June 26, 2020
In April, I wrote of my conversations with tango dancers and friends about how
Articles written by Carolyn Merritt
Call for Submissions: Confinement Dance Photo Essay Series
April 17, 2020
We invite dancers and movement artists to submit photos and
March 1, 2020
Theatre Philadelphia and thINKingDANCE continue our partnership, begun in 2018, bringing
September 13, 2019
Eight bounding valentines in pink and red mini-skirts, maroon and
Marie Geneviève Van Goethem, aka “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen”
July 9, 2019
Born June 7, 1865, in the then-slum of Montmartre, Paris,
Tango’s New Golden Age: Highlights of the 2019 Philadelphia Tango Fest
May 14, 2019
The Philadelphia Argentine Tango School presents its ninth festival on
Teaming Up: tD and Mighty Writers
April 28, 2018
This spring, we at thINKingDANCE [tD] piloted our first youth
The Geography Trilogy Screening
March 9, 2018
You could slow roast pig bottom to tender, fall-off-the-bone perfection,
Christine Cox on A New Home for BalletX
February 1, 2018
I recently sat down with Christine Cox, Artistic and Executive
choreoBASH is a Smashing Success!
November 21, 2017
What do you get when you combine Philadelphia’s dance community,
thINKingDANCE Partners with Artblog on the 2017 New Art Writing Challenge
November 21, 2017
thINKingDANCE recently partnered with local online publications Artblog, Curate This,
Memory, Identity, Fragmented Masculinity
October 20, 2017
Friday, 5:25pm: Savasana. “Let go of memory, identity.
Extreme Physicality: An Interview with Abby Zbikowski
May 10, 2017
Carolyn Merritt chats with Abby Zbikowski, director of Abby Z
A Newcomer’s Guide to Watching Dance. You’re already an expert. Yes. Really. You.
September 5, 2016
This article originally appeared in TDF Stages and is reprinted with kind
Arts Writing Bootcamp: The National Critics Institute
August 21, 2016
What role do ethics play in arts writing? Does the
Life Lines: Ally at the Fabric Workshop and Museum
June 15, 2016
Carolyn Merritt responds to the three performance events included in Ally at
February 25, 2015
1. Tick tock clocks, jangling bells, and disparate piano notes
Hold it, control: 12 Questions and Answers
December 8, 2014
In this experimental take on a review, in response to
May 16, 2014
In the midst of Pennsylvania Ballet’s celebratory 50th year, Artistic Director
November 18, 2013
Black marley bifurcates the white room, lined by chairs on
October 28, 2013
Seductive. Sultry. Intense. Visceral. Passionate. Electrifying. Sensual. Hot. Heady. Raw.
September 15, 2013
Shiloh Baptist Church, an architectural and historical treasure, lies on
A Different Kind of Viewing: Susan Rethorst’s “Day of Dance”
March 12, 2013
208 East Broadway The women inhabit the space much like
There is a Season: Eleone’s Carols in Color
January 7, 2013
The concert began with a moment of silence. While many had
Anarchic Harmony: Cage’s Song Books
October 26, 2012
What if the creator’s role was to release into the
Poverty Amidst Plenty for Philadelphia’s Dance Adjuncts
August 16, 2012
Esteemed scholar Susan Foster recently dubbed Philadelphia the nation’s “dance
Meet the Writers: Carolyn Merritt
July 15, 2012
“Good writing…”reminds us that we are not alone. “Good dance…..”leaves
Tango, Day and Night, Night and Day: 2nd Philadelphia Tango Festival
June 14, 2012
Reflecting on the meaning of homeland, Milan Kundera contends that
Real life or fantasy? An afternoon at thefidget space
May 4, 2012
It began before it started. The windowless foyer flipped time;
