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A Living Archive of Time: Sincerity Project #5A web of expansive relationships, built through loyalty, shared artistic work, and time. Miryam Coppersmith |
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Remember Us: Five Groundbreaking Black Women Who Changed BalletDocumenting five pioneering Black ballerinas of Dance Theatre of Harlem: their journeys to and departures from the company. Ellen Miller |
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Garlic and Power at Out-FRONT! Fest.Angie Pittman and Kyle Marshall Choreography deliver a powerful split bill as part of the radical queer dance and film festival in NYC Rachel DeForrest Repinz |
 Photo by: Amelia Gordon
Choreography at the EndDancing while the world burns. Brendan McCall |
 Photo by: Sebastienne Mundheim
Kea and the ArkEach step forward is a calculation that risks the possibility of imbalance. Caitlin Green |
 Photo by: China Oriental Song and Dance Troupe
A Glimpse of Traditional Cultural Revival – The Premiere of Chinese Dance Drama in the USThe poetic dance features neo-classical choreography and breathtaking visual spectacle. Ziying Cui |
 Photo: Laura Desimine
Finding Community, Building Community: An Interview with Philly Dance ShareWith and through each other, PDS is reshaping the Philly dance scene, one class at a time. Madeline Shuron |
 Photo: Laney Powers
This is Your MomentA Night with UMAMI and Urban Movement Arts Dance Theater Sophiann Mahalia Moore |
 Photo:Rachel Keane
All That History in Those Very SeatsSteve Paxton remembered Emilee Lord |
 Photo: Dylan Smythe
Has Sadness Ever Taken You Down to the Dump?“THIS IS THE WORST DAY EVER!” Caitlin Green |
 Photo: Sasha Onyshchenko
Montreal Company, RUBBERBAND, Brings Reckless Underdog to PhillyBringing street dance to the theater underscores the intersection of performance and social dance. Caitlin Green |
 Photo: Lakshmi Thiagarajan
Beyond Entertainment: Exploring Perspectives on the Purpose of Dance in South Indian HistoryDance as an expression of political power, religious fervor, and of women’s sexualities. Lakshmi Thiagarajan |
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