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Lynn Matluck Brooks

Germaine and Rosario: Percussive Languages

These two powerful, petite women dance face to face, side by side, back to back, and, at times, as one another’s shadows.
March 12, 2014
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Poetry, Oppression, and Opera

The dancing of the Antonio Gades Company punctuates Opera Philadelphia's "Ainadamar" with dynamic range.
February 10, 2014
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Episodes of Junk

Luna had a way of making the showy encounters with objects approach poetry, particularly in “The Grid,” a solo with what appeared to be a discarded window frame...
February 5, 2014
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Tap Is the Means — An Interview with Germaine Ingram

Philadelphia tap dancer, choreographer, performance artist and bearer of the city’s tap dance legacy, speaks with TD about her work and philosophy.
January 23, 2014
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Nutcracker Immersion

Three Nutcrackers are brought into the same orbit through their shared theme, Tchaikovsky’s evocative music and the sense of community tradition.
December 24, 2013
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We Were There

PDP hosts an informed look at Susan Rethorst's new work with the dancers of Group Motion.
December 8, 2013
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Even Bugs Can Love

Or so Paul Taylor would have us believe in three of the four dances he presented in his Philadelphia season at the Annenberg.
October 28, 2013
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Surveying the Arts Today: Rocky Ground

Surveys reveal the changing state of arts engagement, preparation, practice, and sustainability.
October 17, 2013
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