Reviews

Photo: Nir Arieli

The Politics of Our Comfort

Emilee Lord
Appalachian Dance by John Lewis Krimmel

The Whitewashing of Appalachian Music & Dance

Darcy Grabenstein

From music of the enslaved to modern square dancing, we’ve come full circle.

Photo: The Wilma Theater

The Floor Wipers: A Comedy’s Call for Action

Lauren Putty White

With masks on, mops in hand, and opinions to share, this duo takes us on a journey of being a brown, working-class female.

Photo: Icebox Projects Space.

EQUATORS’ Climate Change Terror

Jonathan Stein

Brown skinned arms slowly stretch across and into the surface of melting ice.

Photo: Jacobo Calvo

Intrepid: Complexions Contemporary Ballet Dances Freedom

Dana Nichols

Rhoden’s choreography is laced with an edge of sweaty, carefree sexuality.

Photo: April Rose

Time Transforming Truth

Miryam Coppersmith

Sincerity Project #4 didn’t feel like a departure from the first three, but the continuation of a Big-Bang-like expansion.

Leave It To Me Photography

Sharp Dance Company: The Other Side is Looking Bright

Lauren Putty White

Grounded stomping of the feet, rib cage thrusts and pelvic distortions really displayed the body in a mesmerizing way and dre

photo by Rebecca Davis

Find Have Remember Lose Keep

Emilee Lord

This is not a book, it’s an act.

Photo: Rob Li

30 Years and a Pandemic Later, Roni Koresh Still Has Hope

Darcy Grabenstein

Koresh Dance Company mourns the pandemic and celebrates 30 years of dance in Philly.

Photo: courtesy of JUNK

Cabaret Meets Outdoor Queer Dance Party in RUB HARDER

Karl Surkan

Jasmine Zieroff brings choreographed eroticism to the Fringe