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Possession for the DispossessedA Boo Hag possession dramatized for the stage. Zoe Farnsworth |
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Doe-Eyed WonderDeep thoughts about deer friends. ankita |
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Secrets shared, Innocence lostHow do you perform secrecy? ankita |
Photo: Jen Kertis
This is a white piece, and that’s okayBucking nice, white conventions in favor of complexity ankita |
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Welcome to the CircleOver 40 Tribal Nations Gather at the 6th Annual WE ARE THE SEEDS Philly, Part of the PECO Multicultural Series Lauren Berlin |
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Carmen, Boléro, y La Pasión EspañolaÁngel Corella and Philabelphia Ballet electrify audiences with Carmen’s defiance and Boléro’s slow-burning tension. Lauren Berlin |
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Folding Histories Into PrayerA spiritual guidebook, holding space ankita |
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Reflections, Refractions, and Remembering: A Look at 1-Way MirrorWhen you look in a mirror, who do you see? Madeline Shuron |
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A Circus Family Comes HomeTrenton’s own Black Ice Circus Debuts Growing Pains at Cannonball. Lauren Berlin |
Photo: Ally Wilson
Grief Exhausted Is Made LighterA turbulent exploration of how exhausting it feels to hold space. Nadia Ureña |
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Defying the Odds and Inspiring Possibility with Almanac ProjectsGrinberg and Moore demonstrate skill that flaunts their proficiency in partnership. Caitlin Green |
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Heartfelt Showmen“Clap! Holler! We want all the attention from you guys tonight!.” E. Wallis Cain Carbonell |
NewsTransitions in thINKingDANCE Leadership
Dear thINKingDANCE Community,
We are in a moment of exciting transition! You have probably seen the first articles published by our new cohort of writers… Welcoming New Writers to thINKingDANCE!
Join us in welcoming our newest writers to thINKingDANCE!
This January, we received applications from 50 writers interested in joining our team, our highest… 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… A Bit About UsthINKingDANCE 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. FundingthINKingDANCE 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. |