by Roger Lee for The Dance Journal Underground Dance Works (UDW) has been bringing the joy of dance to Philadelphia and surrounding communities for over a decade. To celebrate this major milestone, Founder, Artistic Director and Choreographer Charles Tyson, Jr. is bringing back some company classics in a special concert titled “EPISODES.” The celebration concert [...]
So the March Dance Madness continues. This past week saw shows by Indigenous Pitch & Guests, Temple MFA Thesis Concert (Eun Jung Choi & Francis Gremillion), Penn Dance, Arts House, ADHK (Archedream for Humankind), Pink Hair Affair, Shut Up & Dance AND Tap Team Two headlining the Philly Rhythms event. Now contrary to popular believe [...]
October 1st and 2nd, 2011 will mark the fifth anniversary season of The ETC Performance Series. Under the direction of Charles Tyson, Jr., the series has provided opportunity for both new artists and establish performers to showcase their work in a creative and supportive environment. Dance, music, theater, performance art, stand-up comedy, spoken-word, poetry, ETC. [...]
Producer of ETC Performance Series, Charles Tyson Jr. can only say “WOW! It’s the end of our FOURTH season already!!! Where does the time go?!” But the fact remains that the ETC series has continued to grow with each year, hosting over 40 performing artists a season. Billed as “Philly’s FAVORITE hi-drama, lo-key performance series”, [...]
This turned out to be sort of a joint interview. While I was interviewing Charles Tyson, Jr. of Underground DanceWorks for Dance Talk Radio, Bill Hebert was interviewing Tabatha Robinson-Scott of Monarch Dance for the Dance Journal. So we present our collaboration of their collaboration. On air interview with Charles Tyson, Jr. hosted by Steven [...]
Photo by Brian Mengini In a Newsweek article by Sascha Radetsky, he writes, reflecting on the male dancer in today’s society, “ My business attire is a pair of tights. All right, there it is. I wear makeup onstage, and some of my colleagues are gay. Can we move on now? Can we leave behind [...]
ETC. Performance Series, also known as “Philly’s FAVORITE hi-drama, lo-key performance series” is an opportunity for performance artists of any and all genres to show their work to a new and diverse audience in an intimate venue. Dance, music, theater, performance art, stand-up comedy, spoken-word poetry, “etc.” are all welcome! Performances are given bi-monthly on [...]
Artistic Director Charles Tyson Jr. started his dance company “Underground DanceWorks (UDW)” as a student in Temple University’s dance department in 1999. He realized that he had been using the same group of talented dancers consistently for two years and decided there must be something to that! Here it is, 2009 and the company is [...]
The ETC. Performance Series began in 2007 for the sole purpose creating awareness about the University City Arts League (UCAL) on Spruce Street. Director and Producer Charles Tyson, Jr. used his skills and network to draw new talent and audiences to UCAL’s doors. He also wanted to fill the void left by the popular GLUE [...]
Etc. Performance Series: April’s Spring Showcase by Kathleen Glynn for The Dance Journal Etc. Performance Series premiered its Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 4th and Sunday, April 5th, at the Community Education Center on Lancaster Avenue. The show was packed with dance, singing and acting talent, featuring works by Andre Jones, Elle, Elisha Halpin, Kate [...]
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