Lew’s Danceland

Kulu Mele Dance and Drum Ensemble is celebrating their 50th season with the premiere of Ogun & the People at the Annenberg Center on November 30th.  The production was conceived and choreographed by Kulu Mele’s […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal | Photos by Ryan Collerd courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art The Philadelphia Museum of Art launched its Friday Remix series on October 11, with an ambitious performance […]

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 […]

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 […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal Artistic Director Gwendolyn Bye presented her company, Dancefusion to the Fringe Festival for the 10th consecutive year, with concerts at the Performance Garage, September 13 & 14.   Bye […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal | photo credit: Joanna Austin Úumbal: Nomadic Choreography for Inhabitants, already a highlight of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, took place when traffic was blocked on several streets […]

by Lewis J. Whittington for The Dance Journal Dr. Joanna Chan is a physician at the Sidney Kimmel Medical Center and also a member of the board at Koresh Dance Company. She and dance teacher […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal | photo credit: Steven Weisz | cover photo is of Audre Lorde Rainbow Flag by Ebony Malaika Collier June 29, 1969 was a night that started out […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal “Free your mind and your body will follow…. we freed our mind and hip-hop followed,” says Philadelphia choreographer, Rennie Harris on his narrative voiceover before the finale […]