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Celebrating Nineties Nostalgia in 'Future Jam ‘94'
Photo: Irina Varina

Celebrating Nineties Nostalgia in 'Future Jam ‘94'

At a séance sleepover party, they summon the spirit of Google from the future.

Caitlin Green
October 2, 2024

Two tD Writers + Two Fringe Shows -- A Reflective Conversation
Photo: Sara Radin

Two tD Writers + Two Fringe Shows -- A Reflective Conversation

Dance and theater from artists/daughters address their mothers’ dementia.

Jonathan Stein
October 4, 2024

Echoes of Tradition
Photo: Courtesy of Complexions

Echoes of Tradition

Complexions reimagines the contemporary ballet landscape.

Ziying Cui
October 28, 2024

An International Assortment
Photo: Jano Cohen

An International Assortment

The TRILATERAL Dance Exchange offers up a sampling of artistic research from home and abroad.

Ella-Gabriel Mason
November 1, 2024

Different Speeds of (Moon)Light
Photo: Yuma Hayashi

Different Speeds of (Moon)Light

Bucks County’s dance scene glows.

Megan Mizanty
November 11, 2024

Still/Here: 30 Years Later
Photo: PC Nir Arieli

Still/Here: 30 Years Later

Care, strength, and presence permeates the remount of Still/Here.

Kristen Shahverdian
November 17, 2024

Stories From The Middle
Cover Image courtesy of NCC Akron

Stories From The Middle

Humor, joy, hope, tough truths, and pragmatism give this book its staying power.

Jennifer Passios
November 24, 2024

BalletX’s Fall Series 2024 - A Celebration of Innovation, Tradition, and Cultural Fusion
Photo: Christopher Duggan

BalletX’s Fall Series 2024 - A Celebration of Innovation, Tradition, and Cultural Fusion

Three choreographers render a dazzling show to celebrate BalletX’s new journey.

Ziying Cui
December 1, 2024

Less is More – An Evening with Limón Dance Company
Photo by: Christopher Jones

Less is More – An Evening with Limón Dance Company

The enduring artistry of mid-20th-century modern dance.

Ziying Cui
December 10, 2024

What is justice without love?
Dante Napoli

What is justice without love?

Uninhibited, Hemmings generates an electrifying presence, channeling vitality and rupture.

Caitlin Green
December 17, 2024

A Living Archive of Time: Sincerity Project #5
Photo: Johanna Austin

A Living Archive of Time: Sincerity Project #5

A web of expansive relationships, built through loyalty, shared artistic work, and time.

Miryam Coppersmith
December 21, 2024

Remember Us: Five Groundbreaking Black Women Who Changed Ballet
Photo: Ellen Miller

Remember Us: Five Groundbreaking Black Women Who Changed Ballet

Documenting five pioneering Black ballerinas of Dance Theatre of Harlem: their journeys to and departures from the company.

Ellen Miller
January 5, 2025

News

Top 20 Articles of Year 2024

This year, twenty-six writers contributed to our thINKingDANCE publication. We write about what artists do with respect for the labor and intentions that…
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2025 Open Call for New tD Writers!

thINKingDANCE is seeking 10-15 new writers to join our Philly-based organization. We encourage you to apply if you:​ Want to be in a community of…
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thINKingDANCE hosts in-person events this spring!

Join thINKingDANCE for a series of exciting in  person events around Philadelphia this spring!   First,   thINKingDANCE is partnering with Philadelphia…
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A Bit About Us

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.

Funding

thINKingDANCE gratefully acknowledges support from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and from our readers and other individual donors like you! thINKingDANCE is supported by Critical Minded, an initiative to invest in cultural critics of color cofounded by The Nathan Cummings Foundation and The Ford Foundation.

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