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Six young dancers stand in profile, all facing right, under bloodred stagelights. They balance on their right foot, while holding their bent left leg with their left hand behind them. Their right arms are extended in front of them, their palms flexed, as if threy are saying "stop."
Photo: Steven Pisano

Donald Byrd’s Five Alarm Dance

Brendan McCall

Donald Byrd sounds the alarm in his latest work connecting 9/11 to the crises of our current moment.

Photo credit: Alexander Diaz

A body/ a response

Ellen Miller

A dancer inspires a filmmaker, and a filmmaker inspires a poet.

Photo: Mike Hurwitz

Director’s Cut: from the lens of Kun-Yang Lin

Anito Gavino

Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers emerges from the pandemic with new works reconnecting to breath and nature.

Photo: Johanna Austin

Being Moved: Honoring Manfred Fischbeck (1940-2021)

Megan Bridge

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

Photo: Bob Sweeny

Putting the Pandemic into Words

Darcy Grabenstein

What do writers do during the pandemic? They take online writing workshops, of course.

Photo: Terrell Halsey

Staff Tackle Culture and Policy at the Performance Garage

Kristen Shahverdian

Given the reckoning around race and the recent #MeToo movement, I expected more response from dance leaders and dancers.

Photo: Aidan Un

Staying Passionate About Dance

Kristi Yeung

Flamenco company Pasión y Arte turns to sevillana to stay connected.

Photo: EMPAC

Coming Undone and Becoming Again

Emma Cohen

The shape-shifting American Chameleon navigates grief with care.

Screenshot: Annielille "Ani" Gavino

Fringe Festival Brings Kangaroo Zulu Dancers to the Virtual Stage

Anito Gavino

The performers break down the barriers of inequality, highlighting our shared humanity.

Photo: Take It Away Dance

A Cadence for the Calm

Whitney Weinstein

Take It Away Dance joins with The Jazz Tap Quintet for an afternoon of tap and music.