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The ABT Strike and the Fight for Fair Wages for Dancers
Screenshot taken from ABT’s Instagram

The ABT Strike and the Fight for Fair Wages for Dancers

What happens when our dancers can no longer afford to live?

Rachel DeForrest Repinz
February 21, 2024

we show you what we want to
Photo: Sasha Onyshchenko

we show you what we want to

are moments enough?

Charly Santagado
February 21, 2024

Interdisciplinary Inquiry at Temple’s Dance Faculty Concert
Photo: Brian Mengini

Interdisciplinary Inquiry at Temple’s Dance Faculty Concert

Five innovative choreographies by the current faculty of the Dance Department.

Ziying Cui
February 21, 2024

Crazy Wood and Bare Feet
Photo: Jennifer Passios

Crazy Wood and Bare Feet

"Instead of being consumers of that culture in Houston, what if we could produce it here?”

Jennifer Passios
February 23, 2024

Can you hold me?
Photo: Matthew Caserta

Can you hold me?

Deep in the cave of the heart are all the stars in the sky.

nikolai mckenzie ben rema
February 24, 2024

Steve Paxton (1939-2024) from the tD Archive
Photo: Emilee Lord

Steve Paxton (1939-2024) from the tD Archive

Remembering and honoring this leader in our field.

Emilee Lord
February 29, 2024

Invitation to Joy
Photo: Paul Kolnik

Invitation to Joy

In new and old work, Ailey’s dancers invite us to embody the joy of their expression

Ellen Miller
March 1, 2024

Reconstructing a Romantic Ideal: Angel Corella’s Giselle
Photo: Alexander Iziliaev

Reconstructing a Romantic Ideal: Angel Corella’s Giselle

Corella’s exquisite choreography highlights the charm of pantomime ballet in conveying meanings and emotions in a non-dialogue context.

Ziying Cui
March 6, 2024

In The Album Series: Dreamland, a nascent dream
Photo: Sevon Becker Wright

In The Album Series: Dreamland, a nascent dream

Sevon Becker-Wright plays with the structure of choreographing an entire album’s music to mixed success.

Ellen Miller
March 15, 2024

De Keersmaeker’s Golden Jubilee
Photo: Anne Van Aerschot

De Keersmaeker’s Golden Jubilee

A spirited embodiment of Bach’s Goldberg Variations.

Charly Santagado
March 15, 2024

BODYTRAFFIC Serves Up a Robust Program
Photo: Mark Garvin

BODYTRAFFIC Serves Up a Robust Program

The LA-based company offered up a varied bill showcasing a high level technique and artistry

Courtney Colón
March 18, 2024

A body/ a response
Photo credit: Alexander Diaz

A body/ a response

A dancer inspires a filmmaker, and a filmmaker inspires a poet.

Ellen Miller
March 26, 2024

News

tD Brings in New Writers

tD is thrilled to welcome fifteen new writers to our roster. Joining the writing team are: desire amaiya Jamie Bogert Catja Christensen Courtney Colón Ziying…
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Open Call for New Writers - Closed

Now Closed thINKingDANCE is seeking 10-15 new writers to join our Philly-based organization and we encourage you to apply if you: Are interested in…
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How to Audience

Questions to consider when viewing a performance. You know how to audience; you’ve probably been doing it for a long time. Maybe you even have your…
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thINKingDANCE is a collective of independent writers based in the Philadelphia area. Founded in 2011, we produce a digital journal about dance in its broadest sense. We foster the practice of dance writing; build an archive of movement-based art; and work to dismantle gatekeeping in dance criticism. We pursue these goals by developing our writing through peer-critique sessions, workshops with guest educators, and a uniquely rigorous two-tiered editing process. thINKingDANCE is a place where ideas thrive; where editors, writers, and readers engage one another in transformative dialogue; and where we imagine a more vibrant and just dance media landscape. Read more.

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