Mark Morris and musical collaborator Ethan Iverson pay homage to the chart-topping songs of Burt Bacharach.
View More The Look of Love: Mark Morris’s Tribute to the late Burt BacharachCategory: Dance
Coverage of dance, movement, and related performance art in Philadelphia.
Dancing with Ailey: Interview with Michael Jackson, Jr.
Dancer Michael Jackson Jr credits a video of Revelations as the start of his journey with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
View More Dancing with Ailey: Interview with Michael Jackson, Jr.Artistic Vision: Interview with BODYTRAFFIC’s Tina Finkelman Berkett
LA-based BODYTRAFFIC is getting ready to present four works at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts this week as part of Penn Live Arts 2023-24 season.
View More Artistic Vision: Interview with BODYTRAFFIC’s Tina Finkelman BerkettPassing the Baton: A Conversation with Amelia Krinke of Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra’s Apprenticeship Conductor Program
Philadelphia Ballet’s The Nutcracker is in full swing! The annual seasonal production offers opportunities for both company dancers and students from the school. It is…
View More Passing the Baton: A Conversation with Amelia Krinke of Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra’s Apprenticeship Conductor ProgramMaking Music: Interview with Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra’s Beatrice Jona Affron
Beatrice Jona Affron is celebrating her 30th year with the Philadelphia Ballet (formerly Pennsylvania Ballet.) The music director and conductor joined the company in 1993…
View More Making Music: Interview with Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra’s Beatrice Jona Affron(Non)Human Bodies: Silvana Cardell upends the relationships of human and animal with DISPOSIBLE BODIES
Presenter Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts series brings boundary breaking choreographer Silvana Cardell brings Disposable Bodies for its debut at the Wilma Theater October 6-8.…
View More (Non)Human Bodies: Silvana Cardell upends the relationships of human and animal with DISPOSIBLE BODIESFringe in Sketch: BLACK WOOD (Gunnar Montana Productions)
BLACK WOOD will once again show fans the darker side of Gunnar Montana Productions, with an immersive theater experience that has it all — witches,…
View More Fringe in Sketch: BLACK WOOD (Gunnar Montana Productions)Continuing the Legacy: Balanchine Répétiteur Colleen Neary returns for Philadelphia Ballet’s Dancing With Gershwin
Philadelphia Ballet continues to honor its Balanchine roots with the spring production of Dancing With Gershwin.
View More Continuing the Legacy: Balanchine Répétiteur Colleen Neary returns for Philadelphia Ballet’s Dancing With GershwinTHE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Philadelphia Ballet): A magnificent classic
Philadelphia Ballet kicks off the latter half of its 2022-2023 season with a stunning production of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, one of the best-known works of…
View More THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Philadelphia Ballet): A magnificent classicWINTER SERIES 2023 (BalletX): Past and present
BalletX’s 2023 Winter Series sees the company reaching back into their past and looking to the future, with new or reconsidered works by three contemporary…
View More WINTER SERIES 2023 (BalletX): Past and presentThe return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Interview with Jeroboam Bozeman
As Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater prepares to return to Philly, Jeroboam Bozeman took some time to talk with writer, Debra Danese. The two reconnected…
View More The return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Interview with Jeroboam BozemanFORWARD MOTION (Philadelphia Ballet): An excellent showcase of skill
The intimate Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Cultural Campus provides an ideal setting for Philadelphia Ballet’s impressive new production, Forward Motion, three world premieres by…
View More FORWARD MOTION (Philadelphia Ballet): An excellent showcase of skillLiving a Fairytale: Kathryn Manger in Philadelphia Ballet’s CINDERELLA
Philadelphia Ballet will be performing Cinderella at the Academy of Music, for 10
performances only, October 13-23, 2022.
Philadelphia Ballet’s HUMANKIND: Interview with stager Thierry Michel
French native Thierry Michel staged Humankind on the Philadelphia Ballet, running at the Academy of Music May 12-15, 2022.
View More Philadelphia Ballet’s HUMANKIND: Interview with stager Thierry MichelDancing in Pepperland: An interview with Nicole Sabella
Dancer Nicole Sabella is returning to Philly this month with Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG), celebrating the Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with Morris’ Pepperland. Sabella, who is a graduate of UArts, joined the company in 2015. She looks back at her time in Philly and credits it for some of her best memories.
View More Dancing in Pepperland: An interview with Nicole SabellaRE!flecting on a career with PHILADANCO!: Interview with Kim Bears-Bailey
As PHILADANCO! prepares for their upcoming performance at the Kimmel Center, Kim Bears-Bailey looks back on her illustrious career with the company. Bears-Bailey joined the company in 1981 and rose through the ranks to her current position as Artistic Director. She shares with Phindie the creation of PHILADANCO! RE and highlights of the past 41 years.
View More RE!flecting on a career with PHILADANCO!: Interview with Kim Bears-BaileyPhiladelphia Ballet’s Charles Askegard on the Brilliance of Balanchine
Charles Askegard has spent his career perfecting the work of George Balanchine – first as a dancer with NYCB and now as the Philadelphia Ballet’s rehearsal director. The company will be presenting Bold Brilliant Balanchine as part of its commitment to honoring and celebrating its rich Balanchine roots. Askegard spoke about the upcoming program and his time with the Philadelphia Ballet.
View More Philadelphia Ballet’s Charles Askegard on the Brilliance of BalanchineFEBRUARY ROUNDUP: This month’s picks
There’s tons of great shows to see in Philadelphia this month! Here are Phindie’s picks for some of the must-see performances. The Cure at Troy…
View More FEBRUARY ROUNDUP: This month’s picksNEW WORKS FOR A NEW WORLD (Philadelphia Ballet): An evocative and uplifting program by three impressive choreographers
It’s a new world with Philadelphia Ballet. Vaccine checks and face masks, a new name (is there any state with less state pride than Pennsylvania?),…
View More NEW WORKS FOR A NEW WORLD (Philadelphia Ballet): An evocative and uplifting program by three impressive choreographersJeroboam Bozeman on life as an Ailey dancer
Jeroboam Bozeman had his first introduction to the Alvin Ailey Company at an early age. Since joining the company in 2013, his career has spanned…
View More Jeroboam Bozeman on life as an Ailey dancer