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Photo: Johanna Austin

Being Moved: Honoring Manfred Fischbeck (1940-2021)

Megan Bridge

Manfred Fischbeck left an indelible mark on the Philadelphia dance scene.

Photo: Erik Carter and courtesy of thomas defrantz

thomas defrantz and Jaamil Olawale Kosoko at Moving Bodies, Social Justice

Kara Nepomuceno

“What a thing, to have a technology available that registers feeling as an achievement.”

Introducing Our New Writers

Kalila Kingsford Smith
Photo: Richard Fleischman

Finding Collective Genius between Earth and Ice

Nadia Khayrallah

The directors of Brownbody discuss honoring the collective and centering Blackness—on the ice.

Photo: Ryan Walter Wagner

Navigating Conflict Through Bharata Natyam

Kara Nepomuceno

How do bharata natyam artists navigate conditions of globalization and conflict, even as they advocate for peace?

Nicole Bindler

Intentional Reemergence: dreaming the aftertime

Nicole Bindler

I realize that being in a community takes practice, and I am out of practice.

Photo: Leila Mire

A “Life in Dance” or a White Lie

Leila Mire

For POC dancers, “success” in elite institutions demands compliance above all else.

Photo: Sanchel Brown

Home is underneath your feet

Anito Gavino

Her dance journey from Baltimore to New Orleans to Senegal showed her burning desire to trace her own lineage.

Photo: Kenwyn Samuel and Hook & Loop

VISIBILITYtalks: Hook & Loop

Kenwyn Samuel

First in a series of video conversations in collaboration with Philadelphia-area artists on the Disability Spectrum.

Photo: Bill Hebert

Improvisation in the Virtual Frame

Emilee Lord

From her hometown of Sofia, Bulgaria, Stoyanova led an international group of dancers through her improvisational practice.