On Friday, May 8 and Sunday, May 10 at 8:00 pm, Susan Hess Modern Dance (SHMD) will present “In Performance: 2008-09 Choreographers Project.” For the third and final showing of the 2008-09 In Performance series, resident choreographers Meg Foley, Erin Foreman-Murray, Jumatatu Poe, and Olive Prince will present new pieces they have been crafting in [...]

Festival Premieres & Previews June 3–7; Classes June 1–19 The dance-driven artist fueled nEW Festival produced by Melanie Stewart Dance Theatre celebrates its 6th season with a series of dance performances and community classes at the The University of the Arts (UArts) School of Dance, from June 1 – 19, 2009. Throughout the year, nEW [...]

SPARK is a powerful and emotional short film about humans, and the profound impact that Philadelphia museums and cultural institutions have on their and hearts and minds. Directed by award winning filmmaker Glenn Holsten, the film features interviews with arts lovers, cultural leaders, and civic leaders including Derek Pitts, Lily Yeh, Peggy Amsterdam, and Gail [...]

By Ellen Dunkel, For The Inquirer Do people ever really change? Observers from psychologists to advice columnists have weighed in on that question. Now, let’s hear from a choreographer. “In 3,000 years, nothing has changed,” asserts Ronen “Roni” Koresh, who, as director of his eponymous dance company, turns social commentary into movement. “Go to a [...]

Artistic Director Roy Kaiser announces a bold and compelling 2009-2010 Season featuring fifteen visionary ballets on six dynamic programs, including Company Premieres by Jerome Robbins and William Forsythe, and a World Premiere by Choreographer in Residence Matthew Neenan. The season includes four innovative repertory programs, one classic full-length work and the critically acclaimed production of [...]

Photo credit: Bill Hebert of BH Photos Dancers:  Eng Matthews and Eisa Jackson Eng received his dance training at the Chestnut Street Dance Academy in Philadelphia and a scholarship under the guidance of Donald Lunsford from the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts (1999-2002). He then joined PHILADANCO’s 2nd company, Danco2, in 2003 and danced one [...]

Choreographer Hope Boykin is back where she started, igniting Philadanco’s dancers with a dance just for them. By Brenda Dixon-Gottschild For The Inquirer On a frigid February evening there’s a sizzle in the air at Philadanco’s West Philadelphia studios. Hope Boykin has kindled the dancers’ fire. A drop-dead-dazzling mover who performed with Danco from 1994 [...]

An Evening of Duets presented at the Community Education Center by Kathleen Glynn for The Dance Journal Choreographers and dancers alike explored and demonstrated the beauty of a dance duet this past Saturday, April 18th.  Kristin A. Fieseler, Artistic Director of Annex Dance Company, organized An Evening of Duets which premiered at the Community Education [...]

Koresh Dance Company, Philadelphia’s third largest dance company, takes the stage at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, home of the Philadelphia Theatre Company. Performances begin Thursday, April 30th and continue through Sunday, May 3rd, 2009.   Programming for Koresh Dance Company’s 2009 Spring Season includes a new work by Roni Koresh, and Paul Selwyn Norton, a rising [...]

Painted Bride Art Center offers a rare opportunity to discover the joyful and exuberant devotional music and dance of the hidden and mysterious community of Sidi African-Indians from Gujarat, India. The Sidis of Gujarat are a tribal Sufi community of East African origin that came to India eight centuries ago and made Gujarat their home. [...]