
From the burst-into-the-crowd pre-show to the buffet and talkback following
From the burst-into-the-crowd pre-show to the buffet and talkback following
2025 Open Call for New tD Writers (Now Closed)
Deadline Extended to February 15th! thINKingDANCE is seeking 10-15 new
A Living Archive of Time: Sincerity Project #5
“Pillow!” shouts Benjamin Camp, looking like a gym teacher overseeing
thINKingDANCE hosts in-person events, 2024
Join thINKingDANCE for a series of exciting in person events
Existing in a Trapped World: A Write Back Atcha
Sometimes the performers give you questions to ponder beforehand, and
Sister Bitch Intensity: A Write Back Atcha
Yank, pull, force, fall, smack, waltz, swirl, wrench, toss, thrash,
A Presence that is Unquestionable
“I wasn’t Black enough, but if I was fully Black,
thINKingDANCE Partners with Cannonball Festival 2022
This year, Cannonball Festival and thINKingDANCE join forces to encourage audiences and
Collection: tD Considers Consent
My interest in documenting issues of consent in performance goes
Theatre Philadelphia and thINKingDANCE continue our partnership, begun in 2018, bringing coverage and
“It’s just important everyone has the paperwork before we start.”
Mary Overlie: Near, Far, and Infinite Presence
Mary Overlie is a performer and choreographer, the originator of The
Mary Overlie: Original Anarchist
“One who is directly connected with nature and needs no
POSTPONED: Join thINKingDANCE for a Virtual Write Back Atcha
*Note: In respect for those protesting and mourning, thINKingDANCE postponed
Theatre Philadelphia and thINKingDANCE continue our partnership, begun in 2018, bringing
Hello! Welcome to the Bubble, sponsored by Dr. Zizmor™. It’s a
Not a Ballet, but a Labor of Love
Down the cracked and narrow sidewalk of Grays Ave, up
Joan Myers Brown, founder of PHILADANCO, introduces Choreographers on the Move from
Reflections from the Philadelphia Museum of Dance
Our correspondents describe what stuck with them most during the
Four people in a wary dance—Lyons and Tigers’ Proceed with Caution—watch
Interview with the Fear Snuggler
Bitten, ass-slapped, manhandled into lifts; many Contact Improvisation (CI) dancers
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Miryam Coppersmith is a performance artist, writer and educator who aims to create spaces for transformation for her collaborators, audience, and greater community. She currently serves as the Executive Director for thINKingDANCE.
Miryam Coppersmith is a performance artist, writer, and educator who aims to create spaces for transformation for her collaborators, audience, and greater community. She creates with movement, speech, and sound coming from her body, drawing on training in Contact Improvisation, Six Viewpoints, theater, song, Black American social dance, and other influences. She is also a skilled Yiddish dance leader, having trained under master teacher Steve Weintraub, and has taught workshops across the country. Miryam’s solo dance/theater piece Mirele Lernt Zich Yiddish premiered in Cannonball Festival 2023 and was hailed a “must-see performance” by The Dance Journal. She has performed with the Six Viewpoints Institute, Vervet Dance, Olivia Brown, Janna Meiring, Theatre Ariel, and others. As an arts administrator and community organizer, she has worked with The Naked Stark, Leah Stein Dance Company, Contact Improvisation Philly, Shtetl Philly, and Powerhouse Blues. Learn more.