Parsons Dance brings the fun to modern at the Joyce Theater

Parsons Dance in David Parsons’ Ludwig

Joseph Cyranski and Emerson Earshaw in David Parsons’ Brothers

Parson Dance in Mayte Natalio’s Do Not Go Gentle

Parsons Dance in Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington’s Fearless

Joseph Cyranski and Parsons Dance in Nascimento Novo by David Parsons

Joanne Hwang and Parsons Dance in David Parsons’ Nascimento Novo

By Ivy Lin, 04 May 2026

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“catchy club beats, hip hop dance moves, colorful costumes, all made this an instant audience pleaser”

Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 1 May 2026

Ludwig (David Parsons)

Do Not Go Gentle (Mayte Natalio)

Fearless (Courtney "Balenciaga" Washington)

Caught (David Parsons)

Nascimento Novo (David Parsons)

Brothers (David Parsons)

Parsons Dance

Parsons Dance Program: joyous and fun to watch

Ivy Lin, 16th May

Parsons Dance are really worth watching in an engaging mixed bill at The Joyce Theater.

*****

Kansas City Ballet's season closes with triple bill

Hilary Stroh, 17th May

Company and World Premieres to round out KC'S ballet season

****1

Johnny Loves Johann, unevenly at the Joyce Theater

Carla Escoda, 14th April

Acclaimed violinist and 2024 MacArthur Fellow Johnny Gandelsman invited four choreographers to join him on a marathon through Bach's six cello suites. His musicianship was the highlight of the evening.

***11

Exhibitions of style: Hubbard Street Dance returns to New York

Carla Escoda, 31st March

Aszure Barton, Matthew Rushing, Bob Fosse and James Gregg make for an eclectic and mostly intriguing night with Chicago's Hubbard Street Dance at New York's Joyce Theatre.

****1

Ailey II dancers shine in ambitious mixed bill at the Joyce Theater

Carla Escoda, 18th March

In their penultimate stop on a US tour, Ailey's second company produced exceptional performances in an Ailey classic and four handsome new works.

****1

In New York, immersed in Noé Soulier’s The Waves

Carla Escoda, 4th March

A hypnotic evening with two percussionists and six dancers in Noé Soulier’s The Waves, inspired by the Virginia Woolf novel.

****1

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Ivy Lin

Ivy Lin's love of ballet began in high school when at the school dance she quickly realized she had two left feet. One always admires things one cannot do, and so Ivy began to attend dance performances to marvel at the grace and beauty of bodies in motion. Ivy's day job is a biology teacher and after a long day in the classroom she loves to unwind by watching dance. She also enjoys theater, opera, pop and classical music. Ivy has her own blog (www.humbledandoverwhelmed,blogspot.com)