January 2020 | The Dance Journal

Eloquent and Exuberant: Paul Taylor Company Presses On

January 29, 2020 Jane Fries 4

by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal After more than six decades as one of America’s most preeminent modern dance troupes, the Paul Taylor Dance Company finds itself in a moment of radical transition. Its […]

Philadelphia Dance Projects’ DANCE UP CLOSE – Mazarick & Ramirez

January 28, 2020 Press Release 0

Philadelphia Dance Projects’ DANCE UP CLOSE Festival continues on Wednesday, February 26 and Thursday, February 27 at Christ Church Neighborhood House with choreographers Megan Mazarick in Boundaries & Other Works, and Marion Ramirez in kNots & Nest. Both performances are at 7:00 PM. Tickets at […]

Part 2 of IABD’s THEN | NOW | NEXT Festival performance highlights

January 26, 2020 Lewis J. Whittington 0

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes was on Merriam Theater stage January 18th to introduce Denise Saunders Thompson, CEO of the International Association of Blacks in Dance, along […]

Tori Lawrence + Co.Weave Hypnotic Landscapes in JUNKSPACE

January 24, 2020 Winfield Maben 0

by Winfield Maben for The Dance Journal On January 22nd and 23rd Philadelphia Dance Projects hosted JUNKSPACE, a site-adaptive work by New York based Tori Lawrence + Co. at Neighborhood House. Set amidst the droning […]

A Happening on Melon Street with Get What You Need

January 24, 2020 Gina Palumbo 0

by Gina Palumbo for The Dance Journal On Saturday, January 18th, Silvana Cardell invited artists of different trades in her expansive space to take part in a sacred experience on the elusive Melon Street in […]

Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca make their long awaited appearance in Philadelphia

January 24, 2020 Gina Palumbo 0

by Gina Palumbo for The Dance Journal On Saturday, January 18th, time stopped at Philadelphia’s historic Plays & Players Theatre on Delancey Street. After being led up a tight stairwell, I settled into the corner […]

25 Years Later: Riverdance is Still a Powerhouse Performance Troupe

January 22, 2020 Debra Danese 0

by Debra Danese for The Dance Journal | photo credit: Jack Hartin Twenty five years since its inception, Riverdance is still going strong. What started out as a 7 minute dance for the interval of […]

The Annenberg Center Presents the Philadelphia Debut of Ephrat Asherie, February 7-8

January 22, 2020 Press Release 0

Ephrat Asherie, a “bona fide b-girl” (The Boston Globe), brings her street and social dance company to Philadelphia for the first time, presented by the Annenberg Center, to perform Odeon, a high-octane, full-length work set to the music […]

Nickerson Rossi Dance’s Accomplished Artists Showcase Draws Performers From Across the US and Beyond

January 20, 2020 Winfield Maben 0

by Winfield Maben for The Dance Journal On Saturday, January 18th Nickerson-Rossi Dance presented Accomplished Artists as a part of their International Dance Festival. The evening’s program consisted of seven different works including artists from […]

International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) convenes on Broad Street (Part 1)

January 20, 2020 Lewis J. Whittington 1

by Lewis J. Whittington for The Dance Journal | photo credit Julieanne Harris International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) 2020 convention, titled THEN | NOW | NEXT, took place January 14 through the 19th […]