Reviews

Photo: Emma Cohen

Dance Studio Life

Emma Cohen

Melissa Klapper’s new book offers a social history of ballet class in the United States.

Photo: Thomas Eakins, Library Company of Philadelphia

Framed: Six Glimpses of the Body in Motion

Diving into motion, frame by frame.

Photo: Meg Sarachan and Katie Budris

Tapping into Joy

The Lady Hoofers keep tap alive in yet one more time of struggle.

Photo: Jonathan Stein

Fowl Play at the Gershman Y

Jonathan Stein

Seven tiny takes, by tD authors and friends, on da Corte’s re-interpretation of Kaprow’s “Chicken.”

Photographer unknown

A Ballet Biography: Marius Petipa’s Life and Work

At last, a full-length biography of Marius Petipa.

Photo: Alexander Iziliaev

Confronting Ugliness in Ballet’s Beauty

Colin Murray

PAB’s production of La Bayadère stimulates reflection on cultural appropriation.

Photo: Mohan Rao

Connecting Amidst Chaos—PDP presents Dance Up Close

Janna Meiring

The setup amplified each artist's response to the current state of the world.

Photo: Paola Nogueras

A Perfect World?

Carolyn Merritt

Babel explores government intervention in reproductive policy as a strategy for survival.

Photo: Juliana Wall

Home Is When We Breathe Together

Leslie Bush

An intergenerational examination of home.

Photo: Rob Li

Between Clearly and Darkly—A Dance from Leslie Bush

Jonathan Stein

A duet with oneself, physical and virtual.