Reviews

Photo: Mark Garvin

Mayhem and Laughter at People’s Light

Kristen Shahverdian

A Christmas Panto created a community for an afternoon and a chance to celebrate each other.

Photo: Vikki Sloviter

BalletX Reflects on Loneliness, Hope, and the Holidays

Christina Catanese

A Nutcracker-alternative, holiday-inspired dance, perfect for anyone who has ever felt isolated by holiday cheer.

Photo: Stephanie Ramones

Sculptural Lines Straight Out of Chi Town

Kat J. Sullivan

Amid syncopated contemporary dance, Haun’s Chicago-based company offers a welcome respite of non-narrative, sculptural lines.

Photo: Shanel Edwards

Locating Black Liberation Through Time and Space

L. Graciella Maiolatesi

These artists investigate how Black individuals center justice in their work, and by doing so, commit to locating and living

Photo: James Claiborne

Dixon Gottschild’s Aunt Jemima, Out of Place

Barbora Příhodová

Performative lecture calls for black liberation.

Photo: Thomas Bouchard

Miss Hill: Creating the Dancers of the 21st Century

Kristen Shahverdian

Miss Martha Hill, a little-known powerhouse behind the scenes of modern dance, makes dance matter in Greg Vander Veer’s film.

Dance, Reanimated on the Page

Emma Cohen

Annie-B Parson’s recent book weaves the detritus of past performances into a newly generative artifact.

Photo: Alexander Iziliaev

Contemporary in-the-Works at PA Ballet’s World Premieres

Colin Murray

Pennsylvania Ballet’s World Premieres showcases three new atmospheric works.

Photo: Carlos Avendano

Voguing Your Way to Yourself

Kristi Yeung

Come as You Are: Sublime Movement Workshop taught the basics of voguing and dancing to express yourself.

Photo: Pablo Meninato

United States of Urgency: Migrant Bodies on the Move

L. Graciella Maiolatesi

Cardell Dance Theater successfully illustrates immigrant journeys, simultaneously humanizing migrant bodies.