Lewis J Whittington

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal The 29th Annual Shut Up & Dance benefit performance for MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) staged on April 24th at the Forest Theater by the dancers […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal Rennie Harris, Philadelphia’s premiere hip-hop dancemaker, has spent the last year on the West Coast, sitting out the pandemic and gearing up for the 30th Anniversary year […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal with collaborative editing by Steven Weisz “Walk on the beach of the morning without desireOpen my mouth not to talk but to singSpeak with my whole beingSoul […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal In April 2019, conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin led the Philadelphia Orchestra musicians in Serge Prokofiev’s searing ballet score for Romeo & Juliet, while the dancer-acrobats from Brian Sanders’ […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal Dancer-choreographer Iquail Shaheed formed his company Dance Iquail! fourteen years ago with a mission to create dance and use it as what he calls a “conduit” for […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal Dance films have become the mainstay of dance companies trying to survive an industry in limbo while waiting for it to be safe enough for theaters to […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal The Nutcracker continues to be the most performed ballet globally, spanning cultures and eras, performed in small-town studio theaters to premier ballet companies. It is an unparalleled […]

In this year of theater and venue shut down, the home screen has become the primary stage for dance performances. For better or worse, dance companies and dancer-choreographers are turning to film, video, and live-stream […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal Pennsylvania Ballet Artistic Director Ángel Corella launched his Director’s Choice Digital season online, with broadcast films of the company’s premiere works.  Corella spoke about the current programming […]

by Lewis J Whittington for The Dance Journal Philadanco dancers Janine Beckles and Joe González returned to the stage via Livestream broadcast from the Annenberg Center’s Harold Prince Theater stage in a program of solos […]