Just 26 years old, De La Cruz has already received astounding recognition for his choreography. BalletX premiere’s his “Talsikan” as part of the Winter Series 2015.
View More BalletX Winter Series 2015: Norbert De La Cruz III connects classical steps with modern contortionsCategory: Dance
Coverage of dance, movement, and related performance art in Philadelphia.
An Evening of Duets: Dance review
Now in its third year, An Evening of Duets featured twelve different companies from Philadelphia to New York City.
View More An Evening of Duets: Dance reviewPRODIGAL SON (PA Ballet): Ballet forward with Corella
New artistic director Angel Corella was able to take full advantage of works by George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon and a premiere from resident choreographer Matthew Neenan, to start to show his retooling of the company.
View More PRODIGAL SON (PA Ballet): Ballet forward with CorellaTemple University Dance Faculty Concert: Branches, boxing rings, and the boldly political
Temple’s faculty show featured works by current dance faculty and guest artist Andrea Miller of Gallim Dance
View More Temple University Dance Faculty Concert: Branches, boxing rings, and the boldly politicalDo Not Give This Man Your Money: Sebastian’s hilarious Kickstarter video
Sebastian has created a hilarious faux news Kickstarter video lambasting racism, homophobia, and media vacuity. If the show is going to be this good, it’s worth throwing in a couple bucks.
View More Do Not Give This Man Your Money: Sebastian’s hilarious Kickstarter videoBack on Stage After 12 Years: Deborah Crocker returns for SmokeyScout’s Nice and Fresh January!
Theater, dance, circus, and a return to the stage after 12 years. Nice and Fresh January is supremely accessible performance art.
View More Back on Stage After 12 Years: Deborah Crocker returns for SmokeyScout’s Nice and Fresh January!THE DELICATE HOUR (Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak): 60 minutes from memory
Shanahan writes that her research focuses on new movement language that expands the notions of body beyond those prescribed by Western approaches to dance. N
View More THE DELICATE HOUR (Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak): 60 minutes from memoryThe Koresh Artist Showcase: A Slice For You, A Slice For Me!
On January 18, The Koresh Artist Showcase presented a variety of works that made it easy to remember why we love to watch dance in the first place.
View More The Koresh Artist Showcase: A Slice For You, A Slice For Me!Sex on Stage in FEST (FringeArts) and KEIN APPLAUS FÜR SCHEISSE (American Realness [NYC])
What occurs in a theater when sex happens? Ivo Dimchev’s FEST and Florentina Holzinger and Vincent Riebeek’s KEIN APPLAUS FÜR SCHEISSE present two very different looks.
View More Sex on Stage in FEST (FringeArts) and KEIN APPLAUS FÜR SCHEISSE (American Realness [NYC])THE FIFTH ELEMENT: Brian Sanders’ JUNK returns with Its 5th annual SNOWBALL
This year’s SNOWBALL—the annual one-night-only festive winter-wonderland fundraiser for Brian Sanders’ JUNK—will fill the Trocadero (where Sanders produced his first show in 1992) with spectacular…
View More THE FIFTH ELEMENT: Brian Sanders’ JUNK returns with Its 5th annual SNOWBALLSTOMP (Merriam): Still going strong
Why has STOMP, with its pedestrian costumes and trash yard set, stood the test of time?
View More STOMP (Merriam): Still going strong1,1 HOLIDAY REVUE SPECIAL (Brian Sanders’ JUNK): Family fun?
Ordinarily I wouldn’t recommend JUNK for children, but the company’s 1.1 Holiday Revue Special is just fabulous.
View More 1,1 HOLIDAY REVUE SPECIAL (Brian Sanders’ JUNK): Family fun?“Musicians of Silence”: MUMMENSCHANZ returns to the Annenberg
MUMMENSCHANZ transform the ordinary into extraordinary using everyday objects and silent storytelling.
View More “Musicians of Silence”: MUMMENSCHANZ returns to the AnnenbergScratch Night provides a preview of a family-friendly holiday special from Brian Sanders’ JUNK
FringeArts’ December Scratch Night included a sneak peek of the 1.1 HOLIDAY REVUE SPECIAL, this year’s all-ages seasonal offering by Brian Sanders’ JUNK.
View More Scratch Night provides a preview of a family-friendly holiday special from Brian Sanders’ JUNKFall Series (BalletX): Darkness on the edge of ballet
BalletX’s Fall Series features three disparate dances united by evocative lighting schemes and the genre-stretching beauty of movement which characterizes the company.
View More Fall Series (BalletX): Darkness on the edge of balletPolitical choreographer: Interview with Rami Be’er, artistic director of Israel’s Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company
No dance company on earth has a history as moving as the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company. KCDC’s story begins with Yehudit Arnon, an 18-year-old Jewish…
View More Political choreographer: Interview with Rami Be’er, artistic director of Israel’s Kibbutz Contemporary Dance CompanyDance-noir edge in Jorma Elo’s BalletX premiere
Finnish choreographer Jorma Elo has been shuttling back and forth to Philly this fall to make ‘Gran Partita’, premierin in BalletXs fall program
View More Dance-noir edge in Jorma Elo’s BalletX premiereNovember 2014 Showcase (ETC Performance Series): Camaraderie, innovation, and tap
For the past 8 years, the ETC. Performance Series has provided local dancers with a supportive environment in which to experiment, try out new ideas and strut their stuff.
View More November 2014 Showcase (ETC Performance Series): Camaraderie, innovation, and tapScratch Night returns to FringeArts
FringeArts’ monthly Scratch Night is a great place to see inventive performance art in an embryonic form.
View More Scratch Night returns to FringeArtsPHINDIE BIKE TOUR 2.0: Kensington Arts
On November 8, 2014, join Phindie for Bike Tour 2.0, which will take viewers to experience the Near Northeast’s idiosyncratic, cutting-edge arts!
View More PHINDIE BIKE TOUR 2.0: Kensington Arts