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BalletX presents it 2024 Fall Series with Marguerite Donlon, Matthew Neenan, and Takehiro Ueyama
A Fall Series for the future
BalletX kicks off its 19th season with more dancers, a new venue, and works by Marguerite Donlon, Matthew Neenan, and Takehiro Ueyama. The works showcase the quality and range of the company but lack programmatic cohesion. Melissa Strong reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Angel Corella opens up about his new Le Corsaire and 10 years at the helm of Philadelphia Ballet
“A star of his generation in dance”
Ten years ago, when Angel Corella became artistic director of Philadelphia Ballet, the company needed new ideas. As the premiere of his revamped Le Corsaire approaches, he speaks with Camille Bacon-Smith about what he brings to the company and what’s next.
Features
6 minute read
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.
Reviews
3 minute read
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.
Reviews
3 minute read
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.
Reviews
3 minute read
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.
Reviews
3 minute read
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.
Reviews
3 minute read
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.
Reviews
3 minute read
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.
Reviews
3 minute read
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.
Previews
2 minute read