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Photo: Alexander Izilaev

Rio Retires; Two Ballerinas Talk

Julie Diana

On the eve of her retirement, PA Ballet principal Riolama Lorenzo spoke with Julie Diana about her life on and off the stage.

PS #10: Dance is for Lovers

Meet the Writers: Anna Drozdowski

Anna Drozdowski
Photo: Lindsay Browning

But I Was Invited

Debbie Shapiro

I was peering into the window of a stranger’s bedroom from the outside. The world of Lesya Popil’s Uninvited Guest was mostly private, and exposed.

Spectacle at the Center of RubberbanDance’s Latest

Jim Rutter

In his Poetics, Aristotle derided spectacle as the least important artistic aspect of a performance. RubberbanDance Group’s Gravity of Center shows that sometimes, spectacle’s all you’ve got.

photo: Stephanie Berger

Merce: Awesome!

Annie Wilson

A young choreographer considers an artist who continues to inspire wonder, fear, and reverence.

Resolution: Move More

Kirsten Kaschock

Despite the pressures of work and family, and some debilitating injuries, writer Kirsten Kaschock found plenty of accommodating and inspiring dance classes in Philadelphia.

Photo: Hiel Reinout

Something From Nothing: Eleanor Bauer at Christ Church Neighborhood House Theater

R. Eric Thomas

A carefully calibrated explosion of grandiosity, Bauer’s solo is a study of opposing forces in collaboration.

Photo: David Brick

Dancing Around Dramaturgy (an exploration)

Debbie Shapiro

...I believe that that’s what dance-makers strive to do: to tell us something about our culture, about ourselves.

Meet the Writers: Kirsten Kaschock

Kirsten Kaschock