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Photo: Nuha Maharoof

Dancers, Let’s Talk Palestine Part 2: Ignorance is Bliss Until It Isn’t

Leila Mire

In acknowledging our past we must also reckon with those we have failed in our pursuit of liberation.

Photo: Leila Mire

Dancers, Let’s Talk Palestine Part 1: Honor the Dancestry

Leila Mire

As artists, our priority should be shifting narratives to resist oppressive regimes.

Cinematography by Nia Benjamin and Reese Castaldi

Do you want a Gusher?… my favorite color is William

Lu Donovan

(Ex)lovers Red Ruby Girl and Batty Boo navigate a sudden reunion in Ninth Planet’s Honey Honey.

Photo: Philadelphia Museum of Art

Senga Nengudi Dances with Impermanence

Jonathan Stein

Nengudi’s inventive mix of sculpture and performance defies categorization, inviting interaction and dialogue with the viewer

Photo: Courtesy of J. Bouey Dance Projects

J. Bouey’s Chiron in Leo Reminds Us to Check on the Children

Caitlin Green

Systemic racism and cisheteropatriarchy intertwine in this story, contributing more labored stakes in this game than meet the

Photo: Jacob Bucko

Philadelphia Dance Theatre Breaks Ground With Alumni Performances and a New Venue

Lauren Putty White

It reminded me that art has life even in stillness.

Photo: LaNeshe Miller White

The Painted Bride’s Incubated Artists Take Time to Heal

Maddie Hopfield

This Painted Bride cohort blurs the lines separating community, ritual, and performance.

Photo: Melissa Wu

10,000 Dreams: Celebrating the Abundance of AAPI Vision

Dana Nichols

AAPI choreographers and dancers have the power to redefine not just ballet, but dance altogether.

Photo: Kara Nepomuceno

Loose ribbons

Kara Nepomuceno

A “more socially just future” reaches beyond drastic changes in ballet’s foundations.

Photo: Christopher Ash

Unseen Connections at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Joseph Ahmed

A reimagined Philly dance classic spins webs of connection in the PMA’s New Grit: Art & Philly Now exhibition.