In The Spotlight
May 23rd, 2013 |
By Steven Weisz |
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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 [...]
Tags: Alchemy Dance Company, Amy Harding, Danse4Nia, Jonathan Bowles, Melissa Chisena, One Night Only, Roger Lee Dance Company
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Mar 19th, 2013 |
By Steven Weisz |
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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, [...]
Tags: BalletFleming, Christopher Fleming, Painted Bride Arts Center, Tricia Sloan Dance School
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Feb 11th, 2013 |
By Steven Weisz |
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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 [...]
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Dec 28th, 2012 |
By Steven Weisz |
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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 [...]
Tags: CHI Movement Arts Center, InHale Performance Series, Jessica Warchal-King, Kun-Yang Lin
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Nov 14th, 2012 |
By Steven Weisz |
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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 [...]
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Sep 7th, 2012 |
By Steven Weisz |
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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 [...]
Tags: Alexis Convento & Artists, BHPhotos Choreography Showcase IV, Bill Hebert, dangerous and movin, Fernando Quinones, Kiara Lopez, Lauren Williams, Megan Mizanty, MM2 Modern Dance Company, Monarch Dance, Underground Dance Works
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Jul 11th, 2012 |
By Steven Weisz |
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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 [...]
Tags: Dunham Center for Arts and Humanities, International Association of Blacks in Dance, Joan Myers Brown, Philadanco
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Apr 27th, 2012 |
By Steven Weisz |
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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 [...]
Tags: Adam Hoopengardner, Angeles Chanaha, Ciko Tanik, Damian Lobato, Diana Cruz, Evan Griffiths, Nick Jones, Philadelphia Argentine Tango School, Philadelphia Tango Festival
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Mar 28th, 2012 |
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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 [...]
Tags: Dance Theatre of Pennsylvania, James Ihde, Lauren Fadeley, Matthew Neenan
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Dec 14th, 2011 |
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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, [...]
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