By Merilyn Jackson FOR THE INQUIRER “Ties that Bind,” seen at the Painted Bride over the weekend, exemplified, through the choreography of three Philadelphia dance makers, just how this  dance community creatively pools its resources. The first two works, by Jennifer Morley and Olive Prince, employed rigging hanging from the fly and told stories, while [...]

The nEW Festival has announced the participants selected for the 2011-2012 Choreographers Program: Jung-Eun Kim, Daniele Strawmyre, Beau Hancock, and Jodi Obeid.  These artists were chosen from a pool of 29 applicants for their professionalism and creative potential within the field of dance.  Each choreographer will participate in nEW’s Artist Retreat at Silo Farms in [...]

The dance-driven artist-fueled nEW Festival celebrates its 7th year with a series of community classes and an evening of fresh dance at the The University of the Arts (UArts) School of Dance, from June 1 – 18, 2010.  The nEW Festival supports choreographic research and professional development for resident artists though bi-annual residencies including daily [...]

by Ellen Gerdes for The Dance Journal “Vested Souls” performed at the Community Education Center this past weekend as a culmination of Nora Gibson’s New Edge residency offered both articulate movement and message.  The work coupled pedestrian movement with ballet vocabulary in highly specific, structural choreography.  Gibson believes that the communication of her work to [...]

By Merilyn Jackson,  For The Inquirer Once in a while a dance leaves you breathless the instant it begins. That happened Friday night at the Community Education Center (CEC) with dancer/choreographer Nora Gibson’s work for four dancers, Vested Souls. From the first sweep of Michael Reiley McDermott’s electronic score to the last sweep of Eiren [...]

The dance-driven artist-fueled nEW Festival sails in to its 7th year with a series of community classes and an evening of fresh dance at the The University of the Arts (UArts) School of Dance, from January 4 – 10, 2010.  The nEW Festival supports choreographic research and professional development for resident artists though bi-annual residencies [...]

The Kosoko Performance Group will present the second installment of their 2009-2010 live performance series KPG Presents.  Featured are some of NYC’s, NJ’s, and Philadelphia’s finest acts in music, dance, and performance art.  The event hosted by Jaamil Kosoko and Karama Butler under the aliases of Winston Margo Deboreau Hemm will take place on Saturday, [...]

Melanie Stewart Dance Theatre presents the 2009 Winter nEW Festival comprised of community classes, workshops, and an informal showing; DanceHouse: Meet the Artists/See the Work from January 5th through 11th, 2009 at the University of the Arts School of Dance Terra Building, 211 S. Broad Street, 4th floor. Community classes will be held Monday – [...]