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Jonathan Stein
Critics' Conversation: Lionel Popkin’s "Ruth Doesn’t Live Here Anymore"
Popkin questions St. Denis' cultural appropriations with wit and bite. Jonathan Stein and Lisa Kraus discuss.
April 2, 2013
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Dance Incubators, ‘Torture’ and New Dance
Three choreographers show their work from the Susan Hess Modern Dance Choreographers Project.
December 8, 2012
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Spirits in an Industrial Space
The weightedness of bodies in 'Hoist,' either in motion or at rest, was the strongest metaphorical connection to an industrial past of physical labor and heavy machinery.
September 25, 2012
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Revealing Neighborhood Mysteries and Artistries
Lea Bostick, vetted for "This Town is a Mystery," was asked by Andrew Simonet if her family members were shy. She said, “Shy was the only gene they didn’t have.”
September 18, 2012
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Everyone’s Dancing in "Le Grand Continental"
The post-moderns not only asked “what is dance?” but also “who can or should the dancer be?”. The latter question will soon receive the resounding answer--“Everyone!"
September 1, 2012
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Excavating The Past And Future
Anne-Marie Mulgrew’s latest work continues her 25-year Philadelphia dance legacy of whimsical landscapes and stages inhabited with charm and panache.
May 23, 2012
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The Challenge of Embodying Saudade
Sometimes titles raise expectations that are not always realized in the actual performance.
May 17, 2012
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