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Month: September 2019

Debra Danese

Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal finds perfect harmony with the music of Leonard Cohen

September 30, 2019 Debra Danese 1

by Debra Danese for The Dance Journal | Photo Credit: Thierry du Bois “O Send Out the Raven Ahead of the Dove.” And so began the opening sequence of Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal’s (BJM) […]

Winfield Maben

nora chipaumire – #PUNK 100%POP *N!GGA: Challenging societal structures, breaking theatrical norms

September 30, 2019 Winfield Maben Comments Off on nora chipaumire – #PUNK 100%POP *N!GGA: Challenging societal structures, breaking theatrical norms

by Winfield Maben for The Dance Journal | Photo credit Constance Mensh As a part of The School for Temporary Liveness, which runs from September 25th to October 2nd, nora chipaumire brings three works to […]

In The News

American Repertory Ballet names Ian Hussey as new Ballet Master

September 30, 2019 Press Release Comments Off on American Repertory Ballet names Ian Hussey as new Ballet Master

After hanging up his ballet shoes in May, Ian Hussey, a former Principal Dancer with the Pennsylvania Ballet, has been appointed Ballet Master for American Repertory Ballet’s 2019-2020 season. Mr. Hussey returns to Philadelphia this […]

Pursuit of Happiness
What Kat Saw

Cowboy Melodrama, in Sequins – Pursuit of Happiness

September 27, 2019 Kat Richter Comments Off on Cowboy Melodrama, in Sequins – Pursuit of Happiness

by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal | photo credit Andrej Lamut In many ways, Pursuit of Happiness, created by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper of Nature Theater of Oklahoma (named after the theater in Kafka’s […]

Gina Palumbo

Proceed with Caution: A Sign of the Times

September 25, 2019 Gina Palumbo Comments Off on Proceed with Caution: A Sign of the Times

by Gina Palumbo for The Dance Journal | photo credit Ryan Collerd On September 21st, Darcy Lyons, director of Lyons & Tigers, brought Proceed with Caution to The Performance Garage for a second time at the Fringe […]

Happening in Philly Dance

Facing East presents its third year of collaboration with Riyaaz, Oct 11-12

September 25, 2019 Press Release Comments Off on Facing East presents its third year of collaboration with Riyaaz, Oct 11-12

Philadelphia-based Courtyard Dancers continues it’s efforts of bringing Indian classical performing arts to the community with yet another year of Facing East. In this collaborative production, four east coast contemporary dance companies will perform a […]

Lewis J Whittington

Fight night or last tango in the locker-room? Un Poyo Roja

September 24, 2019 Lewis J. Whittington Comments Off on Fight night or last tango in the locker-room? Un Poyo Roja

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal | photo credit: Johanna Austin A healthy mix of dance and fight fans, gay and straight filled up the bleachers in the rustic brick performance space of […]

Olivia Wood

Candle, Sword, and Fan: A New Take on Avant Garde

September 24, 2019 Olivia Wood Comments Off on Candle, Sword, and Fan: A New Take on Avant Garde

On September 21, 2019, I attended Irene Reinke’s Fringe production, Candle, Sword, and Fan at the Plastic Club. The central concept of the performance, a three-part psychological exploration of emotional growth conveyed through Tai Chi […]

Winfield Maben

A choreographic study of the Alzheimer’s experience, The Quiet Room by Hailey Hubbs

September 22, 2019 Winfield Maben Comments Off on A choreographic study of the Alzheimer’s experience, The Quiet Room by Hailey Hubbs

by Winfield Maben for the Dance Journal The Quiet Room is a short but intensely personal piece which takes its audience on a guided examination of the struggles faced by Alzheimer’s victims. Conceived by Hailey […]

Lewis J Whittington

La Bolivianita premieres at the Fringe

September 22, 2019 Lewis J. Whittington Comments Off on La Bolivianita premieres at the Fringe

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal | photo credit: Aidan Un The high-ceiling, loft gallery space of Exuberance, the tony jazz salon in Northern Liberties, proved the perfect intimate setting for Elba Hevia […]

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