Reviews

Photo: Jacob Bucko

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

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

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

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.

Photo: Celine Asril

The Future of CI: Part Two – Potentials

Nadia Khayrallah

Despite the form’s inequities, many continue to find radical potential in Contact Improvisation

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Never Running Out of More

nikolai mckenzie ben rema

#disposableincome…what’s debt anyway, ammiright?!

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The World Will Never be The Same: Merián Soto’s Spirals of Connection

Lydia Platón Lázaro

The performance spoke to the circularity of return

Photo: Sze-Wei Chan

The Future of CI: Part One – Critique and Questioning

Nadia Khayrallah

Earthdance’s conference unpacks the myth of the universal body in contact improvisation

Photo: Anthony Dean

Tyner and Timmons: Keeping the Jazz Legacy Alive

Lauren Putty White

This moment captured the meaning behind rhythm in Jazz: constance, lineage, and ongoing journey.

Photo: Rob Li

Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming of Dance

Joseph Ahmed

Dream Chapters welcomes outdoor performance with a personal vibe and six dynamic solos.