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NextMove Dance presents BodyVox's 'Urban Meadow'
Landscape of the body
Portland, Oregon-based BodyVox performed 'Urban Meadow,' 12 dances and two short films choreographed by artistic codirectors Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Annenberg Center Live presents L.A. Dance Project
West coast story
L.A. Dance Project, founded by Benjamin Millepied, showed its range and skill in three pieces that spring from collaboration. Melissa Strong reviews.
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How kids see the Pennsylvania Ballet's ‘The Nutcracker’ (seventh helping)
But why is it called The Nutcracker?'
Seven years ago, I embarked on an annual journalistic quest to observe how small children (specifically, my grandchildren) develop an appreciation for great art (specifically, Tchaikovsky’s 'The Nutcracker'). Now these kids are ten and eight and the Pennsylvania Ballet has undergone major upheavals. Would they notice a difference? Dan Rottenberg considers.
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Kimmel Center presents Philadanco's 'H-I-S-T-O-R-Y'
Something old, something new
Philadanco's year-end performance looks back at dance 'H-I-S-T-O-R-Y,' and forward at some newer work. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
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NextMove Dance presents Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, a Dance Company
Connection and collaboration
Four dances performed by Brooklyn-based Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, a Dance Company, covered 20 years of Ronald K. Brown’s choreography with mixed results. Melissa Strong reviews.
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BalletX presents Fall Series 2017 with Nicolo Fonte's 'Beautiful Decay'
Dancing in the dying light
BalletX opens its second series this season with Nicolo Fonte's 'Beautiful Decay,' a meditation on time with multigenerational dancers. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Kimmel Center presents Christopher Williams and Gregory Spears's 'Wolf-in-skins'
A wolf in man's clothing
The most original dance and music event of this season, the second installation of choreographer/librettist Christopher Williams’ six part dance/opera 'Wolf-in-Skins' is certainly more than human. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
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FringeArts presents Subcircle's 'HOLD STILL while I figure this out'
Bonne chance!
Dance company Subcircle's 'HOLD STILL while I figure this out' transforms FringeArts' space with a John Cage-like performance. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
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Pennsylvania Ballet presents 'On Edge'
Three to think on
The Pennsylvania Ballet's 'On Edge' presented three pieces (including two world premieres) that took audiences to the edge of emotion and sent them home young again. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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NextMove Dance presents Paul Taylor Dance Company
Three classics of dance
NextMove Dance brings Paul Taylor Dance Company back to Philadelphia, this time with three of his masterpieces. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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