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Ballet X: Female Choreographers
For its “All Female Choreographers Project,” Ballet X commissioned new works by three women. Unfortunately, as Ballet X’s co-director Christine Cox acknowledged during the post-performance talkback, good women choreographers (other than herself) are hard to find.
All Female Choreographers Project: Still Life, by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa; Numb Roads, by Christine Cox; Union, by Helen Pickett. Presented by Ballet X through July 27 at Th
All Female Choreographers Project: Still Life, by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa; Numb Roads, by Christine Cox; Union, by Helen Pickett. Presented by Ballet X through July 27 at Th
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The dancing orphans of Rwanda
The contemporary Philadelphia choreographer Rebecca Davis recently spent four weeks teaching dance steps to street orphans in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, a suffering land known mostly for its 1994 genocide. To her surprise, she discovered a passion for dance that transcends anything found among American teenagers. “These kids taught me that dance has the power to change lives even in the most difficult of circumstances,” she contends.
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"In Memory of the Deathtrap,' by Pink Hair Aff
Pink Hair Affair’s Deathtrap portrays nine women inhabiting a real crumbling house on Christian Street— a site reflecting the structure of emotional lives equally in need of repair.
In Memory of the Deathtrap. Directed by Anne MacGillivray Wilson. Presented June 28-29, 2008 at 2133 Christian St. by Pink Hair Affair. pinkhairaffair.com.
In Memory of the Deathtrap. Directed by Anne MacGillivray Wilson. Presented June 28-29, 2008 at 2133 Christian St. by Pink Hair Affair. pinkhairaffair.com.
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Kip Martin's "Namja Yoja' at UArts
Namja Yoja clearly lies in the dance theater tradition—just minus the dance. Choreographer Kip Martin needs to figure out how to integrate into his storylines the vivid choreography of which he’s capable.
Namja Yoja. Choreography by Kip Martin. June 13-14, 2008 at the UArts Dance Theatre at the Drake, 1512 Spruce St. (267) 269-5986 or www.dancewellness.com.
Namja Yoja. Choreography by Kip Martin. June 13-14, 2008 at the UArts Dance Theatre at the Drake, 1512 Spruce St. (267) 269-5986 or www.dancewellness.com.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's two premieres
Two world premieres by the Pennsylvania Ballet delivered disappointing dosages of choreographic showboating and ballet kitsch. Oh yes, and John Lithgow.
Pennsylvania Ballet presents two world premieres: Peter Quanz’s Jupiter Symphony and Neenan’s Penumbra and Pampeana No. 2. June 6-14, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 551-7000 or www.paballet.org.
Pennsylvania Ballet presents two world premieres: Peter Quanz’s Jupiter Symphony and Neenan’s Penumbra and Pampeana No. 2. June 6-14, 2008 at Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Sts. (215) 551-7000 or www.paballet.org.
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Paul Taylor Dance at Annenberg
The choreographer Paul Taylor is close to 80 and still growing in dramatic and thematic power, as a recital of his past and present works demonstrated.
Paul Taylor Dance Company: Esplanade, Changes, Lines of Loss and other works. June 5-7, 2008 at Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. (215) 898-6701 or www.pennpresents.org
Paul Taylor Dance Company: Esplanade, Changes, Lines of Loss and other works. June 5-7, 2008 at Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. (215) 898-6701 or www.pennpresents.org
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Searching for meaning in Meg Foley's "slip'
Choreographer Meg Foley insists that audiences can read whatever they want in her experimental work slip. I came away with several questions. But maybe that’s my problem, not hers.
Moving Research: slip. Choreography by Meg Foley. Through May 17, 2008 at Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave. www.danceboxoffice.com.
Moving Research: slip. Choreography by Meg Foley. Through May 17, 2008 at Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Ave. www.danceboxoffice.com.
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Rebecca Davis's "Darfur'
Rebecca Davis’s Darfur approaches a holocaust from two perspectives: the true story of Brian Steidle, a UN observer in the Sudan, and the fictitious tale of a young African boy caught up in the same events. One story is factual, but the other is dramatic. Davis clearly possesses brilliant instincts; if only she had trusted them in conveying Steidle’s story as well as the African family’s.
Darfur. Choreographed by Rebecca Davis. Rebecca Davis Danc
Darfur. Choreographed by Rebecca Davis. Rebecca Davis Danc
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Megan Bridge interviewed
Megan Bridge’s Subject in Two Parts is a dance study of the nature of identity, invoking real-life celebrities. A week before it’s opening, she talks about dance, audiences and what she hopes to achieve.
Subject in Two Parts. Choreography by Megan Bridge; directed by Greg Giovanni. May 2-4, 2008 at Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave. (215) 387-1911 or ww.cecarts.org.
Subject in Two Parts. Choreography by Megan Bridge; directed by Greg Giovanni. May 2-4, 2008 at Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave. (215) 387-1911 or ww.cecarts.org.
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Pennsylvania Ballet's "Coppelia'
I’d seen Pennsylvania Ballet’s amusing Coppelia before and didn’t intend to see it again. But the magnetic young Abigail Mentzer changed my mind.
Coppelia. Music by Leo Delibes; choreography after Marius Petipa. Pennsylvania Ballet production through April 27, 2008 at Merriam Theatre, Broad St. above Spruce. (215) 551-7000 or www.paballet.org.
Coppelia. Music by Leo Delibes; choreography after Marius Petipa. Pennsylvania Ballet production through April 27, 2008 at Merriam Theatre, Broad St. above Spruce. (215) 551-7000 or www.paballet.org.
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