Jane Fries lives in the Philadelphia area and has written a regular column for the Dance Journal since 2015. Her writing has also appeared in Dance Magazine, Ballet Review and the Mills College Quarterly. She is currently working on a biography of the pioneering modern dancer and educator Marian Van Tuyl, who founded the Mills College Dance Department in 1941.
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal | photo credit Vikki Sloviter Colombian-Belgian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa first read The Little Prince by Antoine de
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal BalletX is out and about in Philadelphia this spring, popping up in a variety of locations to offer
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal Sharp Dance Company, a Philadelphia-based troupe, presented an appealing mixed-bill at the American Jewish History Museum on Saturday.
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal A succession of slow-moving performers led the audience into the theater to view the Rosy Simas Danse production
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal The Wintry Mix Performance Festival at Bryn Mawr College this past weekend presented two separate lineups of artists
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal | photo credit Eric Falck Abby Z and the New Utility presented their hour-long, genre-defying work, abandoned playground, at
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal | photo credit: Vikki Sloviter The Wilma Theater was packed on Wednesday as BalletX presented three world premieres on
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal Philadanco is celebrating its 18th season as a resident company at the Kimmel Center, where they regularly perform
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal The culmination of the Fringe Festival featured manger, a “choreography of the mouth” by Boris Charmatz, who is
