September 29, 2025

Two performers (Doan and Stapleton) stand on mirrors. Doan’s chest is out to the audience, their arms expanded to their full width. Stapleton bends and twists at the waist, their arms expanded as well. The lights reflecting off the mirrors cast a watery shadow on the wall and ceiling.
Photo: James Gentile
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Reflections, Refractions, and Remembering: A Look at 1-Way Mirror

Madeline Shuron

When you look in a mirror, who do you see?

A stage bathed in blue light, performers all in black. One stands at the left side of the image, glancing center-stage at two dancers. Those two dancers morph together into one as one-crouches, belly up in a crab-position balanced on one hand, and the other sits precariously on their lap, knees up to their chest.
Photo: Kylie Shields
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Folding Histories Into Prayer

ankita

A spiritual guidebook, holding space

Company members of the Philadelphia Ballet stand in angular shapes with their arms extending outwards from their chests, with some dancers’ arms on the horizontal plane, and others in 4th position. They wear matching black leotards with a linear design. They perform Bolero, choreography by Angel Corella.
Photo: Alexander Iziliaev⁠
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Carmen, Boléro, y La Pasión Española

Lauren Berlin

Ángel Corella and Philabelphia Ballet electrify audiences with Carmen’s defiance and Boléro’s slow-burning tension.