The choreographer talks about SHOW NO SHOW, a lively and intimate portrait of two people getting to know each other for the first time.
View More Getting to know you: Interview with Gabrielle RevlockCategory: Dance
Coverage of dance, movement, and related performance art in Philadelphia.
RETROACT (Tangle): 60-second review
Yet another thrilling and charming performance by Tangle Movement Arts, RETROACT is a remix of the most exciting moments since the company’s foundation in 2011.
View More RETROACT (Tangle): 60-second reviewBRONX GOTHIC (Okwui Okpokwasili): Are you awake?
We follow a journey of sex, friendship, beauty, blackness, and love for two young girls in the Bronx.
View More BRONX GOTHIC (Okwui Okpokwasili): Are you awake?WITHOUT BORDERS (Uniting Colleges Through Tap): Dance review
Without Borders: A Celebration of World Cultures Through Tap Dance took the audience on an entertaining ride through 11 different countries, performing different tap numbers for each one.
View More WITHOUT BORDERS (Uniting Colleges Through Tap): Dance reviewWith RETROACT, Tangle Remixes Its Repertoire
Tangle Movement Arts’ latest show is a circus-theater remix of the most exciting moments from their oeuvre of aerial dance theater,
View More With RETROACT, Tangle Remixes Its RepertoireGraffito Works: Improvisation Leading PROCESSION: THE ART OF NORMAN LEWIS (PAFA)
The first comprehensive museum overview of influential artist Norman Lewis opened at PAFA with an improvisational dance performance.
View More Graffito Works: Improvisation Leading PROCESSION: THE ART OF NORMAN LEWIS (PAFA)25th Anniversary (Koresh): Celebrating an anniversary with new work
While each piece was different in many ways, there was nonetheless a common stylistic approach that tied them all together: rhythmic dramatic strength.
View More 25th Anniversary (Koresh): Celebrating an anniversary with new workDON QUIXOTE (PA Ballet): Love and passion, Spanish style
Based on the beloved novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, DON QUIXOTE has been one of the most popular and challenging ballets for over a century.
View More DON QUIXOTE (PA Ballet): Love and passion, Spanish styleI’D RATHER CHOKE THAN BE A QUITTER (Sam Tower + Ensemble): Grace versus crushing rage
A multimedia collaboration helmed by choreographer Sam Tower, who created last year’s Fringe hit 901 Nowhere Street.
View More I’D RATHER CHOKE THAN BE A QUITTER (Sam Tower + Ensemble): Grace versus crushing rageDANCE THEATER OF HARLEM (Annenberg Center): A deserved world-class reputation
Anyone who appreciates modern dance should see the Dance Theatre of Harlem. They are exquisite.
View More DANCE THEATER OF HARLEM (Annenberg Center): A deserved world-class reputationWHOLE: WITHOUT ANY PARTS MISSING (Coaction Dance Collective): One to Watch
A showcase by an emerging dance company showed each choreographer’s strengths.
View More WHOLE: WITHOUT ANY PARTS MISSING (Coaction Dance Collective): One to WatchDANCE AND THE SPIRIT (Ronald K. Brown/Evidence): Dance review
The company showcased their versatility by jumping between different styles, but doing so with the pure talent and artistry of experienced professional dancers.
View More DANCE AND THE SPIRIT (Ronald K. Brown/Evidence): Dance reviewThe Lady Hoofers, DOLLAR: A dance film
The Lady Hoofers, Philly’s premiere all female tap ensemble, debuted their first ever short film, DOLLAR, on Saturday night.
View More The Lady Hoofers, DOLLAR: A dance filmWINTER SERIES 2016 (BalletX): Nothing if not innovative
Edgy. Experimental. Eccentric. BalletX is nothing if not innovative. The company didn’t disappoint in the recent, sold-out Winter Series. The pinnacle of the series was…
View More WINTER SERIES 2016 (BalletX): Nothing if not innovativeCHERCHEZ LA FEMME (femme. collective): Female Works Through The Eyes Of One Male Gaze
Archiving experiences of the female body, the Femme Collective not only revealed conditions of the feminist iconography, but was also staged potluck for sourcing the gendered self.
View More CHERCHEZ LA FEMME (femme. collective): Female Works Through The Eyes Of One Male GazeFrom Spain, with Love: Angel Corella and PA Ballet’s Don Quixote
“There was really only one option,” laughs the Spaniard. “It could only be Don Quixote.”
View More From Spain, with Love: Angel Corella and PA Ballet’s Don QuixoteRaphael Xavier explains it all in one form or another
“In stand-up when you are in front of that audience, all your senses are completely heightened, you hear and see everything that is going on in the audience…” Xavier says with a laugh “then it’s all nerve.”
View More Raphael Xavier explains it all in one form or anotherBALLET HISPANICO (Annenberg Center Live): Boldness and diversity of dances
The three dances Ballet Hispanico picked for the performance at the Annenberg Center show the diversity of Hispanic cultures and their dances.
View More BALLET HISPANICO (Annenberg Center Live): Boldness and diversity of dancesSTRENGTH & LONGING (PA Ballet): Longing for higher and stronger
The selections show artistic director Angel Corella’s close attention to the dancers’ talents and characters and his passion to bring out the best in them.
View More STRENGTH & LONGING (PA Ballet): Longing for higher and strongerEZRALOW DANCE (Dance Affiliates): Showcase of groovy and unpredicted imagination
Daniel Ezralow, the director and choreographer of Ezralow Dance, has been internationally recognized and awarded for his visceral and imaginative work, which includes the opening…
View More EZRALOW DANCE (Dance Affiliates): Showcase of groovy and unpredicted imagination