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Lubar, a white woman wearing a gray tank top, her arm tattooed with an eagle and flowers, reads from a piece of paper.

Philly Fringe 2024: _mixlit presents Line///////Movements

Poetry in motion
A compilation of short pieces combining poetry and other voices with evocative movement brought dance artists, including Sammy Caiola and Evalina Carbonell, together for an interdisciplinary Fringe performance. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 3 minute read
Two Black men in mid-dance, dressed in loose fitted clothes, on a rehearsal stage

Philly Fringe 2024: Fist and Heel presents POWER

Stirring things up with Shakers
Fist and Heel’s Fringe entry merges a variety of dance elements from West African, Black Shaker, and modern dance, and more to imagine the life of Mother Rebecca Cox Jackson. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Reviews 3 minute read
Close-up on Davis, a 42-year-old white man with a short graying beard, arms in a balletic pose, wearing a pale rain jacket.

Philly Fringe 2024: Chris Davis presents The 40-Year-Old Ballerino

Dancing with memoir
Chris Davis continues his tradition of audience-pleasing solo Fringe shows with The 40-Year-Old Ballerino, one of his most personal creations to date. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Reviews 3 minute read
A group of dancers hold up another dancer in a dim space with deep purple lighting

Philly Fringe 2024: Cannonball Festival presents Tyshaun & Shekinah’s Forbidden Fruit

Fruit growing on the vine
Tyshaun & Shekinah’s Forbidden Fruit, a circus-dance work about Black experiences, is part of Cannonball’s inaugural Black Circus Week. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 3 minute read
A woman dancer in a green shirt and loose striped pants poses in the doorway of the meeting house, a brick wall behind her.

Philly Fringe 2024: Nichole Canuso Dance Company presents The Garden: River’s Edge

A much-needed moment of peace
Nichole Canuso Dance Company joins the 2024 Curated Philly Fringe with The Garden: River’s Edge, an immersive, interactive performance at the historic Arch Street Meeting House. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 3 minute read
In a 17th-century graveyard, a Black woman with a blond buzz-cut caresses a younger Black woman sitting in a chair.

Philly Fringe 2024: Christ Church Preservation Trust presents On Buried Ground

Uncovering and imagining Philly’s Black colonial-era histories
A meditation on Black lives in colonial Philadelphia comes to life in a Fringe Festival event featuring archival research, site-specific dance, theater, visual art, and historic documents. Kimberly Haas reviews.

Kimberly Haas

Reviews 3 minute read
In a dramatic misty blue spotlight, a man rises animalistically, bent over with elbows angled up out of a well of viscous goo

Philly Fringe 2024: Gunnar Montana Productions presents BLACK WOOD: WINTERBORN

Gothic horror returns to the Latvian Society
Gunnar Montana returns for this year’s Fringe with a standalone sequel to last year’s BLACK WOOD. The bloody, sexy sorcery continues with WINTERBORN, running through Wednesday, October 30, at the Latvian Society. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 3 minute read
Two Black trapeze artists in mid swing from rope, heads tilted back, arms out, legs in motion, both wearing leather bondage

The new Black Circus Week leaps into Cannonball

A first for the BIPOC circus community in Philly
A full week of shows, workshops, family-friendly cabarets and more arrive with Black Circus Week at Cannonball. An Nichols previews.
An Nichols

An Nichols

Previews 2 minute read
Caili Quan in mid movement as she is captured midair, outdoors in a grassy area with many trees.

Choreographing a dancing journey with Caili Quan

Gratitude and growth in step
Choreographer Caili Quan sits down with contributor Melissa Strong to discuss her journey from Guam to Philly and from dancer to choreographer.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Profiles 4 minute read
A female dancer calmly sits alone on a dark stage, the warm light on her forming a floor reflection of her body.

The lighting designers for Philly dance companies are artists who paint with light

Shining a light on dance
Dance critic Camille Bacon-Smith has spent years admiring Philly’s dancers illuminated by lighting designers who rarely get the spotlight themselves. Now they share the mysteries of their artistry.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Features 6 minute read