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The full cast of Can You Feel It? basks in applause under blue stage lighting following their performance at the Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theatre.
Photo: Nylah Jackson
  • Reviews

Still Sitting? This Is Your Cue.

Lauren Berlin

Nylah Jackson’s Can You Feel It? Invites Us to Stand Up and Feel Something….Anything…

An unseen person holds a colorful event flyer over a wooden surface alongside a DJ turntable an a pair of black sneakers. Vibrant and dynamic, the flyer depicts a sunset city skyline in the background and a breaker, wearing a teal patterned shirt and cargo pants, frozen in mid-air performing an impressive freeze. The title “End of Summer Jam” is boldly displayed in graffiti-style red lettering with the subtitle “1 vs 1 Breaking Battles” below it in black on yellow. The left side of the flyer is red and contains event details, including the date (08•17•25), time (Doors 3PM), and entry fee ($10). It also lists the venue — Philly Movements Dance Company in Philadelphia, PA — and mentions a $200 grand prize. Additional info includes the DJ (Jey Prime), the judges (Fierce One, B-Girl Gloh, and Mikey), and the host (Wrath of Khan). The overall design is energetic and urban, capturing the spirit of a Philadelphia breakin' competition.
Image: Jey Prime
  • Reviews

End of Summer Jam: Honoring Tradition Through Breakin’ in Philadelphia

Emily “Lady Em” Culbreath

End of Summer Jam preserves long-standing Hip Hop tradition with local flair.

Tables and chairs form a “U” shape to the left of the photos frame. One person with brown skin and glasses is visible through the negative space of two onlookers facing away from the camera. Bystanders stand or sit in the distance.
Photo: Miryam Coppersmith
  • Reviews, Write Back Atchas

Realness For the Patrons – Rennie Harris Beautiful Humans Lies: Chapter 4

Noel Price-Bracey

Waiting for the Rhythm and the Funk

Photo: Jano Cohen
  • Reviews, Write Back Atchas

Casual Crackles: A Write Back Atcha

Megan Mizanty

A booming romp through your best friend’s playlist

Photo: Charly Santagado
  • Reviews

Breaking Down Breakdance

Charly Santagado

A cypher to celebrate Hip Hop’s 50th Birthday.

Artwork: Stacey "BLACKSTAR" Robinson
  • Reviews

Breaking Through to the Unseen

Amy Schofield

Breakdance cyphers activate possibilities of knowledge and ways of being.

Photo: Whitney Browne
  • Interviews

A Shared Rhythm: Interview with Palestinian Dancer Mohammed Smahneh

Nadia Khayrallah

Fusing Dabke, Hip Hop, contemporary dance, and puppetry.

Photo: Maria Baranova
  • Reviews

Love and Fight

Emilee Lord

Non-linear storytelling charged with struggle.

Photo: Adriana Imhof
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What No Other Dance Studio in Philly Is Doing: a Conversation with Urban Movement Arts

Maddie Hopfield

"One of the things I do take pride in is the diversity that exists here."