America has embarked on a complicated discussion about race and policing. How can a Fringe show contribute to this conversation?
View More Disarming Discourse: Arielle Pina talks race and the body in her Fringe show UNARMEDCategory: Dance
Coverage of dance, movement, and related performance art in Philadelphia.
Editorial: Dancing around the glass closet
Vestiges of homophobia and negative gay stereotypes persist even in the dance community.
View More Editorial: Dancing around the glass closetDance at the Fringe: Lew Whittington on the Fringe line-up and other insights
This year’s festival presents over 30 dance events by newcomers and favorites. Dance writer Lew Whittington previews some highlights.
View More Dance at the Fringe: Lew Whittington on the Fringe line-up and other insightsUNARMED: Realizing Race and Racism at Fringe Festival 2015
“Before we even get to move, the bodies just existing together in space is getting at American politics”
View More UNARMED: Realizing Race and Racism at Fringe Festival 2015Hot Spontaneous Performers: FringeArts Interview with David Zambrano on SOUL PROJECT
Republished by kind permission from the FringeArts blog. “Since the beginning of my career as a choreographer, I have always selected a group of international…
View More Hot Spontaneous Performers: FringeArts Interview with David Zambrano on SOUL PROJECTCOME TOGETHER FESTIVAL: Dance review, part 2
Part 2 of Lew Whittington’s look at the COME TOGETHER FESTIVAL
View More COME TOGETHER FESTIVAL: Dance review, part 2COME TOGETHER FESTIVAL: Dance review, part 1
The collective energy of the deep field of Philly dance and visiting artists created a palpable festival atmosphere.
View More COME TOGETHER FESTIVAL: Dance review, part 1Right Now, Over Me: Koresh Dance Company’s COME TOGETHER festival
Koresh features 33 companies in this year’s festival, which provides a professional performance platform for established and emerging dance artists alike.
View More Right Now, Over Me: Koresh Dance Company’s COME TOGETHER festivalSILHOUETTE (Kim Brandt): Dance review
Like most performing arts supporters, I am used to walking into a theater knowing what to expect. Either via program notes or context clues, the answers have been given to me.
View More SILHOUETTE (Kim Brandt): Dance reviewSUMMER SERIES (BalletX): Summertime satisfaction
The program is packed everything from serious to funny: tap, swing and jazz, all thoroughly infused with and supported by the dancers’ strong foundation in classical ballet.
View More SUMMER SERIES (BalletX): Summertime satisfactionDancing through the Dark Nights of the Soul: Belle Alvarez’s FAITH SHIFT
A dark night of the soul is a term used to describe a spiritual crisis or a period of intense doubt and uncertainty.
View More Dancing through the Dark Nights of the Soul: Belle Alvarez’s FAITH SHIFTWhat Do Indie Rock and Contemporary Ballet Have in Common? Musician Chris Kasper tells us ahead of his show with BalletX
Talented indie folk rocker Chris Kasper prepares for a show with Philly’s top contemporary ballet troupe, BalletX.
View More What Do Indie Rock and Contemporary Ballet Have in Common? Musician Chris Kasper tells us ahead of his show with BalletXTURBINE (Leah Stein/ Mendelssohn Club): Stein’s water-dances power the Water Works
Greek revival structures and riverscape environs inspire an immersive choral-dance work that explores the specific interplay of machinery and nature.
View More TURBINE (Leah Stein/ Mendelssohn Club): Stein’s water-dances power the Water WorksThe Whole Shebang: Philadelphia’s newest arts space
Calling The Whole Shebang a dance studio is like calling Starbucks a cafeteria simply because you can eat there.
View More The Whole Shebang: Philadelphia’s newest arts spaceSUPPER, PEOPLE ON THE MOVE (Cardell): A topic tackled with great success
Supper, People on the Move was a well thought out and efficaciously executed choreographic project that called for us to carefully examine the paths people take to conquer new horizons.
View More SUPPER, PEOPLE ON THE MOVE (Cardell): A topic tackled with great successLEAPS OF FAITH AND OTHER MISTAKES (Almanac): 60-second review
Almanac Dance Circus Theatre treat their audiences to a flippin’ fantastic foray into the world of waves and seafaring.
View More LEAPS OF FAITH AND OTHER MISTAKES (Almanac): 60-second reviewA Leap of Faith: Photos and words from the creative team behind Almanac’s newest dance circus theater
The collaborators on Almanac’s newest show of dance circus theater talk about the joys of working for this creative group. Photos by Jenna Spitz.
View More A Leap of Faith: Photos and words from the creative team behind Almanac’s newest dance circus theaterComposer Francois Zayas’s dance-musical orchestral premieres at the Kimmel
Philly–based Cuban composer Francois Zayas is premiering his yet to be titled ‘musical journey’ for 12- piece orchestra, dancers and vocalists at the Kimmel Center.
View More Composer Francois Zayas’s dance-musical orchestral premieres at the KimmelIMPROVISATIONAL DANCE PERFORMANCE (Graffito): From playful to meditative, Graffito Works movers capture the spirit at Shofuso Japanese House & Garden
It was a blistering hot day in Philadelphia as the newly formed Graffito Works dance had its launch at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in…
View More IMPROVISATIONAL DANCE PERFORMANCE (Graffito): From playful to meditative, Graffito Works movers capture the spirit at Shofuso Japanese House & GardenSupper, People on the Move: The Physicality of Migration
Supper, People on the Move reveals the traces of migration on the body. The dancers explore the layered and physical experiences of immigration.
View More Supper, People on the Move: The Physicality of Migration