 Photo: JinkiCambronero
We Are Their BonesDisentanglement from colonial mindsets begins with telling ancestral stories and truths, starting at their coordinates without apology. nikolai mckenzie ben rema |
 Leave It To Me Photography
Sharp Dance Company: The Other Side is Looking BrightGrounded stomping of the feet, rib cage thrusts and pelvic distortions really displayed the body in a mesmerizing way and drew me in with a kinetic energy. Lauren Putty White |
 Photo: Yurany Pabón
Somatic Techniques, Self- Reflection, and Transformation as Tools for Embodying Reconciliation - Cuerpos para la ReconciliaciónDecolonizing starts with self. Lauren Putty White |
 Photo: April Rose
Time Transforming TruthSincerity Project #4 didn’t feel like a departure from the first three, but the continuation of a Big-Bang-like expansion. Miryam Coppersmith |
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Intrepid: Complexions Contemporary Ballet Dances FreedomRhoden’s choreography is laced with an edge of sweaty, carefree sexuality. Dana Nichols |
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EQUATORS' Climate Change TerrorBrown skinned arms slowly stretch across and into the surface of melting ice. Jonathan Stein |
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Tearing the Snail Shells (Based on the True Story of Emmanuel Cudjoe)Is it possible to decolonize dance writing without resorting to master’s tools? Annielille (Ani) Gavino |
 Photo: Maria Jose Bejarano
Triggering Empathy Through The BodyIntangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) and bodily practices as tools for peacemaking, reconciliation and community building. Lauren Putty White |
 Jeremy Carter Gordon
Técnicas somáticas, autorreflexión y transformación como herramientas para Embodying Reconciliation - Cuerpos para la ReconciliaciónLauren Putty White |
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The Floor Wipers: A Comedy’s Call for ActionWith masks on, mops in hand, and opinions to share, this duo takes us on a journey of being a brown, working-class female. Lauren Putty White |
 Appalachian Dance by John Lewis Krimmel
The Whitewashing of Appalachian Music & DanceFrom music of the enslaved to modern square dancing, we’ve come full circle. Darcy Grabenstein |
 Photo: Nir Arieli
The Politics of Our Comfort“If you’re in a shit hole but you look fucking amazing, that’s empowering.” Emilee Lord |
NewsCollection: tD Deepens Conversations around Decolonization
In 2020, I sought out a way to interrogate the positionality of Black writers and Black dancing bodies in context to America’s tempestuous history of… Collection: tD Considers Consent
My interest in documenting issues of consent in performance goes all the way back to the first article I ever wrote for thINKingDANCE. I had just… Announcing Artists for the Decolonizing Dance Writing: International Exchange Project
Congratulations to Emmanuel Cudjoe (Ghana), Juan Felipe Miranda Medina (Peru), Jack Gray (Aotearoa/New Zealand), Umeshi Rajeendra (Sri Lanka) and Diana… 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, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Critical Minded, Visibility Impact Fund, COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL, and from our readers and other individual donors.
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