Articles

The Challenge of Embodying Saudade

Sometimes titles raise expectations that are not always realized in the actual performance.
May 17, 2012
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In 1993, When We Felt Free

Two decades and 40 dances into their career, the darlings of Philly’s theatrical dance world in the 1990s and 2000s have arrived at a point of mid-life reflection.
May 9, 2012
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Bittersweet Desire: K. Elizabeth Stevens Works With Headlong

Headlong returns to making and performing in a work together. K. Elizabeth Stevens directs this work, Desire, but confesses: "I've never made a dance before.”
April 30, 2012
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Contemplative and Connected: Leah Stein’s Singular Aesthetic

Philadelphia Dance Projects organized a retrospective of Leah Stein’s work, celebrating her eponymous troupe’s tenth anniversary.
March 16, 2012
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The Importance of a Witness: Faye Driscoll “Informs” Philadelphia

Faye Driscoll's recent informance delivered a multi-dimensional view of her identity as an artist.
March 7, 2012
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The Empathetic Art of Teaching: Two Weeks of Community Class with Peggy Baker

Like a rescue plane hovering over my somewhat helter-skelter dancing life, Peggy Baker is a relief effort.
January 26, 2012
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An "Open House" for Up-and-Comers

"Open House" at the Performance Garage showcased the strength and diversity of six young companies.
January 17, 2012
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Lionel Popkin and Gabrielle Revlock at the Performance Garage

The declarative title of Lionel Popkin's "There Is An Elephant In This Dance" cued us to look for a pachyderm. But "Aida" it ain't.
November 22, 2011
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