The Temple University Dance Department announced their second choreographic commission under the Reflection:Response speaker and performance series as being awarded to Charles O. Anderson/dance theatre X. This new commission will be presented on October 25 and 26, 2013 in the Conwell Theater at Temple University: MFA alumnus, Charles O. Anderson (’02) returns to Philadelphia and [...]

by Bill Hebert, BHPhotos.net for The Dance Journal So I was thinking to myself how do I follow up the first issue of my photo column, what image should I choose? I decided to go back to the beginning and give a quick glimpse to where it all started. It all started with this all [...]

With its parallel universes, Afro-contemporary choreography,  non-traditional casting, and a keen ear for issues of power and privilege, Charles O. Anderson and Troy Dwyer’s ‘Tempest’  is anything but traditional Shakespearean fare. WARNING – Your high school English teacher might not approve. If you’re planning to attend Charles O. Anderson and Troy Dwyer’s dance theater adaptation [...]

Muhlenberg College will showcase world premiere dance works created by seven of the region’s most accomplished choreographers, in the College’s annual “Master Choreographers” dance concert, Feb. 10-12. Featuring a diverse selection of styles and genres, ranging from classical ballet to jazz, tap, and modern dance, “Master Choreographers” also will showcase performances by more than 40 [...]

Charles O. Anderson, associate professor of dance and director of the African-American Studies program at Muhlenberg College, has been named one of 12 “Emerging Scholars” for 2011.  The scholars are chosen by and profiled in Diverse magazine. In its Jan. 6 edition, Diverse profiles 12 “under 40” scholars from around the country who are making [...]

Painted Bride Art Center’s Dance with the Bride series presents the Philadelphia premiere of Charles O. Anderson’s Dance Theater X in World Headquarters – a new full-length work co-commissioned by the Bride. Named Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch 2008” Anderson leads his company to the stage to perform Friday-Saturday, December 3- 4, 8pm. During his [...]

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 [...]

Out of the disarray of the Antebellum South shuffled that “venerable old darkey,” Uncle Remus – a slave caricature created by white folklorist Joel Chandler Harris in 1879 and revitalized by Walt Disney in 1946. With a G-rated grin and a song of “zip-a-dee-doo-dah,” Uncle Remus cheerily whitewashed a rich, raucous oral tradition of Southern [...]

Melanie Stewart Dance Theatre presents the 2009 Winter nEW Festival comprised of community classes, workshops, and an informal showing; DanceHouse: Meet the Artists/See the Work from January 5th through 11th, 2009 at the University of the Arts School of Dance Terra Building, 211 S. Broad Street, 4th floor. Community classes will be held Monday – [...]