Posts Tagged ‘ Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe ’

Jaye Allison Taps Into the Nicholas Brothers’ Philly Roots

Jul 6th, 2010 | By Live Arts and Fringe Festival Blog | Category: Dance Stories

Posted At : July 6, 2010 7:19 PM | Posted By : Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe Recently I was introduced to the sensational moves of the Nicholas Brothers, a world famous tap-dancing duo from a time when it was difficult for African-American artists to cross over, who got their start in Philadelphia. Last [...]



Come Unity

Jul 25th, 2009 | By Dance Journal Staff | Category: Dance Stories

Posted By : Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe In the Rift Valley community of Ibisil, Kenya, a water well is under construction at a secondary girls school with the help of Kristin Scott, a 31-year-old ballet dancer from Bristol, Pennsylvania. Through her organization Come Unity, which brings together dancers, largely from the American Repertory [...]



Artist Profile: Les Rivera

Jul 15th, 2009 | By Dance Journal Staff | Category: Artist Profiles

by Nick Gilewicz for Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe A diving scholarship brought Les Rivera to Philadelphia. But once he came to the city, he started to hit the clubs where, as a hip hop dancer, he’d battle other people on the floor. One night he met a guy, who told him about this [...]