by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal The name Harriet Tubman recalls many things, from the Underground Railroad to recent controversy over her appearance and subsequent lack thereof on the $20 bill. But rarely does […]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal Philadelphia dance artist Meg Foley has earned herself a well-deserved reputation for introspective work—both danced and spoken— that somehow transcends her own highly personal performance practice to draw […]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal | photo credit Rosalie O’Connor It wasn’t until after my husband and I left the Merriam Theatre on Friday night that I realized why the braggadocios title of Pennsylvania […]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal | Photo credit: RobLi Photography A line of dancers faces the audience, head on, one behind the other and features obscured. One by one, they begin to raise […]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal | photo credit: Bill Hebert There are few dance companies who I would trust to present a mash up of ballet and the music of Spanish Harlem. (What […]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal I’ll do just about anything in the hopes of convincing at least one of my three nephews to follow me into the world of dance: Nutcracker tickets and Nutcracker figurines, books about Bojangles […]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal | photos by Bob Sweeney | (L to R) Dancers Daniel Mayo, Skyler Lubin, Gary W. Jeter II To most, the word “ballet” brings to mind a lithe, young ballerina […]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal Part meditation, part choose your own adventure, Nicole Canuso’s latest creation, the aptly named “Garden of Forking Paths” (inspired by a short story of the same name by […]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal | photo credit RobLi Photography Between Koresh, Project Moshen, and Shut Up and Dance, the annual MANNA fundraiser presented by the dancers of Pennsylvania Ballet, there was no shortage […]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal Yesterday’s Inquirer story, “Pennsylvania Ballet Fires the Sugar Plum Fairy” reminded me of the time I auditioned for the Radio City Rockettes. I was 17 years old at […]
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