In a double bill performance, Group Motion and Olive Prince Dance will share the stage on April 25, 26 and 27 at the Performance Garage during “Juncture.” This evening of revisited works will feature two Group Motion performances from the early 90s that stand as a hallmark of their generation, an in-depth work by Olive [...]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal photo by Bill Hebert Group Motion’s history is impressive: as a contemporary modern dance company founded in 1968, Group Motion has performed around the world and at many notable American institutions including Judson Church and Jacob’s Pillow. Its founders include Brigitta Hermann, Helmut Gottschild and Manfred Fischbeck and [...]
by Lewis Whittington for the Dance Journal photo credit: Rand Rosenblatt Glances Back “We had strong interest in American modern dance and also in the culture from Miles Davis to Andy Warhol and Alvin Ailey. So we came here in 1968 and the rest is history.” The eternally youthful Manfred Fischbeck told the audience at [...]
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 [...]
Most of us know David Konyk as one of Philly’s most passionate and talented dancers but he’s also a very talented choreographer as well. This week’s featured image is a shot from David’s piece he choreographed and also performed in along side Hedy Wyland at Group Motion’s Spiel Uhr series in February. This was a [...]
Dancers Lesya Popil and Hedy Wyland. Photo by Bill Hebert. By Dena Scott for The Dance Journal This season’s Spiel Uhr by Group Motion and under the direction of Manfred Fishbeck, created a series of mesmerizing movement and visual constructs though a multi-disciplinary approach that left one contemplating the very core of our humanity. The [...]
Group Motion presents internationally renowned choreographers and performers Masaki Iwana in a Butoh Solo and Moeno Wakamatsu in ‘Naked Water.’ One of the most acclaimed Butoh performers in Japan today, Masaki Iwana is one of the rare Butoh performers in the world who maintain the original Butoh spirit. Masaki Iwana began his dance career outside [...]
This week spotlighting one of my fav companies Group Motion. Not too much in terms of talking about the image this week. There is a lot that I love about this image but what do YOU the viewer think or feel when you see this image?
By Merilyn Jackson For The Inquirer Philadelphia’s dancers have built a community that’s the envy of other cities around the country. A Washington City Paper article last month cited Headlong Dance Theater as a ringleader, quoting one of its founders, David Brick, as saying, “You have to figure out how to do things on your [...]
Who doesn’t like a cool silhouette am I right? This is an image from week 1 of Sam-Gam Bam! During the show at Drexel’s Mandell Theater you’ll see Headlong Dance Theater, Three Aksha and Group Motion perform together in a triple-bill of classical and experimental American and South Indian dance. There is still three chances [...]
