 Photo by: China Oriental Song and Dance Troupe
A Glimpse of Traditional Cultural Revival – The Premiere of Chinese Dance Drama in the USThe poetic dance features neo-classical choreography and breathtaking visual spectacle. Ziying Cui |
 Photo: Laura Desimine
Finding Community, Building Community: An Interview with Philly Dance ShareWith and through each other, PDS is reshaping the Philly dance scene, one class at a time. Madeline Shuron |
 Photo: Laney Powers
This is Your MomentA Night with UMAMI and Urban Movement Arts Dance Theater Sophiann Mahalia Moore |
 Photo:Rachel Keane
All That History in Those Very SeatsSteve Paxton remembered Emilee Lord |
 Photo: Dylan Smythe
Has Sadness Ever Taken You Down to the Dump?“THIS IS THE WORST DAY EVER!” Caitlin Green |
 Photo: Sasha Onyshchenko
Montreal Company, RUBBERBAND, Brings Reckless Underdog to PhillyBringing street dance to the theater underscores the intersection of performance and social dance. Caitlin Green |
 Photo: Lakshmi Thiagarajan
Beyond Entertainment: Exploring Perspectives on the Purpose of Dance in South Indian HistoryDance as an expression of political power, religious fervor, and of women’s sexualities. Lakshmi Thiagarajan |
 Photo by Phyllis Birkby
Interrupting the Paper DaughterReading writing on a writer dancing Emilee Lord |
 Photo: Rob Li Photography
the wave of ending and beginningwith the world so uncertain and art requiring more cherishing than ever, Lin cherishes the dancers and the giving act of performance, as do the dancers with one another. desire amaiya |
 Photo by Josef Pinlac
Flinging in the RainA Glimpse into Scottish Highland Dance Emilee Lord |
 Photo by: Julie Mayo
2.0 The horse is blonde, and other mutteringsJulie Mayo and Christy Funsch present ”A Wife in Dance,” a split bill performance prioritizing space, distance, and relationship. Madeline Shuron |
 Photo by: Steven Pisano
Why? And Where Are You?Pain is not a flower Emilee Lord |
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