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The Annenberg Center and NextMove dance present Ephrat Asherie’s ‘Odeon’
A Saturday night in the city
Ephrat Asherie’s exuberant choreography in the Philly premiere of ‘Odeon’ brought the normally staid Annenberg audience to its feet. Gary Day reviews.
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The Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present Paul Taylor Dance Company
A dancemaker’s legacy
A visit from Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Annenberg showcased the late choreographer’s unique vision and range in a program that didn’t always cohere. Melissa Strong reviews.
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The Philadelphia Dance Project presents Tori Lawrence & Co.’s ‘Junkspace’
The fallout of modernization
A site-adaptive work from Tori Lawrence & Co. engages modernist industrial architecture as found artistic spaces. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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The International Association of Blacks in Dance and PHILADANCO present THEN NOW NEXT
Celebrating the past, present, and future of Black dance
IABD teams with PHILADANCO to bring its 32nd annual conference to Philly this week. THEN NOW NEXT features everything from industry panels to world-class performances to a high-spirited midnight African dance workshop. Vena Jefferson will be there.
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How children see ‘The Nutcracker’ (ninth helping)
Growing up at the ballet
After nine years, Dan Rottenberg's grandchildren are beginning to approach The Nutcracker more like adults than children.
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Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present PHILADANCO’s ‘Xmas Philes’
X marks the season
PHILADANCO’s 'Xmas Philes' at the Annenberg reminded dance lovers of the full spectrum of holiday emotions. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Annenberg Center Live presents Kulu Mele’s ‘Ogun and the People’
Kulu Mele celebrates 50 years
Philly’s own Kulu Mele celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Annenberg with the world-premiere 'Ogun and the People,' a story of the Orisha based on Afro-Cuban culture. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Koresh Dance Company presents the 6th annual Come Together Dance Festival
Together again
Koresh’s sixth annual Come Together Dance Festival is one of the region’s top opportunities for a diversity of dance on one stage. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Swarthmore College presents Doug Varone and Dancers in residency
The meaning of the moon
Is style just something you recognize when you see it? Doug Varone and Dancers still have it in a special residency performance at Swarthmore, despite two decades of a changing ensemble. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
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The Kimmel Center presents ‘Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Revue’
Where the whole world dances
'Taj Express' brings Mumbai to Philadelphia in director Shruti Merchant’s gleeful explosion of color, dance, and music from the creators of India’s Bollywood musicals. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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