Pictured: Jodi Melnick in the 2001 performance of Behold Bold Sam Dog Credit: Tom Brazil by Lewis Whittington for The Dance Journal At the Arts Parlor Studio on South Broad St. earlier this week, dancers Gabrielle Revlock, Meg Foley and Bronwen MacArthur rehearsed excerpts of Behold Bold Sam Dog, an “old work” as choreographer Susan Rethorst [...]
By Lewis Whittington for The Dance Journal At the Conwell Theater on the Temple University campus, Philadelphia Dance Projects is presenting sections from Wolf-In-Skins, a dance-opera by New York-based choreographer Christopher Williams and composer Gregory Spears. The libretto by Williams, is based on ancient Welsh myths, set in a medieval courtly drama and an untamed [...]
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 [...]
In partnership with Philadelphia Dance Projects, Dances Made to Order will offer up its first Philadelphia edition on August 22, 2012. Dances Made to Order is a dance film/video festival available exclusively online at DancesMadeToOrder.com. Every month, Dances Made to Order features three talented artists who each rise to the challenge to create a five-minute [...]
Jeanne Ruddy photographed by Bob Emmott Jeanne Ruddy Dance Presents Final Performance Series Twelve Memorable Seasons Come to a Close May 10-12 In celebration of the 12 triumphant years of critically acclaimed world premieres, innovative collaborations and national tours, Jeanne Ruddy is closing out her company’s final season with three of the most captivating works [...]
When most folks think of March Madness even if not a sports fan you think of college basketball and the NCAA tournament right? Well in my almost 10 years of shooting dance i’ve never seen such a crazy busy month chock full of awesome dance. I mean with so much going on it’s hard to [...]
Philadelphia Dance Projects presents, in partnership with the Boyer College of Music & Dance, the 7th annual SCUBA performances featuring choreographer/dancers GABRIELLE REVLOCK (Philadelphia) and HOLLY JOHNSTON’s Ledges & Bones Dance Project (San Francisco) on Friday March 16 at 7:30PM and Saturday, March 17 at 2:30PM at Conwell Dance Theater, NE corner of Broad Street [...]
Mascher and FlyGround/Brownbody co-produce Fresh Juice and The Requisite Movers, two separately programmed performances that will both bring refreshing and genuine work by a new generation of dance innovators to The Performance Garage on October 13th-16th.Fresh Juiceis an annual program of Mascher Space Co-op, a home for new dance in Philadelphia, which features a refreshing [...]
Raphael Xavier, photo by Raphael Xavier Article written by Joanna L. Mullins for The Dance Journal Susan Hess Modern Dance (SHMD) closes its season at the Performance Garage on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 with “In Performance: The 2010-2011 Choreographers Project,” showcasing the latest works by resident artists Bronwen MacArthur, Gabrielle Revlock and Raphael [...]
By Kristin Narcowich for The Dance Journal MonTage A Trois, “the joyous merging of ART, MUSIC, DANCE” is the title and ineluctable motif of lyrical site-specific world premiere performance by the vibrant and prolific Jeanne Ruddy Dance Company, her full-length choreographic new work gracefully executed and performed within the spacious, historic Annenberg and Tuttleman Galleries [...]
