Reviews

Photo: Paula Court

Thoughts about Steve Paxton on viewing four of his dances at Dia:Beacon

Lisa Kraus

Over time the body becomes less able in some ways but more eloquent in others.

Photo: Panayiotis Sinnos

An Unconventional Balance

Whitney Weinstein

Delicate execution of movement by extremely muscular bodies, athletic but thoughtful choreography, the scramble of gender role expectations.

Photo: Bas Slabbers for Adventure Aquarium

Underwater Superstars

Becca Weber

The siren song of mermaids in the Philly Dance community: the popularity of these mavens-of-the-deep can’t be denied.

Photo: Judith Stein

Le Roy Lets 16 Retrospectives Bloom at PS1

Jonathan Stein

During three hours as a visitor to Retrospective I was swept into the individual retrospectives of several of the dancers.

Xavier Le Roy’s Avant Retrospective

Jonathan Stein

When I walked into choreographer Xavier Le Roy’s Retrospective at MoMA PS1 there seemed to be nothing happening.

Photo: Andy Vernon-Jones

Loosely Bound Thunder

Ellen Chenoweth

Rather than performing as dancers or musicians, each cast member became a truly hybrid cross, moving and sounding at the same time throughout the piece.

Photo: Bill Hebert

Inhal(In)g Philadelphia!

Gregory King

What makes the InHale Performance Series a success is the nurturing community it offers to emerging and established artists.

Photo: Jean Luc Tanghe

Re: Rosas*

Rosas is a trial of endurance, sure, but like any great challenge with substance at its core, it rewards: you emerge changed.

Photo: Robin Barnes

Ugly Numbers Part III: The Dance Apocalypse

Nicole Bindler

The final installment of Ugly Numbers, a three-part investigation on gender inequity in contemporary American dance.

Photo: Anna Lee Campbell

Petals on a wet, black bough

Kirsten Kaschock

Eiko in performance — painted a near white, her slight frame and its minimal gestures sometimes unbearably sorrowful — does not appear to have the fortitude to take care of us. Still, I think she is doing just that.