Reviews

Photo: Kevin Monko

Body Politics Meet Mirth, Mayhem, and Mashups in Bang

Megan Bridge

Clowning at its finest, and terrifically funny... Bang’s “meaning” was ultimately drowned out by mirth, mayhem, and mashups.

Photo: Randl Bye

Double Vision: Dancefusion at the Philly Fringe

Lynn Matluck Brooks

The clarity of the movement’s attack and its clear lines and arcs in gestures, body shapes, and pathways reminded me of the power of classic modern dance in its search for expression of the universal...

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RUB(bing me the wrong way)

Carolyn Merritt

One song in the evening’s soundtrack plugged “the more you drink, the better we look,” but honestly, these girls didn’t need any help here...

Get to Go Together

Kirsten Kaschock
Photo: Susan Rethorst

Choreographic Thinking: Practical Philosophy for Dance

Megan Bridge

In her new book, Susan Rethorst asks dance-makers to enter the philosophical realm.

Photo Credit: Robert Eticheverry

Everyone’s Dancing in “Le Grand Continental”

Jonathan Stein

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!"

Photo: Rennie Harris Puremovement

My Profound Experience at Illadelph

Annie Wilson

After a mere five classes at the 2012 Illadelph Festival produced by Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM), I am in love with hip-hop. I am not entirely surprised.

Photo: The Rock School

Three Little Men and Me at the Mann

Kirsten Kaschock

Three boys and their mom review free children's programming at the Mann Center.

Photo: Nicholas Burnham

Inside an Old Queen’s Head

Kilian Kröll

I thought I had landed at a piano lounge in Philadelphia’s historic gayborhood.

Photo: Lindsay Browning

Fort Blossom Revisited, Again

Kilian Kröll

Sometimes a piece of art stays with you--and you are not satisfied until you articulate why it has.