The exuberant choreography was spectacular, the dancers striking, and the dramatic finale stirred the viewers’ imagination.
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Author: Eri Yoneda
Eri Yoneda writes about dance and classical music for Phindie.
A World Premiere by a Pennsylvania Ballet Dancer: Interview with Russell Ducker
The experienced dancer and aspiring choreography spoke to Phindie days before his world premiere.
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TIAN WEN: Heavenly Questions for Modern Times (Hua Hua Zhang’s Visual Expressions): 2018 Fringe review
Am I dreaming of being a butterfly or is the butterfly dreaming of being me?
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FIGMAGO (Meg Saligman Studio and Brian Sanders’ JUNK): 2018 Fringe review
For those who ever stopped to look up the giant painting on the wall of one of the buildings in Philadelphia and wondered how such an awe-inspiring artwork was created
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IN THE FOREST (Tangle Movement Arts): 2018 Fringe review
Each viewer experiences this 360-degree show in his/her own way.
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PETER PAN (School of Pennsylvania Ballet): Forever’s children
The School of Pennsylvania Ballet presented its 2018 annual performance at the Prince Theater on May 19 and 20.
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JEWELS (PA Ballet): A dazzling season finale
Pennsylvania Ballet closed its 2017-2018 season with George Balanchine’s masterpiece, JEWELS
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MOMIX (NextMove Dance): Awakening your senses
What was on the stage was recreation of what exists in the universe: organisms; minerals; plants; animals that breath, live, and recreate.
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COMPANY WANG RAMIREZ (NextMove DANCE): Dance with no borders
The choreography is intellectual and at the same time improvisational and spontaneous
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SWAN LAKE (PA Ballet): Pennsylvania Ballet refined through the classic
SWAN LAKE is the classic that people think of when they hear the word “ballet.”
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SPRING SERIES 2018 (BalletX): Ballet, according to BalletX
The program showcases the company’s unique character and the strength.
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[book review] A BODY OF WORK by David Hallberg: Dancing to the Edge and Back
This book invites readers into the world of ballet, and reminds us what it takes us to truly live our lives for a love.
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ON EDGE (PA Ballet): Cutting-edge ballet by three striking choreographers
What is normal or abnormal? What is black or white? What is right or wrong? Or are those ideas all meaningless in this chaotic world?
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PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY (NextMove Dance): Finding new by experiencing antecedent
Paul Taylor is one of the most important figures in the history of modern dance. Sketches by Chuck Schultz.
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Challenges, Chances, Changes—Gender Equity in Concert Dance: Interview with Helen Pickett
Renowned choreographer Helen Pickett talks about her experience as a dancer and choreographer and her vision for younger people in the dance world
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MUJERES (Evalina Carbonell and Annielille Gavino): 2017 Fringe review
Carbonell + Gavino give powerful and genuine explorations of motherhood.
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THE MAGIC FLUTE (Opera Philadelphia): A dazzling reinvented Mozart at the O17 Festival
Opera Philadelphia challenges our preconceptions of opera with its O17 Festival
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STORM (Asya Zlatina and Dancers): 2017 Fringe review
Asya Zlatina’s new work STORM is sophisticated and well-done.
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INTERIOR (Leah Stein Dance Company): 2017 Fringe review
Every aspect, element, sound, and movement feels meaningful and intentional
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BREAKING MY ECHO (Duende): 2017 Fringe review
Duende presents a raw, intense, intellectual and intuitive dance and music performance that shakes up the senses of the viewers.
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