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The Look of Love: Mark Morris’s Tribute to the late Burt Bacharach

Debra Danese April 28, 2024 No Comments

Mark Morris and musical collaborator Ethan Iverson pay homage to the chart-topping songs of Burt Bacharach.

Dance Interviews

Dancing with Ailey: Interview with Michael Jackson, Jr.

Debra Danese February 15, 2024 No Comments

Dancer Michael Jackson Jr credits a video of Revelations as the start of his journey with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Dance Interviews

Artistic Vision: Interview with BODYTRAFFIC’s Tina Finkelman Berkett

Debra Danese January 15, 2024 No Comments

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.

Dance Interviews

Passing the Baton: A Conversation with Amelia Krinke of Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra’s Apprenticeship Conductor Program

Debra Danese December 14, 2023 No Comments

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…

Dance Interviews Music

Making Music: Interview with Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra’s Beatrice Jona Affron

Debra Danese September 27, 2023 No Comments

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…

Dance Previews

(Non)Human Bodies: Silvana Cardell upends the relationships of human and animal with DISPOSIBLE BODIES

Smalley Bogg September 26, 2023 No Comments

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.…

Dance Fringe Festival

Fringe in Sketch: BLACK WOOD (Gunnar Montana Productions)

Aaron Krolikowski September 14, 2023 No Comments

BLACK WOOD will once again show fans the darker side of Gunnar Montana Productions, with an immersive theater experience that has it all — witches,…

Dance

Continuing the Legacy: Balanchine Répétiteur Colleen Neary returns for Philadelphia Ballet’s Dancing With Gershwin

Debra Danese March 15, 2023 No Comments

Philadelphia Ballet continues to honor its Balanchine roots with the spring production of Dancing With Gershwin.

Artists of Philadelphia Ballet in THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, choreography by Angel Corella.Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.

Dance Reviews

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Philadelphia Ballet): A magnificent classic

Eri Yoneda March 9, 2023 No Comments

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…

Dance Reviews

WINTER SERIES 2023 (BalletX): Past and present

Christopher Munden March 3, 2023 No Comments

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…

Dance Interviews

The return of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Interview with Jeroboam Bozeman

Debra Danese February 18, 2023 No Comments

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…

Andonis Foniadakis's CIRCUMSTELLARS features sublime performances by Mayara Pineiro and Sterling Baca. Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.

Dance Reviews

FORWARD MOTION (Philadelphia Ballet): An excellent showcase of skill

Christopher Munden February 4, 2023 No Comments

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…

Dance Interviews

Living a Fairytale: Kathryn Manger in Philadelphia Ballet’s CINDERELLA

Debra Danese October 3, 2022 No Comments

Philadelphia Ballet will be performing Cinderella at the Academy of Music, for 10
performances only, October 13-23, 2022.

Dance Interviews Previews

Philadelphia Ballet’s HUMANKIND: Interview with stager Thierry Michel

Debra Danese May 12, 2022 No Comments

French native Thierry Michel staged Humankind on the Philadelphia Ballet, running at the Academy of Music May 12-15, 2022.

Arts Dance Interviews Visual Arts

Dancing in Pepperland: An interview with Nicole Sabella

Debra Danese April 27, 2022 No Comments

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.

Arts Dance Interviews Visual Arts

RE!flecting on a career with PHILADANCO!: Interview with Kim Bears-Bailey

Debra Danese April 20, 2022 No Comments

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.

Arts Dance Interviews

Philadelphia Ballet’s Charles Askegard on the Brilliance of Balanchine

Debra Danese March 16, 2022 No Comments

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.