The Independence Foundation Fellowships in the Arts announced that fellowships of up to $10,000 have been awarded to 8 local performing artists. These fellowships will support research and development projects in a wide-variety of disciplines. The Fellowships in the Arts were created to help individual artists take the next step in their personal artistic growth [...]

Photo credit: Iziliaev Here is what I love about BalletX: when you arrive at the Wilma Theater, they’re just wrapping up a Q&A with the choreographers and welcoming the Andrew Jackson Public School Band into the lobby.  The evening’s program features one choreographer from Rome and two from our own backyard, plus an assortment of [...]

So a few weeks back I brought you images from rehearsal of a piece that Kate Watson-Wallace was setting on BalletX. This week/weekend BalletX premieres that piece “I Was at a Party and My Mind Wandered Off” at the Wilma along with the east coast premiere of Matthew Neenan’s “Switch Phase” and a world premiere [...]

Well now that October’s here things are really going to be picking up in terms of not only performances but the frequency of releases of my photo column.  This week we have rehearsal moments courtesy of BalletX, Choreographer Kate Watson-Wallace and of course me as photographer.  I would love to talk more but I REALLY [...]

There is nothing like seeing dance outdoors. Don’t get me wrong I love seeing it indoors but once in a while it’s awesome to see it out of the theater and more importantly so accessible to the people. Yesterday City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy presented both BalletX and choreographer [...]

Photo by Bill Hebert by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal I’m always a bit skeptical of companies who do weird things with punctuation like anonymous bodies and fidget, especially when the stage is strewn with electrical cords, a lap top and a portable fan that just won’t stay upright no matter how many times [...]

A shot from the inaugural season debut of Carbon Dance Theatre under the direction of Meredith Rainey. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, I loves me a cool silhouette. To find out more about Carbon Dance Theatre go to http://www.carbondancetheatre.org/ and find out where they’ll be performing next. As always your comments [...]

Meredith Rainey, Matthew Neenan and Kate Watson-Wallace debut new works set to the last songs written by composers prior to their deaths in the full-length concert: Swan Songs Photo by Portia Jones; design by Tori Lawrence; dancers Martha Chamberlain & Jonathan Stiles Meredith Rainey’s newly founded Carbon Dance Theatre, will premiere three new works set to [...]

The Joyce Theater Foundation (New York), in association with the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago and On the Boards (Seattle),announce the 12 choreographers in each of the four cities who will be participating in The A.W.A.R.D Show! 2009. The 48 participants were selected from a total of 218 applicants [...]

Sunday was cheerier at Susan Hess – with helmets and snacks, too. By Ellen Dunkel For The Inquirer It was a wet, gloomy Sunday night – the Eagles had just lost the NFC Championship game, and dozens of police cars were parked around City Hall, as officers in riot gear milled about, in preparation for [...]