Articles

The Hit Parade

In 1917 with "Parade," Massine was a fully participating player on the avant-garde playground...
November 10, 2013
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Restless Narratives in a Funereal Juke Joint

In this juke joint where even ecstatic dancing is infused with sorrow, the dancers pound the floor with rhythmic urgency.
November 5, 2013
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DanceAfrica Comes to Philadelphia

"The dance is not just movement. It is a spiritual activity, how we engage as a community."
November 5, 2013
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Posts from Paris: How We Teach Trisha's Dance

The nuts and bolts of teaching Trisha Brown's "Glacial Decoy" to the Paris Opera Ballet.
November 2, 2013
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Otro Tango Show

Seductive. Sultry. Intense. Visceral. Passionate. Electrifying. Sensual. Hot. Heady. Raw.
October 28, 2013
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Even Bugs Can Love

Or so Paul Taylor would have us believe in three of the four dances he presented in his Philadelphia season at the Annenberg.
October 28, 2013
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What makes a choreographic transmission successful?

Lisa Bardarson poses the question after a visit with the Paris Opera Ballet as they undertake a re-staging of Trisha Brown's "Glacial Decoy."
October 26, 2013
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Posts from Paris: Dancing Toward a Premiere

The dancers get onstage where the "rubber meets the road."
October 24, 2013
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