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Molissa Fenley Performs as Guest Artist of Hope Mohr
Mass Balance at Theater Artaud
Katie Gaydos, The Daily Californian
March 11, 2010
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Creativity continuum
Molissa Fenley performs as guest of Hope Mohr at Theater Artaud
Rita Felciano, San Francisco Bay Guardian
March 9, 2010
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Hope Mohr Questions the Boundaries of Dance at San Francisco's Theater Artaud
Kate Gaydos, The Daily Californian
March 9, 2010
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2009

Her Ruthless Geometries
Dance Review | Molissa Fenley and Company
Claudia La Rocco, The New York Times
September 20, 2009
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Molissa Fenley Interview
Marfa Public Radio, KRTS 93.5 Talk At Ten
July 1, 2009
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Far-Away Places Move Close, Very Close
Claudia La Rocco, The New York Times
May 17, 2009
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Li Chiao-Ping delivers seven stunning solos in 'Women Dancing'
Performing in "Camber" by Molissa Fenley
Susan Kepecs, The Daily Page, Madison, WI
May 11, 2009
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Observations Away from Home: On Being in Rome
Brenda Way, Dancers Group
2009
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2008

Keith Haring
The Unauthorized Biography
Jeffrey Deitch, Suzanne Geiss, & Julia Gruen, Rizzoli
2008
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One evening, thirteen Open Studios at AAR
Archive for June, 2008
Society of Fellows, American Academy of Rome Society of Fellows
June 17, 2008
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Culture Zohn : Roman Holiday Meets "La Dolce Vita" American Academy Style
Patricia Zohn, HuffPost
June 13, 2008
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Further Steps 2
Fourteen Choreographers on What's the R.A.G.E. in Modern Dance
Constance Kreemer, Routledge
June 4, 2008
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2007

Dance Listings
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
December 14, 2007
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Movement With Mystery and Efficient Athleticism
Molissa Fenley at The Joyce Theater 2007
Claudia La Rocco, New York Times
December 13, 2007
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Molissa Fenley and Dancers, The Joyce Theater, New York
Hillary Ostelere, Financial Times
December 13, 2007
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Leonard Lopate Show
Molissa Fenley and Composer Philip Glass
WNYC
December 12, 2007
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Molissa Fenley Celebrates 30 Years of Nonstop Dancing
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
December 11th 2007
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Letter from Seattle, 7-12: Rites of Spring
From Balanchine to Fenley to Lowenberg at Pacific Northwest Ballet & School
Renée E. D'Aoust, The Dance Insider
July, 2007
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"State of Darkness" raises the barre
Moira MacDonald, The Seattle Times
May 25, 2007
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WOW now
Rita Felciano, San Francisco Bay Guardian
January 24, 2007
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Fenley Remains Ageless Wonder
Women on the Way Festival, Week 2: Dances by Printz, Fenley and Punkki
Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance
January 22, 2007
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2006

Molissa Fenley in conversation with Tere O'Connor
Patterns and Expectations and Four Lines
Movement Research: Critical Correspondence
October 20, 2006
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Dance
Paula Citron, The Globe and Mail
August 11, 2006
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Harmonious Worlds
Two women choreograph peaceful climates in disastrous times
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
June 6, 2006
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Siege of Light
Finnish troupe returns after an eight-year absence
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
March 28, 2006
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From Finland, Wearing Large Tutus
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
March 26, 2006
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2005

Makeovers
Oh those old stories! Call in the decorators!
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
November 15, 2005
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The Dance Insider Interview, 9-14: Molissa Fenley
"You can say, 'That's a Fenley movement.'"
Philip W. Sandstrom, The Dance Insider
September 14, 2005
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Go West!
Peter Boal takes his classical heritage and his adventurous spirit to Chelsea and Seattle
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
March 1, 2005
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2004

Bravo for Mavericks
Seven choreographers pay homage to a master artist; another probes the strangeness of life
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
November 30, 2004
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Dance Listings
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
October 8, 2004
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Autumn in New York kicks off with a feast of choreography
Falling in Love Again
Deborah Jowitt, Village Voice
October 4th, 2004 5:55 PM
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Body Language
Tobi Tobias, Seeing Things
October 3, 2004
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DANCE REVIEW; Mysterious Rituals Unfold Within a Molten Mindscape
Jennifer Dunning, New York Times
October 1, 2004, Friday
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Dance
Elizabeth Zimmer, The Village Voice
September 21, 2004
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Venturing Out
Peter Boal's latest project (what's next?) and Nicholas Leichter's now-generation dances
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
March 16, 2004
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2003

Detour: The Many talents of Ryuichi Sakamoto
Gramophone
December 1, 2003
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Music and dance in Review
Jennifer Dunning, New York Times
November 21, 2003, Friday
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Wine, Spring Water, Tea
Journeys: on the Town, on His Own, Through Family History
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
January 21, 2003
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Boal's Mastery of Dance Evident in Solos
PETER BOAL SOLOS at AltogetherDifferent Festival
Clive Barnes, New York Post
January 13, 2003
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2002

AVANT-GARDISTS
Tiger Lillies and Laurie Anderson to perform at St. Ann’s Warehouse
Paulanne Simmons, The Brooklyn Paper
November 18, 2002
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Nice 'N' Nasty
Eva Yaa Asantewaa, The Village Voice
February 5, 2002
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Rah De Deux
Clive Barnes, New York Post
January 18, 2002
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Dance Review; A Solo Influence in Group Works
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
January 18, 2002
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Flash Review 3, 1-17: Pleasing Astringency
At Rest in Movement with Molissa Fenley
Alicia Mosier, The Dance Insider
January 17, 2002
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Where the Unexpected is the Rule
Ellen Dunkel, The Record
January 4, 2002
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Critical Gestures: Writings on Dance and Culture
Ann Daly, University Press of New England for Wesleyan University Press
January 1, 2002
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2001

Molissa Fenley
TimeOut New York
December 27, 2001 - January 3, 2002 issue 326
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Molissa Fenley
Gia Kourlas, TimeOut New York
December 27, 2001
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You Are Going to Get Something
Kyle Minshew, The Red & Black
April 19, 2001
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A Ballet for Spring
Julie Powell, The Athens Daily News
April 19, 2001
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Fenley, Boal together make for great night
Sharon McDaniel
Palm Beach Post Dance Writer, The Palm Beach Post
Sunday, January 7, 2001
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2000

Shoot For the Stars
Kicking Off Fall With a Spirit Journey
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
September 26, 2000
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Dance commands stage in All Possibilities benefit performance
Jennifer Noyer, Albuquerque Journal
Tuesday May 16, 2000
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Dancing Thru Hell and Back
Li Chiao-Ping, still on the mend after an accident that badly injured her left foot, returns to the stage Saturday
Tom Strini, Tap Milwaukee
May 7, 2000
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Spring 2000 Warms Up
UNCHARTED TERRAIN
Deborah Jowitt, Village Voice
February 22, 2000
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Dance Review; With Movements Stepping to Flute, Cello and Silence
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
February 11, 2000
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Dance Interview: Weathering heights
Molissa Fenley ascends to new levels of brilliance with an evening of premieres
Gia Kourlas, TimeOut New York
February 3-10, 2000, Issue 228
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1999

Pleasure Principles
Those Feet Were Made for Dancing
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
January 12, 1999
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1998

Cooking in Chelsea
At the Kitchen, a New-Style Chef
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
September 22, 1998
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Dance Interview: Dancing queen
Majestic Molissa Fenley extends her reign to Central Park this week
Gia Kourlas, TimeOut New York
July 30 - Aug 6, 1998
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The Arts Overnight
In Fenley's elegant, reductive world, more would be less
Margaret Putnam, The Dallas Morning News
Friday, January 16, 1998
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The Vision of Modern Dance
In the Words of Its Creators
Jean M Brown, Naomi Mindlin, Charles Humphrey Woodford (Editors), Princeton Book Company
January 1, 1999
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1997

Cyber
Kate Mattingly, The Village Voice
March 25, 1997
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Making web dances
Eleanor Brickhill visits Molissa Fenley’s web site, Latitudes
Eleanor Brickhill, Real Time Arts
Feb-March 1997
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Distinct Style, but Easy to Mold
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
January 30, 1997
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Dance Ink
Patsy Tarr, J. Abbott Miller, Nancy Dalva, and K.C. Bailey, Chronicle Books
1997
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Writings on Glass: Essays, Interviews, Criticism
Richard Kostelanetz and Robert Flemming, University of California Press
1997
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1996

In Performance; Dance
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
July 13, 1996
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National Ballet Students Reach Professional Heights
Lewis Hertzman, The Globe and Mail
May 31, 1996
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A World of Her Own
Vanessa Paige, Metroland
May 9-15, 1996
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Molissa Fenley solos at the Egg
Wendy Liberatore, The Daily Gazette
May 6, 1996
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Soloist Molissa Fenley to perform new work
Wendy Liberatore, The Daily gazette
May 3, 1996
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Fenley's humanity expressed in dance
Constance Valis Hill, Times Union
May 2, 1996
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Dancer finds out-of-body experience
Mae G. Banner, The Record
May 2, 1996
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Dancing With Myself
Susan Mehalick, Metroland
May 2-8, 1996
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Dance And Lived Body
Sondra Horton Fraleigh, University of Pittsburgh Press
1996
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1995

An Evocation Of Nature
Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times
December 1, 1995
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Dance Preview: At Wounded Knee, Molissa Fenley returns to rehabilitate the stage
TimeOut New York
November 29, 1995
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Once, She Considered Herself Invincible
Terry Trucco, The New York Times
November 26, 1995
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After Injury, the Show Goes On
Christopher Reardon, danceonline
November 1, 1995
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Injury Fells a Dancer In Mid-Solo
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
January 26, 1995
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Injury Stops Fenley Show
Clive Barnes, New York Post
January 26, 1995
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Molissa Fenley
Camille Hardy, Dance Magazine, Vol. 69, No. 5
January 24, 1995
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1994

Own Skies, Solo Dance by Two Women
Wah Kiu Yat Po, Man Kit-Wah
October 17, 1994
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The Lady Was Way Out: Six People who revered modern-dance pioneer Martha Graham reflect on what made her radical
Janice Berman, New York Newsday
September 27, 1994
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The Energy Crisis
Judith Mackrell on works by Amanda Miller and Molissa Fenley in the 'Now You See It' season at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Judith Mackrell, The Independent II
August 8, 1994
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Anything Goes
Patrick Marmion, The Wire
August 3, 1994
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Gathering Up the One-Offs
Tom Morris, The Sunday Times
July 31, 1994
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Molissa Fenley
Nadine Meisner, The Sunday Times The Magazine
July 31, 1994
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We're So Pretty...ugly
Fann Perry, The Observer Review
July 1, 1994
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Ein faszinierender Blick in die Finsternis: Drei New yorkerinnen stelten ihre Choreographien in der Deutschen Oper vor
A Fascinating Look into the darkness: Three new Yorkers present their choreography in the German Opera
Klaus Geitel, Berliner Morganpost
June 13, 1994
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Klassizismus mit Pudeln: Hundeliebe und Hiphop-Power: Der neue Ballettabend in der Deutschen Oper
Classicism with poodles: Dog-love and Hiphop-Power: The new Ballet evening at the German Opera
Sandra Luzina, Der Taggesspiegel
June 13, 1994
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Abstractions Have Their Human Side, Too
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
February 9, 1994
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Writing Dancing in the Age of Postmodernism
Sally Banes, Wesleyan University Press
1994
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1993

Private Dancer
Elizabeth Zimmer, The Village Voice
October 26, 1993
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Fenley Files at the Kitchen
Hilary Ostlere, Chelsea Clinton News
October 21-27, 1993
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Injecting Drama Into the Meditation
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
October 9, 1993
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Molissa Fenley's Solo Show is Abstract and Inaccessible
J. L. Conklin, The Baltimore Sun
June 7, 1993
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For The Joyce's Birthday - A Heart Party
Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times
June 5, 1993
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Molissa Fenley at the Joyce Theater
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
February 9, 1993
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Dance View; Ideas Turn Soloists Into Daredevils
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
February 7, 1993
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Melding the Visual Beauty of Art and Dance
Janice Berman, New York Newsday
January 15, 1993
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An athlete at work: Dancer Molissa Fenley Beats Choreographer Molissa Fenley
Joseph Mazo, Daily News
January 14, 1993
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A Duet in movement and Music By Molissa Fenley and Philip Glass
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
January 14, 1993
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Two Very Different Soloists. Or Are They?
William Harris, The New York Times
January 3, 1993
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1992

Color Wheel
Gus Solomons, Jr, The Village Voice
January 21, 1992
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Come medtiate with me
Joseph Mazo, Daily News
January 21, 1992
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Dance in Review
A spiritual journey through space
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
Monday, January 20, 1992
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Dancing Alone With a Passion
Janice Berman, New York Newsday
January 19, 1992
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Keith Haring: The Authorized Biography
John Gruen, Fireside
1992
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1991

Keeping Dance to a Minimum
Peta Koch, Dance Australia
Aug./Sept. 1991
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Molissa Fenley State of Darkness and Bardo at the Joyce Theater October 16 through 21
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
July 16, 1991
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Frenzied forces fuse to rhythms of spring
Barbara Vasdekis, The Australian
May 22, 1991
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Collaboration a Rite to Remember
Peta Koch, The Courier Mail
May 22, 1991
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Molissa Fenley
Sofia Constanti, The Guardian
May 19, 1991
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Dancer Clothed in Emotion
Amruta Slee, The Courier Mail
May 18, 1991
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Biennial Kicks Off
Brett Debritz, The Sun
May 16, 1991
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Topless Act Supported
Daily Sun
May 16, 1991
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Vienna start to Biennial
Tonya Stock, City news
May 16, 1991
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Floored by a Cause
Katherine Sorley Walker, The Daily Telegraph
May 16, 1991
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Dance Tops Off Festival
Tracy Pollock, Sunday Sun
May 12, 1991
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Dances with Women
Mick Martin, The Guardian
May 2, 1991
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Wide net cast for the Deep North's cultural harvest
Angela Bennie, Sydney Morning Herald
April 23, 1991
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American dancer interprets Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
Daily News
April 6, 1991
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Countdown to Brisbane Biennial
Sue Gough, City News
April 4, 1991
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Artistic Brisbane
Sue Gough, Panaroma
April 1991
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Lively Tune for Molissa
Sunshine Coast Daily
March 23, 1991
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Stage Whispers
Peta Koch, Courier-Mail
March 13, 1991
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Scuba-duba-do
Diana SimmondsMarch 12, 1991
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Brisbane gets its Act Together
Adrian Kiernander, The Australian
March 6, 1991
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Brisbane plans inaugural arts festival
Daily Mercury
March 5, 1991
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Brisbane joins festival celebrations
Fiona Hamilton, Maryborough/Hervey Bay
March 2, 1991
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Drama and Soul
Katherine Greenaway, Montreal Gazette
February 22, 1991
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Intriguing Danceworks Program
William Littler, The Toronto Star
February 15, 1991
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Intriguing Program from Danceworks
William Littler, The Toronto Star
February 14, 1991
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Expressing Values Through Movement
Deirdre Kelly, The Globe and Mail
February 12, 1991
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Brisbane has created an arts festival of its own
W.L. Hoffman, Canberra Times
1991
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The Tail of the Dragon: New Dance, 1976-1982
Marcia Siegel and Nathaniel Tileston, Duke University Press Books
1991
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1990

Review/Dance; Energetic as Usual, Works by Molissa Fenley
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
October 18, 1990
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Fenley vs. the elements
Charles Jurrist, NY Daily News
October 18, 1990
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1989

Music and Dance Reviews : Molissa Fenley Gives the 'Rite' Stuff in San Diego
Lewis Segal, The Los Angeles Times
November 20, 1989
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DANCE REVIEW : Remarkable Solo Has 'Rite' Stravinsky Stuff
Lewis Segal, The Los Angeles Times
November 20, 1989
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Modern Dance Molissa Fenley Goes Solo in San Diego
Eileen Sondak, Los Angeles Times
November 17, 1989
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Fenley at the Kitchen
Bert Wechsler, Attitude
Winter 1989
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The Floor Dances - Requiem for a Living
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
October 3, 1989
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Amid Gray Stones, Sadness and a Sense of the Primeval
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
Thursday September 28, 1989
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Dancing
A. Croce, The New Yorker
February 20, 1989
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Molissa Fenley, Wendy Perron, Elizabeth Streb
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
January 24, 1989
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Manic Basketball and Making Waves in the Air
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
January 6, 1989
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Molissa Fenley - The Kitchen October 2-10, 1988
Gus Solomons, Jr, Dance Magazine
January, 1989
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1988

Dance's New Movement
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
December, 1988
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Brute Beauty
Burt Supree, The Village Voice
October 25, 1988
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Review/Dance; In 'State of Darkness,' a Dancer's Rite of Passage
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
October 8, 1988
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Serious Fun Events To Open With Opera On Vision via Music
Stephen Holden, The New York Times
July 14, 1988
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1987

Seven Lean Years
Joan Acocella, The Village Voice
May 19, 1987
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The Dance - Fenley's Moments
Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times
May 3, 1987
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Keeping Up with Fenley
Janice Berman, New York Newsday
May 2, 1987
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Dance: Molissa Fenley and Troupe
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
April 30, 1987
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Dance: Molissa Fenley
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
April 29, 1987
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Fenley: raw energy
Diane Stefani, New York Post
April 28, 1987
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Art Dance and Music to Merge in a River
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
April 18, 1987
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Further Steps: Fifteen Choreographers on Modern Dance, Volume 1
Constance Kreemer, Harper & Row
1987
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Terpsichore in Sneakers: Post-Modern Dance
Sally Banes, Wesleyan University Press
1987
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The American Dance Festival
Jack Anderson, Durham Press
1987
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Eye on Dance
Doris Hering; Todd Bolender; Molissa Fenley
WYNC and WNYE, New York
1987
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1986

Molissa Fenley Gets Physical At Wadsworth
Lewis Segal, The Los Angeles Times
November 24, 1986
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Fenley dances up discrepant images
Gillian Reese, Los Angeles Herald Examiner
November 24, 1986
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Molissa Fenley Tries to Take the Pose out of Ballet
Gillian Reese, Los Angeles Herald Examiner
November 21, 1986
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Molissa Fenley--a Futurist? Or Egotist?
Barry Laine, Los Angeles Times
November 16, 1986
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Molissa Fenley: Cenotaph, Second Sight, Esperanto
Ann Daly, High Performance, Issue 33
1986
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1985

Flickering Images
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
December 24, 1985
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Riding the Radical Next Wave, Super-Fit Molissa Fenley Is the Fonda of Postmodern Dance
Ned Geeslin, People Magazine, Vol. 24, No. 25
December 16, 1985
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Molissa Fenley
New York
December 2, 1985
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Step & Turn & Call it Modern
Clive Barnes, New York Post
November 21, 1985
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Fenley Dancers at the Joyce
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
November 13, 1985
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View and Re-View
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
September 3, 1985
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"New Wave" Fenley makes her debut at Jacob's Pillow
Kelly Christmas, The Morning Union
August 8, 1985
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Dance Artists Give Performance Space Benefit
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
January 30, 1985
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1984

Moving Toward the Mythical
Thomas Connors, The New York Times
October 21, 1984
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Molissa Fenley: Anarchy in Motion
John Lombardi, New York Sunday News Magazine
October 21, 1984
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Dance - Place and Space
Julie Kavanagh, The Spectator
May 18, 1984
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Molissa Fenley & Dancers: Hemispheres
Next wave of American Women
Molissa Fenley, Tsurumoto Room Co., Ltd.
1984
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1983

DANCE VIEW; NEW DANCES THAT MADE AUDIENCES THINK
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
December 18, 1983
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A Collaboration of Tornadoes
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
December 6, 1983
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On With The Old
Tobi Tobias, New York
December 5, 1983
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Dance - Molissa Fenley in Brooklyn
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
November 19, 1983
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Andy Warhol's TV
SHOW #3
Madison Square Garden Network
June 6, 1983
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The Drama Review: Memoirs of the Mouthpiece, 1955-1983
; A Dream, A Proposal, A Manifesto; Stepping Out of Inertia; The Theatre of the Future; An Anti-Manifesto; Engram; Walkmanology; The Site of Language, The Women’s Experimental Theater
McNamara, Brooks, Steve Balint, Anne Bogart and Michael Chekhov, The Drama Review
1983
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What is Dance?
Readings in Theory and Criticism
Roger Copeland, Marshall Cohen, Oxford University Press
1983
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1982

Dance View; New is Not Always Better
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
December 5, 1982
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Next Week, Swan Lake: Reflections on Dance and Dances
Selma Jeanne Cohen1982
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Playing Games with Violence
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
October 26, 1982
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Molissa Fenley is Energy in Motion
Anna KisselgoffOctober 17, 1982
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Dance: A Solo by Molissa Fenley
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
October 1, 1982
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Eye on Dance
Episode 65
Molissa Fenley; Dana Reitz; Marta Renzi, WNYC and WNYE, New York
Fall 1982
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Molissa Fenley
Lise Brunel, Les Saisons De La Danse
10 Avril 1982
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Avignon off festival
Hervé Gauville, Liberation
Mardi 23 Fevirer 1982
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New Dance Usa al Nuovo con le energie della Fenley
Gualtiero Peirce, Mercoledi
24 Marzo 1982
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Erst Squash spielen, dann tanzen
M.R, Freitag
12 Marz 1982
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Molissa Fenley
Jann Perry, Dance and Dancers, Issue Number 385
January, 1982
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1981

Young choreographers Chart Future of Dance
Linda Belans, A Weekly Newspaper of Policats and The Art
July 17, 1981
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Dance Festival: 5 Display Experimental Works
Jack Anderson, New York Times
July 13, 1981
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Old Dance Boundaries Pushed
Elizabeth Lee, The Herald
July 10, 1981
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Choreographers Reach Into Basket of Gimmicks
Betsy Blair-Rowland, News and Observer
July 9, 1981
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Araki month mania
Arturo Silva, Daily Yomiuri Art Critic
April 18, 1981
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1980

Yesterday, Issues; Today, Fodder for Nostalgia for an Audience Unfamiliar with Dust Storms and Breadlines
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
November 28, 1980
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Dance: Molissa Fenley's 'Energizer'
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times
Tuesday November 11, 1980
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1979

The Pathway Is Stony: Affirm or Deny
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice
October 1, 1979
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Arts and Leisure Guide; Of Special Interest Season Starter
A "Y" Opener A British Sampler Photo Pioneers Theater Opening This Week Dance Film Opening This Week Music Arts and Leisure Guide Art Galleries Uptown Photography Miscellany
Ann Barry, The New York Times
September 16, 1979
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Arts and Leisure Guide; Theater Opening This Week
Ann Barry, The New York Times
September 9, 1979
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1978

Choreography Showcase Presents 6 New Dances
Jack Anderson, The New York Times
November 30, 1978
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