Reviews

Photo by Alexander Iziliaev

What Makes Ballet Contemporary?

Annie Wilson

The opening night of BalletX's Fall Series 2011 provoked curiosity in me about what defines a ballet as contemporary.

Photo: Monica Lyons Jones

Many Feet, One Step: Kùlú Mèlé Leads a Journey

R. Eric Thomas

An evening of dance that dazzled, astounded and—above all—emphasized the enduring power of community.

Photo: Alex Escalante

Seen & Heard: The Remix

Beau Hancock

A picture of Seen & Heard that moves beyond the impressions generated by the four authors whose words are reconfigured here, to a thickly textured remembrance.

Photo: Jeff Busby

Pulling Strings: Chunky Move’s Connected

Lynn Matluck Brooks

A light-filled mobile, electronic music, patches of light, and five performers who dance, speak, act, and finish the mobile’s assemblage – all weave integrally into the work’s fabric.

Photo: Steven Gunther

Lionel Popkin and Gabrielle Revlock at the Performance Garage

Jonathan Stein

The declarative title of Lionel Popkin's "There Is An Elephant In This Dance" cued us to look for a pachyderm. But "Aida" it ain't.

Liz Goldberg

It’s the Stringing It Together That Counts: Philadelphia Dance Projects Motion Pictures Shorts Fest 2011

Christina Gesualdi

Philadelphia Dance Projects presented Shorts Fest, wildly different dance films, for this year’s 10th annual Motion Pictures series.

The Joy of Movement with Anna Halprin and Group Motion

Lisa Kraus

Picture an old woman painted white, hair matted with straw, folded into a hollowed-out spot of earth with grasses waving above. She moves glacially...

Photo: Bill Herbert

Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble

Kariamu Welsh

Classical modern dance with a bit of sass.

photo: C.T. Satyagit

Tradition and Transcendence: An Evening with Shantala Shivalingappa

Carolyn Merritt

Born in India and raised in Paris, this “child of the east and west” has been hailed by critics for transcending culture...

Photo: Lois Greenfield

Philadanco Packs a Punch

Julie Diana

The dancer started swinging his hips to the beat, then turned to face the audience and flashed a “Let’s do this!” smile that was to mark the vivacious tone of the evening.