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 [...]

Judson era dance luminary, Deborah Hay, spends a week in residence in Philadelphia, PA. November 6th – 11th, 2012. She will offer a workshop to professional dance artists at Mascher Space Cooperative and student participants from University of the Arts. The week will culminate in a festival co-produced by thefidget space and Mascher Space Cooperative [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

City Dances Parkway II is an interactive walking tour of public art sites led by Group Motion Dance Company, May 6-9, 2010. Presented by PNC Arts Alive, it incorporates contemporary dance and music with the sculptures along the east end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. By creating a site-specific performance piece that utilizes iPods and [...]

Group Motion will present new works by local choreographers at Spiel Uhr on Valentine’s Day weekend, February 13 & 14, 2010. Spiel Uhr, meaning “play clock” in German, features local choreographers and performers as they perform original dance works for the first time. The program starts at 8 p.m. at the Community Education Center Meetinghouse [...]

After a successful run at the 2009 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Group Motion continues its City Dances/Parkway program under the auspices of PNC Arts Alive program. City Dances/Parkway is an interactive, traveling performance involving dance, music, art and technology. Take a walking tour with Group Motion dancers to experience some of Philadelphia’s public art sites including [...]

Group Motion, as part of their 40th Anniversary Season, will present Shadow and Light at the Painted Bride on March 13th and 14th. Featured on the program is LUNGTA, a new work by Artistic Director, Manfred Fischbeck,  COURAGE by Co-Founder Brigitta Herrmann,  and A SHADOW IN THE AEOLIAN PALACE by guest choreographer, Megan Bridge. The [...]

Network for New Music, the award-winning chamber ensemble dedicated to commissioning and performing works by living composers, proudly presents WINDHORSE, the second concert in a season-long exploration of the many connections between the creation of new music and visual arts. WINDHORSE features the world premiere of Lung-ta, a Network for New Music commission by Philadelphia [...]