On International Collaboration: A Conversation with Sarah Chien of ∞therside collective
May 12, 2023
I first met Sarah Chien when she performed in an
Articles written by Maddie Hopfield
The Painted Bride’s Incubated Artists Take Time to Heal
May 31, 2021
In July 2020, when writing about Painted Bride Art Center’s Building
Vitche-Boul Ra Conjures Eternity
March 7, 2021
Talk to me, babies. Vitche-Boul Ra voices the command over
On Community and Access in Somatics: An Interview with Marion Ramirez of caracola
December 3, 2020
Founded by Marion Ramirez* in 2020, caracola is an online movement platform that
October 29, 2020
“The character is time. Not displaying time nor depicting time,
Longing for Two Art Forms to Touch
September 29, 2020
I associate the sound of taiko drumming with my childhood.
Bringing Art Home: The Painted Bride Builds Bridges
July 30, 2020
The waters Philadelphians swim in today are varied and rapidly
Femininity and Hip Hop: An Interview with Lily Frias of Femme Fatale
May 11, 2020
Lily Frias is a Mexico-born, Los Angeles-based dancer who specializes
February 14, 2020
The spotlight rises, center stage, on Matthew “Megawatt” West and
Would You Perform With A Total Stranger?
November 20, 2019
For the past two years, the Philadelphia-based performer and writer
Make Way for the Lesbian Feminist Killjoys
October 22, 2019
Big Dyke Energy. Such are the words painted on the
Reclaiming ‘Vogue’: A Late Night Snack
September 15, 2019
I’m down on South Philly’s Electric Ave., in a queer haven
Open Invitation At Asian Arts Initiative
July 30, 2019
Just as Cat Ramirez begins introductions to the PAPA Mini-Residency Showcase, a
Full-Body Percussion Beneath the Library
May 4, 2019
Stepping: a full-bodied percussive dance form rooted in the schoolyard
Martha Graham Cracker Bids Farewell
March 30, 2019
Dito van Reigersberg performing as Martha Graham Cracker possesses the
What Do You Want To Lose (Now)?
February 4, 2019
For an evening thematically centered on loss, the Wintry Mix overflows with
Abby Z and the New Utility Electrifies
December 18, 2018
Whip, sweat, stain, groan, moan, hit; shock, surprise, frustration, pain,
Contemporary Dance, Gendered Norms
November 28, 2018
A shirtless, muscular dude. A near-equally ripped woman in jean
Removing the Lines: American Anthems, Spectacle, and Zyrtec
September 23, 2018
Performance art is characterized by its ability to blur lines
What No Other Dance Studio in Philly Is Doing: a Conversation with Urban Movement Arts
August 8, 2018
Urban Movement Arts is a dance studio located in Rittenhouse Square,
Taylor Mac: Distilling the Past to Imagine a Future
June 19, 2018
In a quest to reach new audiences for performing arts
The Work that Dance Writing Does: Workshops with Sherril Dodds and Carolyn Merritt
May 4, 2018
Part I, by Lynn Brooks As part of our ongoing
