September 2020 | The Dance Journal

Jaamil Olawale Kosoko’s American Chameleon

American Chameleon’s Beautiful Messy Relationships

September 29, 2020 Lewis J. Whittington Comments Off

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal | photo credit: Erik Carter Jaamil Olawale Kosoko’s American Chameleon is a continuing remote symposium of text, artwork, research, and discussion about many of the artist’s central […]

The Bold and Seamless Flow of BLOOD

September 29, 2020 Debra Danese Comments Off

by Debra Danese for The Dance Journal | photo credit: Rob Li Even overcast skies on Saturday, September 26, 2020 could not dampen my excitement about attending a live event since early March. Adding to […]

Founder of Community Bollywood Dance Project takes on a new role as Program Director of Dancing Classrooms Philly

September 24, 2020 Press Release Comments Off

Dancing Classrooms Philly (DCP) has announced the appointment of Swati Chaturvedi as its new Program Director. In this role, Swati will oversee DCP’s day-to-day programming operations, guide the talent roster of teaching artists, and create […]

Virtual Dance Recess – fun with Rhonda Moore and Ben Grinberg

September 21, 2020 Lewis J. Whittington Comments Off

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal One of the breakouts hits of the 2020 Virtual Fringe is ‘Fun With Dick and Jane: working title’ a 40-minute film recorded in the FringeArts Sound Stage […]

Casual Fifth Drums Up Success with Taiko and Dance

September 18, 2020 Debra Danese Comments Off

By Debra Danese for The Dance Journal The announcement of the 2020 Fringe Festival roster brought optimism to arts enthusiasts who have been longing for the return of programming. The festival kicked off on September […]

Philadelphia’s Rennie Harris Receives 2020 Doris Duke Artist Award

September 17, 2020 Press Release Comments Off

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) announced today the names of the 2020 Doris Duke Artists, each receiving an award of $275,000 intended as an investment in and celebration of these artists’ ongoing contributions to […]

For Kalila Kingsford Smith, a Community Fostered Through Digital Media

September 17, 2020 Courtney Colón Comments Off

by Courtney Colón for The Dance Journal With theaters closed, dance movers and makers are doing what artists have done in perpetuity-adapting. Quick and sudden was the exodus from stage performance to online platforms. Major […]

Philly dancers trip the light fantastic with David Gordon

September 16, 2020 Lewis J. Whittington Comments Off

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal Filmmaker David Gordon, a founding member of the legendary 60s dance collective at the Judson Church, established his own successful itinerant company for several years before leaving […]

JCWK Dance Lab Traverses the Digital Frontier

September 15, 2020 Jane Fries Comments Off

by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, dancers performed on stages in front of live audiences. Now, seemingly eons later, they beam into our homes […]

Choreographer, Tommie-Waheed Evans to be featured in PDP’s Informance, Oct 14th

September 14, 2020 Press Release Comments Off

Choreographer Tommie-Waheed Evans will be featured in October in the new Philadelphia Dance Projects online series. Evans will discuss his new choreographic project HOME. Evans describes HOME, as “a meta-narrative choreographic work that is centered […]