Dance
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PHILADANCO! presents duets and solos with Joe González and Janine Beckles
What dance lovers have been missing
PHILADANCO! explored love and struggle with emotional performances by Joe González and Janine Beckles, in a show that brought distanced audiences as close as possible to the theater. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Pam Tanowitz Dance livestreams a world premiere in Philadelphia
Taking back the Zellerbach
Pam Tanowitz Dance’s Philadelphia premiere combines elegance with immediacy in a virtual performance. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: Kangaroo Zulu Dancers present ‘Indlamu’
Shaka Zulu lives
South Africa’s Kangaroo Zulu Dancers joined this year’s Philly Fringe with ‘Indlamu,’ a performance captured on video that reminds us some dance doesn’t need a stage. Lindsay Gary reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: Artist House/Asya Zlatina + Dancers and stb x at
Dancing into the future
Two performances explore dance during pandemic for the 2020 Fringe Festival. Artist House/Asya Zlatina + Dancers and stb x at offer different experiences combining movement, technology, and collaboration in innovative ways. Melissa Strong reviews.
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BalletX presents four world premieres on film for its new subscription series
BalletX goes beyond
BalletX opens its 15th season virtually with a quartet of world premieres in film from choreographers as near as the company’s own star, Caili Quan, and as far as New Zealand’s Loughlan Prior. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: David Gordon presents ‘The Philadelphia Matter - 1972/2020’
The virtual dance company
Famed choreographer-director David Gordon revisits his 1972 dance production ‘The Matter’ with Philadelphia dancers and archival footage in this curated Fringe presentation. Jill Ivey reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: OhOk Performance Group presents ‘Do mirrors burn?’
Missing ourselves in others
OhOk Performance Group joins the Philly Fringe with an isolation-adapted video performance of ‘Do mirrors burn?’ that feels just right for quarantine. Corey Qureshi reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: Casual Fifth presents ‘Taiko and Dance’
Taiko takes Philly
For the Fringe, performance company Casual Fifth collaborates with mentors and friends to create ‘Taiko and Dance,’ a video presentation blending taiko, modern dance, and music. Kelly Conrad reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: JCWK Dance Lab’s ‘The Other Side of the Window Screen: HOMEbody’
The home we inhabit
Choreographer Jessica Warchal-King’s JCWK Dance Lab curates a web-based journey through the process of creating a dance that explores the idea of home at the 2020 Philly Fringe. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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A 1944 recording of Martha Graham’s ‘Appalachian Spring’ is streaming for free
Modern dance, then and now
Best known as a work for orchestra by American composer Aaron Copland, 'Appalachian Spring' originated as a ballet of the same name. A 1944 recording of this Martha Graham Dance Company performance is now streaming for free, and Melissa Strong says it’s worth revisiting.
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