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Join thINKingDANCE this Spring For In-Person Events in Philly!

tD is partnering with Philadelphia Dance Projects to host THREE WRITE BACK ATCHAs this Spring! Our next  is on Wednesday June 26th  at 7pm after Dance Up Close: Lily Kind.  

Traversing Culture and Time – Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers’ Breath Into Air
Photo: Rob Li

Traversing Culture and Time – Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers’ Breath Into Air

Kun-Yang’s new piece “Breath Into Air” traverses cultural boundaries by exploring a collective human consciousness.

Ziying Cui
April 27, 2024

Reimagining Brecht and Being a ‘Good Person’ in 21st Century Capitalism
Photo: Johanna Austin

Reimagining Brecht and Being a ‘Good Person’ in 21st Century Capitalism

Wilma’s Hothouse company blooms in a messy, loud and outstanding production.


April 30, 2024

Philadelphia Youth Companies Shine at Peridance Spring Showcase
Photo: Valerie Kosnevich.

Philadelphia Youth Companies Shine at Peridance Spring Showcase

Youth companies demonstrate high-level artistry and technical rigor at Peridance in NYC.

Rachel DeForrest Repinz
May 4, 2024

The Kinetic, the Femme, The Political: Lineage in motion.
Photo: Todd Carroll

The Kinetic, the Femme, The Political: Lineage in motion.

Motherhood is not marketable.

Emilee Lord
May 8, 2024

A River Runs Down 52nd
Photo: Kiana Williams

A River Runs Down 52nd

Drums, dance, and community abound in the Propelled Animals Earth Day procession.

Ella-Gabriel Mason
May 10, 2024

A Study in Setting
Photo: Spyros Stefanou

A Study in Setting

At Leah Stein’s FILM WORKS screening, setting took center stage.

Ellen Miller
June 2, 2024

Dancing, Speaking, Crying, Screaming: A Write Back Atcha
Photo: Terry Fox

Dancing, Speaking, Crying, Screaming: A Write Back Atcha

Two interdisciplinary works where lineages unravel, burdens are unloaded, and emotions let loose.

Charly Santagado
June 2, 2024

Feeling Beyond the Facts: A Write Back Atcha
Photo: Jano Cohen

Feeling Beyond the Facts: A Write Back Atcha

Why dance a story ripped from the headlines?

Ella-Gabriel Mason
June 6, 2024

Four New Visions
Photo: Maria Baranova, Courtesy New York Live Arts

Four New Visions

Precision, Play, Autonomy, and Rest in this year's Fresh Tracks.

Emilee Lord
June 10, 2024

The Look of Love by Mark Morris delights at Penn Live Arts
Photo: Skye Schmidt

The Look of Love by Mark Morris delights at Penn Live Arts

A breezy love letter to Burt Bacharach

Courtney Colón
June 12, 2024

Whimsy and Childlike Nostalgia in “Indigo in October”
Photo: Morgan Gregory

Whimsy and Childlike Nostalgia in “Indigo in October”

Sumayyah Smith invites us into her vibrant world.

Rachel DeForrest Repinz
June 13, 2024

Sankofa in the round in ‘The Duat’
Photo: ptc

Sankofa in the round in ‘The Duat’

One man, many voices, a drum to navigate the way home.

nikolai mckenzie ben rema
June 24, 2024

News

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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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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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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