Reviews

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  • Reviews

Conversations with queer ancestors

Kristen Shahverdian

The conflict and the sorrow in acknowledging eir ancestors' truths reverberates after the play's end.

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  • Reviews

Honoring Truth in a Black Existence

Lauren Putty White

A journey of defining what it means to be Black as self and as community.

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  • Interviews, Reviews

You’re a Guest Here Too

nikolai mckenzie ben rema

An interview with Cinder Kuss reveals a cauldron of boiling emotions.

Cinematography by Nia Benjamin and Reese Castaldi
  • Reviews

Do you want a Gusher?… my favorite color is William

Lu Donovan

(Ex)lovers Red Ruby Girl and Batty Boo navigate a sudden reunion in Ninth Planet’s Honey Honey.

Photo: Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Reviews

Senga Nengudi Dances with Impermanence

Jonathan Stein

Nengudi’s inventive mix of sculpture and performance defies categorization, inviting interaction and dialogue with the viewer

Photo: Courtesy of J. Bouey Dance Projects
  • Reviews

J. Bouey’s Chiron in Leo Reminds Us to Check on the Children

Caitlin Green

Systemic racism and cisheteropatriarchy intertwine in this story, contributing more labored stakes in this game than meet the

Photo: Jacob Bucko
  • Reviews

Philadelphia Dance Theatre Breaks Ground With Alumni Performances and a New Venue

Lauren Putty White

It reminded me that art has life even in stillness.

Photo: LaNeshe Miller White
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The Painted Bride’s Incubated Artists Take Time to Heal

Maddie Hopfield

This Painted Bride cohort blurs the lines separating community, ritual, and performance.

Photo: Melissa Wu
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10,000 Dreams: Celebrating the Abundance of AAPI Vision

Dana Nichols

AAPI choreographers and dancers have the power to redefine not just ballet, but dance altogether.

Photo: Christopher Ash
  • Reviews

Unseen Connections at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Joseph Ahmed

A reimagined Philly dance classic spins webs of connection in the PMA’s New Grit: Art & Philly Now exhibition.