The Dust Settles, and It’s Unsettling
October 19, 2023
The silence in the theater looms large. A single bulb
Articles written by Darcy Grabenstein
From Birth to Death and Everything in Between
October 16, 2023
In keeping with this year’s “story” theme, Grounds for Sculpture’s
Choreographing a Travelogue Video Series
July 9, 2023
Who’d have thought that a dance-filled travelogue series would be
Using Our Bodies as Sites of Restful Resistance
December 21, 2022
The email invitation from the Jewish Studio Project (JSP) was
Book Review: Getting Down to the Roots of Jazz Dance
December 9, 2022
I remember my feeble attempts in a modern jazz dance
Dances take shape at Grounds For Sculpture
October 25, 2022
It was a beautiful fall day to watch — and
In Fairview, It’s All About Perspective
August 16, 2022
For a play that’s not a musical, dance plays a
The Whitewashing of Appalachian Music & Dance
January 22, 2022
As someone who dabbled in square dance in my teens
30 Years and a Pandemic Later, Roni Koresh Still Has Hope
October 26, 2021
TikVAH, celebrating the Koresh Dance Company’s 30th anniversary, is the perfect
A Golem Forces Us to Face and Grapple with Our Grief
July 2, 2021
A small, somber crowd gathers outside the Old City Jewish
A Book Filled with Beauty and Inspiration
March 18, 2021
The title of this children’s book, I Will Dance, says it
Dancewear On Broad Calls on Community to Stay Afloat
February 15, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has delivered a devastating blow to the
ArtWell Provides a Creative Outlet for Philadelphia Youth
February 14, 2021
Since graduate school, when painting helped her recover from a
Hip Hop Artist Raphael Xavier Wins Grant to Produce Short Film
January 5, 2021
Philadelphia-based hip hop artist Raphael Xavier has received a $25,000 grant from
Online Race Series Reveals Multicolored Palette
December 23, 2020
Although a museum is an organization that preserves historical objects
November 22, 2020
Black skirts. Black boots. Black masks. A makeshift black floor.
Putting the Pandemic into Words
November 9, 2020
On election eve, I found the perfect distraction: an online
November 1, 2020
Main Menu is a participatory, live performance on Zoom, produced by Obvious
October 29, 2020
Across generations, in cultures around the globe, people come together
Black Dance Stories, Episode 16
October 22, 2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and most recent
“Dancing the World Smaller” Tackles the Big Topic of Cultural Dance in America
September 22, 2020
If I had been looking for a little light reading
Welcome to the Shiva House, Where Grief Is in Full Bloom
September 12, 2020
It was fitting that I participated in Welcome to the Shiva
Looks Like Sounds Like, a Study in Contrasts—and Perception
September 10, 2020
Sean Thomas Boyt and Dr. Andy Thierauf are the artists
Decolonizing Dance Writing: Body Stories and the Bedrock of Dreams
August 21, 2020
Dance has the power to allow one to surrender to
The Message and Method Behind a Most Timely Work
August 12, 2020
“The Elephant Is in the Room” is a deep collaboration
Town Hall Seeks Solutions to Dismantling White Supremacy
June 17, 2020
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death at the hands
