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A sublime and daring tango: Estaban Morena, Daniel del Valle Escobar, and Claudia Codega in ‘Sin Salida.’ (Photo by Keira Heu Jwyn Chang.)

Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present ‘Sin Salida’

Collaborative potential

Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance presented Union Tanguera, in collaboration with Kate Weare Company, for 'Sin Salida' (No Exit), a full-length collaborative work of tango and modern dance. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Grecian art come to life: Sterling Baca, Lillian DiPiazza, Alexandra Hughes, and Mayara Pineiro. (Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.)

The Pennsylvania Ballet presents ‘An All-Stravinsky Program’

Master of modern ballet

The Pennsylvania Ballet’s all-Stravinsky program drew from his earliest collaborations with George Balanchine in the 1920s to new works by Philadelphia choreographer Matthew Neenan. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Aerial work was an especially good fit for ‘Romeo and Juliet’: Julia Higdon and Teddy Fatscher with the Philadelphia Orchestra. (Photo by Pete Checchia.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Brian Sanders’ JUNK present ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Rediscovering R&J

Orchestra met stirring acrobatics when JUNK tackled Prokofiev alongside Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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Dance Heginbotham’s ‘Twin’ favored stark, mechanical elements. (Photo by Amber Star Merkens.)

The Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present Dance Heginbotham

Moving parts

A program of two very different pieces brought Dance Heginbotham’s mission of moving us through dance to Philly, with mixed results. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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Dancer Kristy Butler in a New York performance of ‘Stray Birds.’ (Photo by Arnaud Falchier.)

The New Chamber Ballet presents ‘Stray Birds: Dances to the Music of Ursula Mamlok’

Finding 'Stray Birds'

The New Chamber Ballet matches an underappreciated genre of dance with music from composer Ursula Mamlok, whom you don’t often hear in Philly. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Oh, for better days… like yesterday. Oksana Maslova in PA Ballet’s ‘Giselle.’ (Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.)

The Pennsylvania Ballet presents ‘Giselle’

A guilty passion

The Pennsylvania Ballet presents ‘Giselle,’ a tale of love and betrayal and vengeful spirits. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Leaving hierarchy behind: choreographer Rosy Simas at MANCC. (Photo by Imranda Ward.)

Intercultural Journeys presents Rosy Simas Danse’s ‘Weave’

Other ways of being

Intercultural Journeys presents Rosy Simas Danse’s 'Weave,' emphasizing cooperation over hierarchy. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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A dance with two worlds: Richard Villaverde and Skyler Lubin in Katarzyna Skarpetowska’s ‘Off the Canvas.’ (Photo by Vikki Sloviter.)

BalletX presents choreographic fellow Katarzyna Skarpetowska in the 2019 Spring Series

Unlikely fellow

BalletX presents new works by 2019 choreographic fellow Katarzyna Skarpetowska, and mentor and longtime BalletX collaborator Nicolo Fonte. An East Coast premiere by dancer and choreographer Lil Buck rounds out the program. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Stunning choreography melded motion and stillness in Rennie Harris’s ‘Lazarus.’ (Photo by Paul Kolnik.)

The Kimmel Center presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Still on the rise

For Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Academy of Music, the Philly premiere of Rennie Harris’s ‘Lazarus’ paired beautifully with a remount of Alvin Ailey’s ‘Revelations.’ Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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Women of color as warriors for change: Dance Theater of Harlem’s Alison Stroming, Lindsey Croop and Ingrid Silva. (Photo by Rachel Neville.)

Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present Dance Theater of Harlem

Community favorites back in Philly

Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present Dance Theater of Harlem in residency, with a world premiere by choreographer (and Philadelphia native) Robert Garland. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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