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photo: Antoine Tempé

Two Looks, from Twenty

Megan Bridge

Megan Bridge sat down for a screen-to-screen “chat" with Gregory Holt about Trajal Harrell’s "Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church."

Photo: Megan Bridge

Ugly Numbers Part II: Presenters and Dance Artists Respond

Nicole Bindler

Part II of a three-part series on gender inequity in contemporary American dance, featuring analysis of the numbers and interviews.

Project Positive: Breaking the Norm

Ellen Chenoweth

"Ladies, gentlemen give it up for Philadelphia's finest," the MC/dancer said to the police officer approaching to break up the show.

Image: niemanlab.org

Ugly Numbers Part I: Just the Facts

Nicole Bindler

Part I of a three-part series on gender inequity in contemporary American dance investigates the data on gender discrimination in Philadelphia dance presenting.

Photo: Myra Bazell

Cool Dancing in Warm Spaces

Lisa Bardarson

Myra Bazell and Jane Gotch reunite after fifteen years in The Iron Factory's June Presenting Series.

Photo: Paul Masck

Espying Balletic Heights

Lynn Matluck Brooks

On watching American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet in two widely varied programs.

Photo: Andrew Eccles

Valda Setterfield on Dancing, Acting, and Living


Kalila Kingsford Smith

"Being involved in acting has made me ask a lot more questions in dance..."

Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst

Iterations and Investigations: Three Weeks with Gordon, Brecht & Eisler

Megan Bridge

Two TD writers on David Gordon's Philadelphia workshop--"Political Shenanigans: dancing w/ Brecht & Eisler."

Photo: Deepa Colour Lab, Delhi

The Break–A Way to Unite

Becca Weber

Historically, Bharatanatyam has had empty spaces, and it is the duty of a talented dancer to fill the empty spaces. The potential in those breaks is a unifying force across genres.

Photo: Phillip Makanna

Which Way Shall I Take to Leave?

Megan Bridge

Robert Ashley's music sparked the imagination of a range of choreographers, among them Trisha Brown, Steve Paxton and me.