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Kalila Kingsford Smith

Careers in The Dance Biz: What Is Your Startup Story?

With my newly formed dance business mindset I’m curious to know what your startup story is.
September 3, 2013
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Collisions in Time: Reflections on PIFA

Is PIFA’s goal to support local artists, or is it to increase audience attraction to Philadelphia?
May 28, 2013
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Let’s Just SHUT UP & DANCE Already!

Shut Up & Dance has seen twenty-one years gone by, generations passing through its midst.
April 1, 2013
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The Power of Two

Body Against Body: It’s a title that implies intimacy and comfort, but also danger and conflict.
March 1, 2013
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Tango Nuevo: What Is “Authentic” Tango Anyway?

A wonderfully engaging ethnography, Tango Nuevo guides us on a journey...
January 24, 2013
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Peek-A-Boo! Splits, Kicks, and Tassels

These dancers carried the audience to a different world, where clothes are removed with a glint of irony that says, “You can look but you can’t touch.”
December 23, 2012
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SHARPening the Focus

I felt my focus SHARPen as I was pulled into each piece.
November 29, 2012
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