Archive for December 2009
Dec 29th, 2009 |
By Dance Journal Staff |
Category: Images of Dance
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 sequence and in correct proportions. Special thanks from the Dance Journal to [...]
Tags: 2009, Bill Hebert, Year In Review
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Dec 29th, 2009 |
By Dance Journal Staff |
Category: Dance Headlines
For year end 2009, PhiladelphiaDANCE.org, a registered trademark of Music & Motion Dance, operated and maintained a total of 10 websites for the sole purpose of promoting dance in the greater Philadelphia region. All sites were operated without any costs to the dance community or its users. Funding for this project was provided primarily by [...]
Tags: 2009, Annual report, PhiladelphiaDANCE.org
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Dec 20th, 2009 |
By Dance Journal Staff |
Category: In Memory
Those whom the dance community has lost in 2009, but whose contributions shall not be forgotten… Peggy Amsterdam Age 60 – Sadly, as I was putting this tribute together, it was announced that Peggy Amsterdam died of cancer at home this Saturday. While not a dancer or choreographer, she has been a champion to the [...]
Tags: In Memorium 2009
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Dec 18th, 2009 |
By Dance Journal Staff |
Category: For Immediate Release
The dance-driven artist-fueled nEW Festival sails in to its 7th year with a series of community classes and an evening of fresh dance at the The University of the Arts (UArts) School of Dance, from January 4 – 10, 2010. The nEW Festival supports choreographic research and professional development for resident artists though bi-annual residencies [...]
Tags: Abigail Zbikowski, Charles O. Anderson, Eun Jung Choi-Gonzalez, Guillermo Ortega Tanus, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Jeffrey Gunshol, Jen McGinn, Jennifer Morley, Jumatatu Poe, Megan Mazarick, Melanie Stewart, Michelle Tantoco, nEW Festival, Nora Gibson, Sarah Gladwin Camp
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Dec 16th, 2009 |
By Dance Journal Staff |
Category: Archived Articles
River North Chicago Dance Company will feature seven Philadelphia premieres January 14-16 when they perform on the Dance Celebration Series, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. Known for its jazzy, sizzling, theatrical and accessible style, River North Chicago Dance Company (RNCDC) brings “energetic, marvelously trained performers and a gutsy, entertaining [...]
Tags: Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, dance affiliates, Dance Celebration Series, penn presents, Philadelphia premieres, Randy Swartz, River North Chicago Dance Company
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Dec 9th, 2009 |
By Dance Journal Staff |
Category: Archived Articles
This time of year, it has become a tradition for so many families to attend an annual performance of the Nutcracker. But another holiday tradition has been brewing in Philadelphia for over six years now – Philly-Nutt-Crak-Up. This crazy holiday take-off of the Nutcracker is based on an original rap song written by the SugarPlum [...]
Tags: ContempraDance Theatre, Gail Vartanian, nutcracker, philly nutt crak-up
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Dec 8th, 2009 |
By Dance Journal Staff |
Category: Artist News
The Kosoko Performance Group will present the second installment of their 2009-2010 live performance series KPG Presents. Featured are some of NYC’s, NJ’s, and Philadelphia’s finest acts in music, dance, and performance art. The event hosted by Jaamil Kosoko and Karama Butler under the aliases of Winston Margo Deboreau Hemm will take place on Saturday, [...]
Tags: Henken Bean, Jaamil Kosoko, Jenny Sawyer, Justin Bryant, Kate Speer, Kathryn TeBordo, Lee Fogel, Luke Gutgsell, Nora Gibson, Philly Contact Collective, Rachel Feldman, Rowen Haigh, Studio 34, Sydney Skybetter, The Kosoko Performance Group
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Dec 7th, 2009 |
By Dance Journal Staff |
Category: Images of Dance
Photo: la danse 7 (c) laurent_philippe La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet, Frederick Wiseman’s new documentary that follows the Paris Opera Ballet through the production of seven different ballets, will begin regular showings at Bryn Mawr Film Institute starting this Friday, December 11. Capturing the ephemeral beauty of the dancers, documentarian Frederick Wiseman’s new critically-acclaimed [...]
Tags: Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Frederick Wiseman, La Danse, The Paris Opera Ballet
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Dec 7th, 2009 |
By Glynn |
Category: Reviews
Photo Credit: William Hebert / BH Photos In this photo: Lyndi Shivak, Sophia Rabinovitz 75 Cents for a Transfer! Temple’s BFA Seniors Make An Important Stop. by Kathleen Glynn for the Dance Journal On Friday, December 4th, and Saturday, December 5th, Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance presented “75 Cents for a Transfer: [...]
Tags: Jeanette Wyche, Kaitlyn Clark, Kathleen Glynn, Talia Barrows, Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance
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Dec 5th, 2009 |
By Dance Journal Staff |
Category: The Creative Economy
by Sandra Jewell for the Dance Journal This four-part series, written by the reviewer of numerous government grant applications, provides a first hand account of the federal review process. It discusses the process involved in creating a federal Request for Application (RFA), or a Request for Proposal (RFP), and chronicles the journey a submission makes [...]
Tags: grant review, grants, sandra jewell
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