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Sung and Unsung: Courtyard DANCERS at the Bride

Kirsten Kaschock

Subtlety and proximity become enmeshed and enemies at the Bride.

Area Scholars at “Dance and the Social City”: SDHS Conference in Philly

Ellen Gerdes

The Society of Dance History Scholars conference offered a wealth of material, much of it from area scholars and artists.

P.S. #20: Dance Meccas

Photo: Johanna Austin

Old Ghosts at the New Barnes

Jim Rutter

Tori Lawrence's originally site-specific work imported little of its meaning or impact at the Barnes Museum.

Photo: Nathea Lee/ PhotoBravura

Breaking, Beats, and Cross-Rhythms

Beau Hancock

This making in the moment is not winging it, but two masters of movement developing a fully formed idea in front of an audience.

Photo: Andrew Simonet

Episodes and Academe: Avalanche

Lynn Matluck Brooks

How do dance profs -admittedly odd birds in academe- engage in research? Lots of ways.

Editor’s Note: Changing Course

Lisa Kraus

Grab bags, "From the Studio" features, book reviews and more on the horizon from TD.

Photo: Megan Bridge

From the Studio: Experimentation and Process

Megan Bridge

I call my work both “experimental” and “process based.” Being in the studio allows me to confront those monikers and try to figure out what they mean.

Photo: David Mielcarek

Tango, Day and Night, Night and Day: 2nd Philadelphia Tango Festival

Carolyn Merritt

Four days of dancing in Northern Liberties, through the eyes of a local tango dancer.

Photo courtesy of Kelly Strayhorn Theater

anonymous bodies & fidget: discUS.

Debbie Shapiro

We’d both attended open rehearsals as well as the show, and the extended meditation on process had us thinking about elements and strategies of performance.