By Ellen Dunkel For The Inquirer Inspiration can come from the least likely sources. For Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin, it happened on a plane, via an in-flight entertainment program. “Greensleeves” from John Gay’s 1728 Beggar’s Opera was playing in his ears as two flight attendants demonstrated safety regulations. And he saw dance. “I thought it [...]

Koresh Dance Company takes the stage at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre for its 2010 spring season featuring the world premiere of Sense of Human, by Ronen (Roni) Koresh and the company premiere of Passomezzo by Ohad Naharin, artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company. Passomezzo, set to the Baroque melodies of Greensleeves and The Beggar’s [...]

by Beth Kephart for The Dance Journal Love walks down the street and sits in the park in the sun.  It tenders its hand in apology or desire, corrupts the knees, revokes the arch of the foot.  Love is the story, never finally told in words and, perhaps, never finally told at all, though one [...]

By Ellen Dunkel, For The Inquirer Do people ever really change? Observers from psychologists to advice columnists have weighed in on that question. Now, let’s hear from a choreographer. “In 3,000 years, nothing has changed,” asserts Ronen “Roni” Koresh, who, as director of his eponymous dance company, turns social commentary into movement. “Go to a [...]

Koresh Dance Company, Philadelphia’s third largest dance company, takes the stage at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, home of the Philadelphia Theatre Company. Performances begin Thursday, April 30th and continue through Sunday, May 3rd, 2009.   Programming for Koresh Dance Company’s 2009 Spring Season includes a new work by Roni Koresh, and Paul Selwyn Norton, a rising [...]

The Brandywine Ballet is proud to announce its spring production Colour Brillanté to take place Mother’s Day Weekend, May 8 & 9, 7:30 p.m. in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, Philips Memorial Building at West Chester University. Colour Brillanté is an evening of mixed repertory dance including four works  two pieces by Brandywine Ballet’s [...]

Koresh Dance Company traveled to Roni Koresh’s homeland of Israel to perform for the very first time in the International Spring Festival, Rishon LeZion Raised in Israel, Ronen Koresh, artistic director of Koresh Dance Company, began his dance education as a youth, training and dancing with his mother, a folk dancer in the Yemenite tradition, [...]

Koresh Dance Company’s spring show “ev∙o∙lu∙tion” at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, featuring two World Premieres by Ronen Koresh and Paul Selwyn Norton from the Netherlands. April 30 – May 3, 2009 Tickets are $20-$25-$30 with $5 off for students and seniors. Buy tickets online or call the box office at 215-985-0420.

Paul Selwyn Norton, a rising star on the Dutch dance scene, will be in Philadelphia setting a new work on Koresh Dance Company.  This will be the first time Paul has worked with a dance company in Philadelphia. 19 minutes difference will be premiered during Koresh’s upcoming season at the Suzanne Roberts Theater April 30th [...]