Articles
I think not, I think not, I think not
Three distinct versions of the same Deborah Hay solo were performed by three Philadelphia artists.
November 28, 2012
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Lynching and Love
The audience’s first responses: “Celebration. Bearing witness. Transparency. Shadows. Remembering. Nooses dropping. Acceptance. Pain. Repetition. Awesome.”
November 21, 2012
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Bumping Up Against BalletX
In one night I witnessed the work of six aesthetically different artists and groups, some of whom had almost nothing to do with the others.
November 17, 2012
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May I Have This Dance, By Chance?
I chance upon pieces dancing around the Bride: Cage’s neat scores, Duchamp’s nudes descending shattered large glasses, Cunningham’s reeling dances.
November 17, 2012
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The Royal Drummers and Dancers of Burundi: A Lesson On and Off the Stage
Representing difference, they give us new information about Africa and its many traditions.
November 15, 2012
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Step It Up
Grace, attitude and ferocity in technique was balanced by big presence and a real joy in performing that I’d almost forgotten was possible.
November 14, 2012
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In Conversation with Merián Soto
A discussion with Soto on her influences and interests, on teaching improvisation and the possibilities of the body.
November 4, 2012
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