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Dance Critic/Poets

Becca Weber

Why do we write dance criticism journalistically?

P.S. 39: Artistic Sustainability

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Tango Reunion

Carolyn Merritt

Reflections on the 4th Philadelphia International Tango Festival.

Photo: Marlon Barrios Solano

Marlon Barrios Solano: Drawn to the Screen

Lisa Kraus

Solano, a Venezuelan artist and researcher, creates projects using online tools to discover new experiences of embodiment.

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Riffing on Shenanigans

Germaine Ingram

Guest contributor Ingram continues to chew on lingering questions that arose during the rich process of working with David Gordon.

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How Do You Frame a Well-Made Dance?

Annie Wilson

Barr's piece could very well be about the laundry pile that never diminishes...the breath that insists on being taken every couple seconds without fail.

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Espying Balletic Heights

Lynn Matluck Brooks

On watching American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet in two widely varied programs.

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“color FULL” Premieres at Mascher

Jonathan Stein

Loren Groenendaal, a playful interrogator of ideas and sensations, suggests that a colorful palette should be at the ready in the studio and in performance.

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Anne-Marie Mulgrew & Dancers Company at 28

Lynn Matluck Brooks

It’s no minor feat to keep a company going for 28 years... Onward!

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Two Steps Forward…

Carolyn Merritt

Pennsylvania Ballet shines in the contemporary-influenced works of 'Director's Choice.'