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Photo: Herman Sorgeloos

Facing Facing Front

Lynn Matluck Brooks

Lynn Matluck Brooks and Christopher Brooks reflect on programs 1 and 2 of Facing Front, featuring Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion.

P.S. 43: State of Contemporary Performance in Philadelphia?

There is a flurry of dance happening these next two weeks: Cardell Dance Theater, Leah Stein, SoLow Festival and Thirdbird's Facing Front events. What do all these pieces say about the state of contemporary performance in Philadelphia? Do you see links between them or divergent paths?

Photo: Jenna Spitz

A Leap Into Hybrid Performance

Megan Bridge

The four performers in this work are, in fact, the very kinds of people that devote their lives to becoming acrobats.

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Hadar Ahuvia and Jesse Zaritt: Jewish-American Choreographers Grapple with Zionism and the Nakba

Nicole Bindler

"...I am seeking ancestral healing and liberation for all."

Photo: Alexander Iziliaev

Astonish Us: PAB’s Closing Season Program

Lynn Matluck Brooks

Diaghilev's command, “Astonish me!,” fit the opening night of Pennsylvania Ballet’s last program of 2014-15.

Photo: Helio Ha

Philadelphia’s Tango Moment

Carolyn Merritt

Gustavo and Giselle Anne Naveira's participation in the 5th Philadelphia International Tango Festival, from teaching to dancing.

Photo: Stephan Floss

Conversation With A Curious Choreographer

Gregory King

William Forsythe in conversation on neo-classicism with Dr. Linda Caruso Haviland.

Photo: Philadelphia Museum of Art

Dance on Paper at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Jonathan Stein

This Score for Ballet could indeed be a dance, enacted, but with no bodies required.

Photo: Mark Garvin

Kathakali Now

Lisa Kraus

An elegant sign language of mudras, like flutterings of rare birds. Bodies subtle, making the slightest weight shifts compelling.

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Baggage Attached: An Interview with Kate Watson-Wallace

Whitney Weinstein

Come with an open mind to watch Mash Up Body. The intimacy is important.