Thirdbird will be presenting SPRING TRILOGY, a three-part exploration of spontaneous art making manifesting on stage with twelve risk taking performances where 28 artists are “matched” in first-time-ever meetings. SPRING TRILOGY, offering a unique program each night, is part of Thirdbird’s ongoing Blind Dates series, which pairs musicians and dancers with someone they’ve never performed [...]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal September 19, 2012 Today, the MAAS building feels warm and inviting—like some place you’d want to hold a cocktail party or, as the case may be, a site-specific performance in the Philadelphia Fringe. The wooden floor glows golden under the late afternoon sun and some of the audience [...]
Three former Leeway grantees have received funding from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation during the 2011-2012 fiscal year on behalf of Philadelphia Performing Arts on Tour. Kùlú Mèlé African Dance Ensemble directed by Dorothy Gordon Wilkie (LTA ’07), Leah Stein Dance Company directed by Leah Stein (WOO ’02, ’99), and Pasión y Arte directed by Elba [...]
Philadelphia Dance Projects honors a landmark year for a movement pioneer with Leah Stein Dance Company’s 10th Anniversary, an expansive program that reflects on the company’s past and contemplates the road ahead through duet and small group works. During each performance, to be held March 8–11 at the Performance Garage (1515 Brandywine St., Philadelphia), Philadelphia [...]
Photo by Bill Hebert, BH Photos Bowerbird and Ladybird are excited to introduce BLINDSPOT, a festival of music and dance taking place at Philadelphia’s historic Christ Church and Neighborhood House from February 24, 2011 through March 6, 2011. Highlights of the festival include: seven concerts by world class artists on Christ Church’s pipe organ; choreographed [...]
What happens when you improvising musicians together with dance artists? You get an evening of risk-taking, genre-bending, and (mostly) never-seen-before dance and music creations. Over-Nite Sensation: Dance Edition on January 10, 2010 at 8:00pm marks Bowerbird’s return to presenting dance focused events. Six collaborative duos in total will be presented. If there’s a sub theme [...]
Bryn Mawr’s Annual Faculty Dance Concert, to be held this Friday, Feb. 6, at 8 p.m., offers an opportunity to see some of Philadelphia’s top terpsichorean talent in the graceful and intimate setting of Pembroke Dance Studio. Five of the professional dancers and choreographers who teach in the Bryn Mawr dance program will be presenting [...]
