COVID-19 Resources
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BalletX Premieres Short Dance Films About Life in LockdownRena Butler’s “The Under Way” stands out for connecting the Underground Railroad and BLM Movement. Kristi Yeung |
 Photo: Amalia Colón-Nava
Holding Dance Institutions Accountable: An Interview with Amalia Colón-NavaNo more! We cannot stand for this anymore. Mira Treatman |
 Photo: Rachel Neville
An Interview with Iquail Shaheed Part 2: The Future of the Dance InstitutionWe should do a cultural audit and make it just as rigorous as a financial audit in order for us to get grant funds. Mira Treatman |
 Photo: Rachel Neville
An Interview with Iquail Shaheed Part 1: Black Love and Tenderness on StageAt a moment when those narratives of Black death were all on stage, we came in and it was just about love and tenderness. Mira Treatman |
 Photo: Matthew McLaughlin
Embracing UncertaintyWhile tango dancers wait to embrace again, this collective pause offers time and space. Carolyn Merritt |
 Photo: Courtesy of Halifu Osumare
A Fluid Constant: Dr. Halifu Osumare’s Dancing in BlacknessDr. Halifu Osumare’s memoir weaves personal stories together with histories of Black dance. Leslie Bush |
 Photo: University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives
Moving Lessons: Relearning Our History as Dance EducatorsH’Doubler didn’t teach from a codified movement technique, and valued improvisation and discovery above all. Eleanor Goudie-Averill |
 Photo: fidget
Meaningfulness: Process Project in Times of COVIDPerformances infused with the reflection and thoughtfulness of lived experience Rhonda Moore |
 Photo courtesy of Central Recovery Press
Embodying Anti-RacismResmaa Menakem's "My Grandmother’s Hands" addresses racialized trauma through somatic practice Emma Cohen |
 Photo: Lois Greenfield
Joan Myers Brown on 50 Years with PHILADANCO and Philly’s Future"I keep telling people I have 'founder’s disease.' I am always starting things." Kat J. Sullivan |
 Photo: LaNeshe Miller White
Bringing Art Home: The Painted Bride Builds BridgesAre decentralized, virtual arts organizations the wave of the future? Maddie Hopfield |
 Photo: Tania Fernandez
Writing to Move, Moving to WriteDoes walking through space change our definition of the body? Kristen Shahverdian |
NewsEditorial Change Upcoming at tD
Having become thINKingDANCE editor-in-chief on Jan. 1, 2019, I write here with the news that I am stepping down from that role in the course of the next… POSTPONED: Join thINKingDANCE for a Virtual Write Back Atcha
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On Monday, June 1st,… COVID-19 Financial Resources for the Philadelphia Dance Community
In the months since COVID-19 was named a global pandemic, significant amounts of information and resources have become available. Seemingly every… A Bit About UsthINKingDANCE catalyzes conversation about dance and develops the skills of dance writers in the Philadelphia area. We train and educate our writers through regular workshops with visiting dance writers, monthly peer-critique sessions, and a uniquely rigorous two-tiered editing process. Founded in 2011, we've published over 1,200 articles drawing attention to the robust and diverse dance community in Philadelphia and beyond. Read more. FundingthINKingDANCE gratefully acknowledges support from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and from our readers and other individual donors.
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