Headlong Dance Theater

Photo: Jonathan Stein

Animal and Gender Fluidity in Headlong’s ‘Horse Woman’ at the Barnes

Jonathan Stein

Insights into Laurencin's beguiling enchantments and sensuous visions.

Photo: Bill Herbert

Careers in the Dance Biz: Financially Literate in an Artistic World

Kalila Kingsford Smith

Continuing her series on navigating the “business” of dance, Kalila Kingsford Smith interviews Amy Smith, Co-Founder and Finance Director of Headlong Dance Theatre.

Photo: Andrew Simonet

Revealing Neighborhood Mysteries and Artistries

Jonathan Stein

Lea Bostick, vetted for "This Town is a Mystery," was asked by Andrew Simonet if her family members were shy. She said, “Shy was the only gene they didn’t have.”

Photo: Andrew Simonet

Our House, In The Middle Of The Street

Kilian Kröll

Headlong and the Aryadareis created a “third space” that honors both performers and guests as fully human and undoubtedly welcome.

Photo: Jacques-Jean Tiziou

In 1993, When We Felt Free

Kilian Kröll

Two decades and 40 dances into their career, the darlings of Philly’s theatrical dance world in the 1990s and 2000s have arrived at a point of mid-life reflection.

Photo: JJ Tiziou

Bittersweet Desire: K. Elizabeth Stevens Works With Headlong

Christina Gesualdi

Headlong returns to making and performing in a work together. K. Elizabeth Stevens directs this work, Desire, but confesses: "I've never made a dance before.”

Photo: David Brick

Dancing Around Dramaturgy (an exploration)

Debbie Shapiro

...I believe that that’s what dance-makers strive to do: to tell us something about our culture, about ourselves.

Photo: Alex Escalante

Seen & Heard: The Remix

Beau Hancock

A picture of Seen & Heard that moves beyond the impressions generated by the four authors whose words are reconfigured here, to a thickly textured remembrance.

Photo: Jason Chen

“Last Monday” Highlights Diverse and Playful Local Work

Amelia Longo

“Last Monday” at Broad Street Ministry, interwove dance, music, and poetry...into a program of five fun and absurd...experiments.