The second annual Norristown DanceFest will take place again at the Montgomery County Cultural Center in Norristown, Pennsylvania on August 27 and 28, 2010 beginning at 8:00pm.   After last year’s two sold out shows, Norristown residents are anticipating another two evenings of noteworthy dance. Created in an effort to promote the arts in one of [...]

Posted At : July 6, 2010 7:19 PM | Posted By : Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe Recently I was introduced to the sensational moves of the Nicholas Brothers, a world famous tap-dancing duo from a time when it was difficult for African-American artists to cross over, who got their start in Philadelphia. Last [...]

Ann Reinking. Robert Battle. Jane Comfort. Mark Dendy. Susanna Linke. Martha Clarke.  All among the most innovative choreographers in dance today. And each has been introduced to Philadelphia audiences over the past decade through Jeanne Ruddy Dance. From its humble beginning in 2000 with 5 dancers, created out of founder and artistic director (and former [...]

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 [...]

The Community Education Center (CEC) will be kicking off its 25th Anniversary Season with an inventive group of young artists bringing fort distinctive mix dance and theatre offerings. Look for humorous dance, inspired by homemakers circa 1935, as created by Jennifer Morley; the acrobatics of physical theatre artist, Mary Tuomanen, who will literally fly from [...]

A behind the scenes look at Dancing to the Edge of Darfur with The Rebecca Davis Dance Company Dancing to the Edge of DarfurRebecca Davis Dance CompanyOctober 10, 2009 at 8:00 pmPrince Music Theater, 1412 Chesnut St, Philadelphia TICKETS $45 available online on Dance Box Office

The Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series will partner with New York’s Baryshnikov Arts Center to present the first Philadelphia-area performances by Australian dance group Lucy Guerin Inc. on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25 and 26, at 8 and 10 p.m. in Thomas Great Hall. Internationally renowned for the skill and audacity of its performers, [...]

<fidget> <fidget> is a conceptual platform for the collaborative work of dancer Megan Bridge and digital artist Peter Price. Using movement, sound, and visual image, <fidget> creates comprehensive and integrated performance experiences which strive to push audiences beyond their normal comfort level. <fidget>’s works encourage the viewer to engage in a process of questioning and [...]

The Box Inside a box, we put a balloon and a pin.  On the balloon was written the word zlo, which means “evil” in Bosnian.[1] Twenty-six kids dancing to the song Scream by Michael Jackson lined up behind the box.  Then, perfectly on time with the musical phrase, 13 year-old Nikola MariC popped the balloon [...]

Posted By : Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe In the Rift Valley community of Ibisil, Kenya, a water well is under construction at a secondary girls school with the help of Kristin Scott, a 31-year-old ballet dancer from Bristol, Pennsylvania. Through her organization Come Unity, which brings together dancers, largely from the American Repertory [...]