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The Joy of Movement with Anna Halprin and Group Motion

Lisa Kraus

Picture an old woman painted white, hair matted with straw, folded into a hollowed-out spot of earth with grasses waving above. She moves glacially...

Photo: Bill Herbert

Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble

Kariamu Welsh

Classical modern dance with a bit of sass.

photo: C.T. Satyagit

Tradition and Transcendence: An Evening with Shantala Shivalingappa

Carolyn Merritt

Born in India and raised in Paris, this “child of the east and west” has been hailed by critics for transcending culture...

Denby Gets Drunk?

Veteran dance writer and Philadelphia native Mindy Aloff "put[s] right a couple of things" regarding the late great Edwin Denby.

Photo: Gabriel Bienczycki

The X-Factor

Julie Diana

PA Ballet Principal Julie Diana talks with Christine Cox, Artistic Director of Ballet X, about getting the company up and running.

On working with Lucinda Childs, a choreographer whose work endures

Megan Bridge

How is it to dance Lucinda Child’s demanding minimalist work? TD writer Megan Bridge fills us in in advance of the November 1

Photo: thefidget

Experimental Actions at thefidget

Peter Price

We invited TD writer Peter Price to share his insider’s point of view on upcoming performances at the space he co-directs with Megan Bridge, also a TD writer.

Photo: Lois Greenfield

Philadanco Packs a Punch

Julie Diana

The dancer started swinging his hips to the beat, then turned to face the audience and flashed a “Let’s do this!” smile that was to mark the vivacious tone of the evening.

Photo: Bill Hebert

Planting Seeds and Dissecting Selves

Laura Vriend

What happens when our curious drive to pick things apart and classify becomes a science of obsessive madness?

Photo: Anna Drozdowski

The Art of Articulate Economy

Annie Wilson

I think the gold of the TD project is the opportunity to understand our personal and shared ideologies about dance and performance.