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  • Reviews

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...

  • Letters to Editor

Denby Gets Drunk?

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

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  • Interviews, News

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.

  • thINKpieces

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

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  • News

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.

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  • Reviews

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.

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  • Reviews

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?

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  • News

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.

  • Public Square

PS #2: Dance Language

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  • Reviews

“Two Hands” from Hua Hua Zhang’s Visual Expressions

Peter Price

Hua Hua Zhang's Visual Expressions blended puppet arts, dance, music and theater in "Two Hands," creating uneasy fusions.