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Otherworldly beauty in Batsheva’s "Hora"
Photo: Steven Pisano

Otherworldly beauty in Batsheva’s "Hora"

A glimpse into a beautiful internal world, forever separated by glass.

Kristen Shahverdian
March 10, 2023

Naomi Tanner Creates Dance Theater to Feel Alive
Photo: Megan Marshall

Naomi Tanner Creates Dance Theater to Feel Alive

“Creating this work connects me to something greater and keeps me going.”

Joy-Marie Thompson
March 14, 2023

Colorblindness in the name of Joy (Part 1)
Photo: Ramon Gonzales

Colorblindness in the name of Joy (Part 1)

Questioning caricature representations around the world.

Anito Gavino
March 25, 2023

A Dance Heard and Not Seen
Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Maxwell Graham/ Essex Street

A Dance Heard and Not Seen

An invisible dancer casts a spell still.

Ellen Chenoweth
April 1, 2023

Labor Unions Aren’t the Villains and Southerners Don’t Kiss Their Cousins
Photo: Johanna Austin

Labor Unions Aren’t the Villains and Southerners Don’t Kiss Their Cousins

The fringe on her jacket did a dance of its own as she chasséd her way into our hearts as ‘hill-Billy Elliot

Caitlin Green
April 10, 2023

Ankita Sharma and Ke’Ron Wilson Choreograph Community
Photo: Ryan Prado

Ankita Sharma and Ke’Ron Wilson Choreograph Community

“There is a certain kind of beauty that manifests when a brown skinned artist creates work about their people..."

Joy-Marie Thompson
April 19, 2023

Putting on a Franchise While Taking Off Your Clothes
Photo: Bettie, The Bourbon Mary

Putting on a Franchise While Taking Off Your Clothes

The contestants of Philadelphia Burlesque Battle Royale lay claim to cult figures and pop culture icons.

Ella-Gabriel Mason
May 10, 2023

On International Collaboration: A Conversation with Sarah Chien of ∞therside collective
Photo: Mirko Lancerotto

On International Collaboration: A Conversation with Sarah Chien of ∞therside collective

We don't break the laws, but we push right to the edge to be together.

Maddie Hopfield
May 12, 2023

Access and Artistry: Part 1 - a conversation with Dancer and Educator Krishna Washburn
Photo: Emilee Lord

Access and Artistry: Part 1 - a conversation with Dancer and Educator Krishna Washburn

Changing the dance landscape with blind ballet technique.

Emilee Lord
May 17, 2023

If You Think You’re Going to Hell, Get Onstage Now
Photo: Courtesy of the artists

If You Think You’re Going to Hell, Get Onstage Now

In Fix Me, American and Egyptian gay men compare life experiences.

Ella-Gabriel Mason
May 23, 2023

Come Back Home
Photo: Johanna Austin

Come Back Home

Annie Wilson is a singular artist.

Megan Bridge
May 23, 2023

Access and Artistry: Part 2 - a conversation with Dancer and Accessibility Director Peter Trojic
Image: Emilee Lord

Access and Artistry: Part 2 - a conversation with Dancer and Accessibility Director Peter Trojic

Dancer Peter Trojic on performance, disability, and access.

Emilee Lord
May 29, 2023

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How to Audience

Questions to consider when viewing a performance. You know how to audience; you’ve probably been doing it for a long time. Maybe you even have your…
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thINKingDANCE Partners with Cannonball Festival 2022

This year, Cannonball Festival and thINKingDANCE join forces to encourage audiences and performers to deepen their experience of the festival through writing.…
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Collection: 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…
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