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    An Interview with Terry Fox, Executive Director of Philadelphia Dance Projects

    Interview conducted by Steven Weisz for The Dance Journal
    The Philadelphia Dance Journal was fortunate enough to be able to interview Terry Fox, Executive Director of Philadelphia Dance Projects (PDP), as the organization gets ready to kick off their 2010 season in Philadelphia!
    [Dance Journal] Can you tell us a little about how Philadelphia Dance Projects [...]

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Featured Articles

featuredimage Breaking Bounds: Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers Defies Definition

By Ellen Gerdes for The Dance Journal Philadelphia’s Kun-Yang Lin has traveled across geographic and cultural boundaries as an artist.  Taiwan-born, he first toured Europe working with post-modernist choreographers before moving to the United States in pursuit of the diverse, American ...

featuredimage Groovaloo mixes hip-hop and theater

Hip-hop dance phenomenon The Groovaloos, best known for the breakout winning performance on "Superstars of Dance" and appearances on "So You Think You Can Dance," will bring the electric dance show GROOVALOO to the Merriam Theater at 250 South Broad ...

featuredimage SRUTI to present the Nrtiyagram Dance Ensemble from India

SRUTI, The India Music and Dance Society is presenting an Indian classical dance performance in the Odissi style by the Nrityagram Ensemble from India in collaboration with Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA. The event will take place on Saturday ...

featuredimage A question of morality! Temple MFA Thesis Concert

Emerging Choreographers Angela Sigley, Jessica C. Warchal-King, and Laura Zimmerman question the role (and lack) of morality and ethics in our society in a joint modern dance concert. Each performance will include all three dance works. Angela Sigley presents The Rented ...

featuredimage An evening of riotous rhythms

On Saturday, March 20th, Tap Team Two will be presenting their new work, "Reflections - Emotions in Motion, Rhythms in Rhymes, Spirits in Bodies Dancing in Time" at the Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue. This evening of riotous rhythms will  ...

featuredimage Five Dynamic Performances & Two Celebrated Israeli Choreographers

Koresh Dance Company takes the stage at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre for its 2010 spring season featuring the world premiere of Sense of Human, by Ronen (Roni) Koresh and the company premiere of Passomezzo by Ohad Naharin, artistic director of ...

featuredimage Shut Up & Dance 2010

MANNA  (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) celebrates the 18th annual performance of Shut Up & Dance, a one-night-only benefit presented by dancers of Pennsylvania Ballet and sponsored by Toppers Spa Salon, featuring original works choreographed and performed by the dancers. ...

featuredimage Cultural critic, author, and essayist Joan Acocella comes to Penn Humanities Forum

Penn Humanities Forum presents... Vaslav Nijinksy and the Mad Genius Forumula with Joan Acocella, Staff Writer, The New Yorker Since ancient times, people have believed in the connection ...

featuredimage Philadelphia Dance – A Photo Year In Review 2009

Philadelphia Dance - A Photo Year In Review 2009 by Bill Hebert A collection of images and highlights from some truly notable performances in 2009. Click Here to begin viewing album. Then click on large displayed image to view all the photos in ...

Reviews

Promising power

By Ellen Dunkel | For The Inquirer
Pennsylvania Ballet brings back Matthew Neenan’s “Carmina Burana” and shows off new dancers, new energy.
Pennsylvania Ballet premiered Matthew Neenan’s Carmina Burana at the Academy of Music in March 2007 to great fanfare, then took it to New York’s City Center, then packed it away.
It hadn’t been seen since until [...]

Action & Advocacy

FY2010-2011 PA state budget effects Arts & Culture

Governor Rendell at a recent joint session of the PA legislature presented his proposal for the FY2010-2011 state budget.
The budget, as Rendell proposed, tops out at $29 billion, and relies on $2.7 billion in continued federal stimulus money. In particular, Rendell asked the General Assembly to to rewrite the state’s sales tax structure, reducing it [...]

Press Releases

Black Grace in Philadelphia

New Zealand’s leading contemporary dance company,  Black Grace  is returning to the United States by popular demand following their successful 2008 tour.
Black Grace  has held a unique position on the world stage for over 14 years. Fusing Pacific and contemporary dance in an extraordinary and dynamic form, Black Grace has become internationally renowned [...]

Dance Stories

PDP explores local dance history & next generation of dancers

Philadelphia Dance Projects (PDP) announced its second annual dance series, Philadelphia Dance Projects Presents 2010, to be held February 26 – March 20. Following 2009’s highly successful inaugural series, this year’s presentation highlights trends in contemporary dance by offering a look back and a look ahead. The series will feature performances, film events, workshops, discussions [...]

Artist News

Pennsylvania Ballet to present back to back programs in March

Pennsylvania Ballet, one of the premier ballet companies in the country, brings two compelling programs to the Academy of Music this March. Program II features Choreographer in Residence Matthew Neenan’s acclaimed Carmina Burana, March 4-13. Program III, March 13-14, is a collection of works set to the music of Frédéric Chopin, celebrating the 200th anniversary [...]

Dance Education

When Schools Collaborate!

Metropolitan Ballet Company (MBC) and students from the Jenkintown Branch of the Settlement Music School will present their annual collaborative performance on Saturday, February 6th, at 3:00 pm, in the Josephine Muller Auditorium at Abington Friends School, 575 Washington Lane, Jenkintown, PA.
Now in its ninth year, the annual collaborative concert will present works performed by [...]

The Creative Economy

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces 2010 Dance Advance Grant Recipients

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, through Dance Advance, announced $920,000 in grants to 16 artists, companies, and presenting organizations for the 2010–2011 performing season. Four grants out of 16 went to first-time grantees.
Projects funded by Dance Advance include local premieres of works by some of the world’s leading choreographers, [...]

Artist Profiles

An interview with Tina Heuges Bracciale, Winged Woman Dance

By Bill Hebert for the Dance Journal
On Saturday, February 6th at 7:30 Winged Woman Dance will perform their piece titled Residue as part of the Annenberg’s “By Local” series. Winged Woman Dance is a Philadelphia based ensemble founded by Tina Heuges Bracciale, that is dedicated to in-depth collaborations between visual artists, musicians and dancers.
Bill: Tina, [...]

Images of Dance

How Philly Moves

The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program  announced, How Philly Moves, will place an extraordinary and vibrant new work of community-based public art on the parking decks facing Interstate 95 at the Philadelphia International Airport. The nearly 50,000 square foot mural, incorporating the photographic work of and designed by artist Jacques-Jean “JJ” Tiziou, will be [...]