 Photo: Anthony Dean
Tyner and Timmons: Keeping the Jazz Legacy AliveThis moment captured the meaning behind rhythm in Jazz: constance, lineage, and ongoing journey. Lauren Putty White |
 Photo: [La 18] Audovisual del MAC
The World Will Never be The Same: Merián Soto’s Spirals of ConnectionThe performance spoke to the circularity of return Lydia Platón Lázaro |
 Photo: nikolai mckenzie ben rema
Never Running Out of More#disposableincome…what’s debt anyway, ammiright?! Nikolai McKenzie Ben Rema |
 Cartoonist: Jordan Granger
Chronicling Passion for a Life of DanceThe book utilizes stream of consciousness writing, photographs, graphics, and drawings to share Jaye Allison’s viewpoint on a life in the arts. Kristen Shahverdian |
 Photo: Celine Asril
The Future of CI: Part Two - PotentialsDespite the form’s inequities, many continue to find radical potential in Contact Improvisation Nadia Khayrallah |
 Photo: Paul Virtucio; courtesy of Ananya Dance Theatre
Unpacking the buzzword “Decolonization”Art is a vessel for creative expression, a space of freedom. Yet, here I am, a dancer, dancing to liberate myself from dance itself. Annielille (Ani) Gavino |
 Photo: Christopher Ash
Unseen Connections at the Philadelphia Museum of ArtA reimagined Philly dance classic spins webs of connection in the PMA’s New Grit: Art & Philly Now exhibition. Joseph Ahmed |
 Photo: Melissa Wu
10,000 Dreams: Celebrating the Abundance of AAPI VisionAAPI choreographers and dancers have the power to redefine not just ballet, but dance altogether. Dana Nichols |
 Photo: Kara Nepomuceno
Loose ribbonsA “more socially just future” reaches beyond drastic changes in ballet’s foundations. Kara Nepomuceno |
 Photo: LaNeshe Miller White
The Painted Bride’s Incubated Artists Take Time to HealThis Painted Bride cohort blurs the lines separating community, ritual, and performance. Maddie Hopfield |
 Photo: Jacob Bucko
Philadelphia Dance Theatre Breaks Ground With Alumni Performances and a New VenueIt reminded me that art has life even in stillness. Lauren Putty White |
 Photo: Courtesy of J. Bouey Dance Projects
J. Bouey’s Chiron in Leo Reminds Us to Check on the ChildrenSystemic racism and cisheteropatriarchy intertwine in this story, contributing more labored stakes in this game than meet the untrained eye. Caitlin Green |
NewsIntroducing Our New Writers
tD is thrilled to welcome nine new writers to our roster. Joining the writing team are:
Joseph Ahmed,
Lu Donovan,
Caitlin Green,
Nadia Khayrallah,
Nikolai… Guest Writer Policy
thINKingDANCE (tD) is committed to supporting our roster of writers through equitable pay, editorial support, education efforts, and opportunities for… Announcing VISIBILITYtalks Video Series
thINKingDANCE is excited to announce VISIBILITYtalks; a new video series that centers the stories of Philadelphia artists experiencing chronic pain, chronic… A Bit About UsthINKingDANCE catalyzes conversation about dance and develops the skills of dance writers in the Philadelphia area. We train and educate our writers through regular workshops with visiting dance writers, monthly peer-critique sessions, and a uniquely rigorous two-tiered editing process. Founded in 2011, we've published over 1,200 articles drawing attention to the robust and diverse dance community in Philadelphia and beyond. Read more. FundingthINKingDANCE gratefully acknowledges support from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and from our readers and other individual donors.
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