Coverage of dance, movement, and related performance art in Philadelphia.
The 16-day celebration of art showcasing a breadth of local and international performances and installations presented at locations across Philadelphia.
View More PIFA Returns: A full schedule of the 2016 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts
Jessica Warchal-King and fellow un-Yang Lin/Dancers share their thoughts on the company’s upcoming world premiere.
View More Moment(s) to Reflect with KYL/D at the Prince Theater
A smart, funny dance piece tracking a relationship, or relationships, through a series of well-expressed interactions
View More SHOW NO SHOW (Gabrielle Revlock & Aleksandr Frolov): Moving relationships
The choreographer talks about SHOW NO SHOW, a lively and intimate portrait of two people getting to know each other for the first time.
View More Getting to know you: Interview with Gabrielle Revlock
Yet another thrilling and charming performance by Tangle Movement Arts, RETROACT is a remix of the most exciting moments since the company’s foundation in 2011.
View More RETROACT (Tangle): 60-second review
We follow a journey of sex, friendship, beauty, blackness, and love for two young girls in the Bronx.
View More BRONX GOTHIC (Okwui Okpokwasili): Are you awake?
Without Borders: A Celebration of World Cultures Through Tap Dance took the audience on an entertaining ride through 11 different countries, performing different tap numbers for each one.
View More WITHOUT BORDERS (Uniting Colleges Through Tap): Dance review
Tangle Movement Arts’ latest show is a circus-theater remix of the most exciting moments from their oeuvre of aerial dance theater,
View More With RETROACT, Tangle Remixes Its Repertoire
The first comprehensive museum overview of influential artist Norman Lewis opened at PAFA with an improvisational dance performance.
View More Graffito Works: Improvisation Leading PROCESSION: THE ART OF NORMAN LEWIS (PAFA)
While each piece was different in many ways, there was nonetheless a common stylistic approach that tied them all together: rhythmic dramatic strength.
View More 25th Anniversary (Koresh): Celebrating an anniversary with new work
Based on the beloved novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, DON QUIXOTE has been one of the most popular and challenging ballets for over a century.
View More DON QUIXOTE (PA Ballet): Love and passion, Spanish style
A multimedia collaboration helmed by choreographer Sam Tower, who created last year’s Fringe hit 901 Nowhere Street.
View More I’D RATHER CHOKE THAN BE A QUITTER (Sam Tower + Ensemble): Grace versus crushing rage
Anyone who appreciates modern dance should see the Dance Theatre of Harlem. They are exquisite.
View More DANCE THEATER OF HARLEM (Annenberg Center): A deserved world-class reputation
A showcase by an emerging dance company showed each choreographer’s strengths.
View More WHOLE: WITHOUT ANY PARTS MISSING (Coaction Dance Collective): One to Watch
The company showcased their versatility by jumping between different styles, but doing so with the pure talent and artistry of experienced professional dancers.
View More DANCE AND THE SPIRIT (Ronald K. Brown/Evidence): Dance review
The Lady Hoofers, Philly’s premiere all female tap ensemble, debuted their first ever short film, DOLLAR, on Saturday night.
View More The Lady Hoofers, DOLLAR: A dance film
Edgy. Experimental. Eccentric. BalletX is nothing if not innovative. The company didn’t disappoint in the recent, sold-out Winter Series. The pinnacle of the series was…
View More WINTER SERIES 2016 (BalletX): Nothing if not innovative
Archiving experiences of the female body, the Femme Collective not only revealed conditions of the feminist iconography, but was also staged potluck for sourcing the gendered self.
View More CHERCHEZ LA FEMME (femme. collective): Female Works Through The Eyes Of One Male Gaze
“There was really only one option,” laughs the Spaniard. “It could only be Don Quixote.”
View More From Spain, with Love: Angel Corella and PA Ballet’s Don Quixote
“In stand-up when you are in front of that audience, all your senses are completely heightened, you hear and see everything that is going on in the audience…” Xavier says with a laugh “then it’s all nerve.”
View More Raphael Xavier explains it all in one form or another