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