Reviews

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Horrific and Whimsical Dream States

Kristen Shahverdian

Violence, friendship, dreams and celebration at Temple Dance Alumni Showcase.

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On Aging and Endings: Zero to Sixty

Kalila Kingsford Smith

A tribute, a parody, and a look into the past through the lens of ZeroMoving.

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A Ballet Sampler Platter

Christina Catanese

Stars of American Ballet presented a chef’s tasting menu of ballet, with New York City Ballet’s Daniel Ulbricht behind the st

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Facing East Festival Celebrates Eastern Dance Through the Ritual of Practice

Anito Gavino

The dance was an offering, a quiet conversation from the dancer to the divine.

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“Spain” Coming at You in PAB’s Don Q

Colin Murray

Pennsylvania Ballet offers glimmering conceptions of Spain in a series of paintings come to life.

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Make Way for the Lesbian Feminist Killjoys

Maddie Hopfield

Traveling performance like this mobilizes and conjures the LGBTQIA+ community of each city it’s in.

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The School for Temporary Liveness Misses the Mark

Kat J. Sullivan

Perhaps, in a true analogy to a school, I left feeling unsure that I’d learned anything new at all.

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Finding Breath in Our Altars: Reviving Black Bodies

L. Graciella Maiolatesi

Jones, standing behind the podium, echoes Garner’s words, and I can feel the air being sucked from the room.

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Museums in the Performance Mix

PMA’s Friday Remix offered circus, poetry, dance, and music, capped off by a DJ-driven dance party.

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Look Up!

Maddie Hopfield

The easy alignment of the joints, so quintessentially Trisha Brown, dangles unadorned above Center City.