In The Spotlight

Alchemy Dance Company Reinvents and Represents with One Night Only

May 23rd, 2013 | By | Category: In The Spotlight

Photo by Bill Hebert Alchemy Dance Company will bring old and new works to the stage, while also hosting the work of other local dance companies. On Friday, June 21, 2013 at 7:30pm, Alchemy will present “One Night Only”, a performance featuring work by Alchemy Dance Company, Danse4Nia, Roger Lee Dance Company, and Melissa Chisena [...]



BalletFleming’s Alice in Wonderland at the Painted Bride Arts Center

Mar 19th, 2013 | By | Category: In The Spotlight

BalletFleming, together with dancers from the Philadelphia area and the Tricia Sloan Dance School, presents an original ballet adventure choreographed by former New York City Ballet dancer and world-acclaimed choreographer Christopher Fleming.  Follow Alice down the rabbit hole as she meets the weird and wonderful characters of Wonderland – have tea with the Mad Hatter, [...]



Alchemy Dance Company Gets Up Close And Personal With Two New World Premieres March 1-3

Feb 11th, 2013 | By | Category: In The Spotlight

Alchemy Dance Company’s 2013 Home Season of performances titled “I Am We” will feature two new works by Artistic Director Amy Harding. Shows will take place at The Performance Garage located at 1515 Brandywine St. in Philadelphia on Friday, March 1 at 8pm, Saturday March 2 at 3pm and 8pm and Sunday, March 3 at [...]



Inhale Performance Series kicks off 2013 with a diverse line up of artists

Dec 28th, 2012 | By | Category: In The Spotlight

KYL/D ‘s InHale Performance Series under the curatorial direction of Jessica Warchal-King and artistic direction of Kun-Yang Lin gets ready to kick off another year of stellar performances on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 7:30pm at  the CHI Movement Arts Center,  1316 S 9th Street, Philadelphia. KYL/D’s InHale Performance Series offers a supportive environment that [...]



Susan Hess’s Choreographers Bring an Eclectic Mix to Final “In Performance” Showing

Nov 14th, 2012 | By | Category: In The Spotlight

Photo by Bonnie Friel On Saturday and Sunday, December 1 and 2, at 8:00 p.m., Susan Hess Modern Dance (SHMD) showcases the development and variety of its exceptional 2011-2012 Choreographers Project (CP) artists in their final “In Performance”presentation of separate original works and group improvisation. The choreography of Bronwen MacArthur, Gabrielle Revlock and Raphael Xavier [...]



Dance Photographer Bill Hebert steps out from behind the lens with BHPhotos Choreography Showcase IV

Sep 7th, 2012 | By | Category: In The Spotlight

On Sunday, September 23rd, Photographer Bill Hebert steps from behind his lens to bring you the 4th installment of his Choreography Showcase at the Community Education Center (CEC) located at 3500 Lancaster Ave. Tickets are $12 General Admission or $10 for Dance Professionals, Students, and Seniors with ID. They can be purchased online at http://www.danceboxoffice.com [...]



Joan Myers Brown to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Jul 11th, 2012 | By | Category: In The Spotlight

Joan Myers Brown, Founder and Executive Artistic Director of The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO), will receive the lifetime achievement award from the Katherine Dunham Center for Arts and Humanities in East Saint Louis, Illinois at its 5th Annual Awards Gala on August 4, 2012. The award celebrates the 103rd birthday of Katherine Dunham and the [...]



The Philadelphia Argentine Tango School to present the 2nd Philadelphia Tango Festival

Apr 27th, 2012 | By | Category: In The Spotlight

The Philadelphia Argentine Tango School will host the 2nd Philadelphia Tango Festival, an four-day extravaganza of tango workshops, performances and social dancing, from May 25-28, 2012.   Featuring a stellar line-up of tango luminaries from around the U.S. and Argentina, the festival is open to all tango dancers (and aspiring dancers) from Philadelphia and beyond. Festival [...]



Pennsylvania Ballet Soloist Stars in Dance Theatre of PA’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Mar 28th, 2012 | By | Category: In The Spotlight

by Cory Stieg for The Dance Journal photo credit: Alexander Iziliaev A Midsummer Night’s Dream has special meaning for Lauren Fadeley, a Pennsylvania Ballet soloist starring in Dance Theatre of Pennsylvania’s production of the two-act ballet on Sunday, April 22 at Central Bucks High School South in Warrington. She was 11 years old when she saw [...]



SNEAK PREVIEW: Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina by Brenda Dixon Gottschild

Dec 14th, 2011 | By | Category: In The Spotlight

The Dance Journal wishes to thank Brenda Dixon Gottschild and Palgrave Macmillan for allowing us to publish in advance the prologue to Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina. Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina A Biohistory of American Performance by Brenda Dixon Gottschild Palgrave Macmillan, [...]