Reviews

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.

Photo: Bill Hebert

Planting Seeds and Dissecting Selves

Laura Vriend

What happens when our curious drive to pick things apart and classify becomes a science of obsessive madness?

Photo: Bart. P. Roccoberton, Jr.

“Two Hands” from Hua Hua Zhang’s Visual Expressions

Peter Price

Hua Hua Zhang's Visual Expressions blended puppet arts, dance, music and theater in "Two Hands," creating uneasy fusions.

Photo: Bill Hebert

Pain, Pleasure and Pamphlets from SHARP Dance Company

Debbie Shapiro

...integrating such hefty content as mental illness, it helps to spend time immersed in a process of artistic research...

Photo: Jason Chen

“Last Monday” Highlights Diverse and Playful Local Work

Amelia Longo

“Last Monday” at Broad Street Ministry, interwove dance, music, and poetry...into a program of five fun and absurd...experiments.

Photo: Bill Hebert

In “Swan Songs,” Heavy Concept and Lithe Execution

Kilian Kröll

...A thoughtfully curated music selection, spanning time periods and Western genres, set the choreographic bar high...

Photo: Alexander Iziliaev

Russian Ballet Legends

Lynn Matluck Brooks

Pennsylvania Ballet presented a ”Russian Suite” of classical purity, nonstop dynamism and dramatic caricature.

Photo: Johanna Austin

Women With Saying Power: The Requisite Movers

Kirsten Kaschock

The movement artists and choreographers calling themselves The Requisite Movers sat on the stage to field questions.

Photo: Bill Hebert

Wish You Were Here: “Fresh Juice” Serves Up Age Old Questions In A New Vessel

R. Eric Thomas

It was easy to imagine yourself on the stage of the Performance Garage at some point during “Fresh Juice”