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Longing for Two Art Forms to TouchI still find myself waiting for it: when do the taiko and the dance come together? Maddie Hopfield |
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Together, yet still aloneWhat would normally be touch now looks like hands absorbing one another. Kristen Shahverdian |
 Screenshot: Annielille "Ani" Gavino
Fringe Festival Brings Kangaroo Zulu Dancers to the Virtual StageThe performers break down the barriers of inequality, highlighting our shared humanity. Annielille (Ani) Gavino |
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Reservoirs of PresenceAquifer of the Ducts, a meditative sound and colorscape with a single dancing figure, invites viewers to drop deeper Christina Catanese |
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Coming Undone and Becoming AgainThe shape-shifting American Chameleon navigates grief with care. Emma Cohen |
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Travel Beyond Our BoundariesCan't travel? Try a 'vicurious' theater trip. Kristen Shahverdian |
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Staying Passionate About DanceFlamenco company Pasión y Arte turns to sevillana to stay connected. Kristi Yeung |
 Photo: Steve Pacek
Distanced, But Not FarThough physically distant, the video reflects their feelings of closeness, as if daydreaming in synchrony. Whitney Weinstein |
 Photo: Terrell Halsey
Staff Tackle Culture and Policy at the Performance GarageGiven the reckoning around race and the recent #MeToo movement, I expected more response from dance leaders and dancers. Kristen Shahverdian |
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Making Use of Empty SpacePam Tanowitz takes advantage of an audience-free Annenberg Center to stage dances in new spaces. Christina Catanese |
 Photo: Daniel Madoff
Of an Era, Of a Moment, Of a LifetimeSeventy dancers celebrate Jasper Johns on a virtual platform—a true and gorgeous example of the new alone-together normal. Emilee Lord |
 Photo: Margo Tamizé
Black Dance Stories, Episode 16Up close and personal with artists Olivier Tarpaga and Jasmine Hearn, who pull back the curtain on their unique stories. Darcy Grabenstein |
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Having become thINKingDANCE editor-in-chief on Jan. 1, 2019, I write here with the news that I am stepping down from that role in the course of the next… 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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