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A white female dancer moves in a bright green pasture, framed by a vibrant blue sky. Some trees and housing are behind her in the distance. Around her, an abstract circle frames her as she leans over her shoulder, with arms floating out to the side. Within this frame she appears fragments, with fingers and palms floating detached from her body.
Photo: Nikki Weems
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Just wait. It will become something new.

Megan Mizanty

When your ancestors share their stories after death, how do you answer?

Two dancers are intertwined, reaching upwards with their arm while in a lunge. Behind them, two other duets of dancers are intertwined making similar reaching shapes. The lighting is dim and warm, and the dancers wear multicolored pedestrian clothing. They are soft, with open palms and gently bent arms.
Photo: Owen Burnham
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Staring Back at You

Rachel DeForrest Repinz

“Where the Violets Bloom” illuminates stories of queer love, joy, violence, and community.

: A dancer in a black three-piece suit looks up as their fake ponytail - attached to a hat - swings up to the ceiling.
Photo: Pep Casadevall
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Fever Dream of a Shapeshifter

Megan Mizanty

Vanessa Kamp contains multitudes.

A group of dancers wearing all black with old-fashioned wartime helmets pile over one another, leaning onto each other with eyes tensely closed. A red light encapsulates the space, as large black spikes climb upwards along the back wall.
Photo: Andrea Mecchi
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earth as a woman’s body

desire amaiya

on the frontlines in France, there is an innocence as they talk about war.

Five people wearing blond wigs and dark-rimmed glasses stand around a couch, where another person lies, relaxed and singing. They’re on a brightly lit stage and wear loose, comfortable, bright clothing.
photo: Eli Eisenstein
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We need to talk (and sing)

Megan Mizanty

A breakup as richly layered as vanilla soft serve

A dancer covered in a bright array of tulle looks downward. The tulle fabric bellows around her covered lower half. Her shadow looms large behind her.
Photo: Taylor Jones
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Cracking Open and Spilling Out

Megan Mizanty

What happens when the juice dries up?

Two people look at an ipad with virtual reality images. Their backs are facing the camera and the person on the left wears a green hat, long locs, and a red shirt. The person on the right wears a black shirt and glasses.
Photo: Lori Waselchuk
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A Housewarming in a Magic Garden with Biscuits and Hibiscus

Caitlin Green

The space left room for us to take our time there, ease in, and stay awhile.

A blurred image of a body in motion and in the air. The body is wrapped in a white fabric (potentially a bathrobe) and bent in a V-shape as if falling onto the bed beneath. Tossed fabrics above them are brown, baby blue, grey, and white - possibly other clothes. The bed is made but rumpled and evokes a hotel room.
Photo: Erin Walker
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In endings, beginnings; in presence, healing

Ellen Miller

Moving through grief

Movement Research at the Judson Church. In the foreground, Jungwoong Kim kneels. They are sitting back on their heels with their palms resting on their thighs. They wear black pants and a red sleeveless top. In the background of the church, another dancer, out of focus, walks behind the kneeling dancer. They wear a purple jacket. Neither dancer’s face is turned towards the camera; they both look away in opposite directions.
Photo: Rachel Keane
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Sound takes us back: an exploration of audio memories

Ellen Miller

Sound memories connect performers and audience members.

The poster of the Full Circle features portraits of the four choreographers, from left to right, Meredith Rainey, Weiwei Ma, Dr. yaTande Whitney V. Hunter, and Dana Williams.
Photo: Performance Garage
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A Cross-Cultural Encounter: DanceVisions’ Full Circle

Ziying Cui

Four choreographers showcase the diversity and inclusivity of Philadelphia’s contemporary dance scene.