Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Philadelphia dancer and choreographer Gary W. Jeter II presents Filaments, a work exploring connections between humans and the structure of the universe. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:13PMTuesday, April 2, 2024
Blurb (a two- or three-sentence summary): Roger Lee Dance Company presents Galaxy, a timely new family-friendly performance inspired by the Milky Way. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:40PMTuesday, February 20, 2024
Two artists with ties to Koresh Dance Company, Melissa Rector
and Jim Bunting, continue their choreography journeys with a collaborative performance
exploring healing, truth, and self-awaren…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:33PMWednesday, February 7, 2024
Choreographer Sarah Carlson and composer Vernon J. Mobley explore trauma in The Body Keeps the Score: Dancing with Trauma and Recovery, an original work inspired by Bessel van der Kolk’s w…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:00AMTuesday, January 23, 2024
LA-based dance troupe BODYTRAFFIC takes an inclusive perspective on contemporary dance, featuring a world premiere by Matthew Neenan and a repertory work by Trey McIntyre. Melissa Strong rev…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:12PMWednesday, December 20, 2023
Flair Dance Company’s Cracked Nuts celebrates the holidays with a modern, comic twist on The Nutcracker. Melissa Strong previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:37PMTuesday, December 12, 2023
Melissa Strong used to leave the lights on after watching The X-Files, and hated doing anything risky or scary. But when she pushed herself to begin watching horror movies, she experienced a…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:44PMPHILADANCO! honors late resident choreographer Gene Hill Sagan in a program also including two company premieres and two world premieres featuring returning and new choreographers. Melissa S…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:59AMMonday, October 23, 2023
In its 2023 Fall Series, BalletX presents Eros & Psyche by Jamar Roberts, Exalt by Jennifer Archibald, and the world premiere of Siete by Matthew Neenan. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:26PMWednesday, October 11, 2023
Camden Rep presents the world premiere of Child Support by Desi P. Shelton, a site-specific, immersive play that explores emotional, financial, and relational repercussions of playing the ch…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:29PMWednesday, October 4, 2023
Performance Garage presents a free panel discussion on being Black in ballet with 2023-2024 DanceVisions Resident Artist Meredith Rainey, choreographer Tommie-Waheed Evans, and founder of Me…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:20PMThursday, September 28, 2023
Cannonball Festival presented two solo shows about sex workers: Ella-Gabriel Mason’s Sex Werque: Notes from the Field and Kaytlin Bailey’s Whore’s Eye View. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:00PMTuesday, September 26, 2023
Cannonball Festival presents two solo shows at the intersection of trans identity and circus arts, Toni Cannon’s ReFlection and Mae West’s $7 Girl. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:52PMMonday, September 11, 2023
Two Fringe Festival performances feature classical forms of dance while looking to the present and future: Aylin Bayaz and Raúl Mannola’s Flamencodanza and KCBCxKCBC II’s Summer Series.…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:32PMWednesday, August 16, 2023
Roxey Ballet presents the second annual River Dance Festival, featuring diverse talent from across the nation. Melissa Strong previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:33PMWednesday, July 26, 2023
Keila Pérez-Vega talks her favorite parts of performing on stage, her behind-the-scenes work that informs her perspective, and how her upbringing instilled vital skills that she still uses …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:02PMMijkalena Smith, Malcolm Shute, and Jessica Warchal-King offer a diverse summer dance program at CHI Movement Arts Center. Melissa Strong previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:55PMFriday, July 14, 2023
BalletX presents Nicolo Fonte’s Sidd: A Hero’s Journey, an evening-length ballet inspired by Herman Hesse’s classic novel about the journey of self-discovery. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:12PMWednesday, May 10, 2023
The Philadelphia Ballet concludes its season with Coppélia, a new full-length work full of humor and fantasy, featuring choreography by artistic director Angel Corella. Melissa Strong previ…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:38PMTuesday, May 9, 2023
Koresh Dance Company welcomed musician Sage DeAgro-Ruopp to a performance combining dance, live music, and theater in Masquerade, the company’s 2023 Home Season show. Melissa Strong review…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:13PMWednesday, April 26, 2023
Pasión y Arte presents its Feria de Abril, an outdoor Spanish-style spring celebration with dancing and tapas. Melissa Strong previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:17PMWednesday, April 19, 2023
FringeArts presents the fifth annual Blue Heaven Comedy Festival celebrating the best and most exciting alternative comedy. Melissa Strong previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:11AMTuesday, March 14, 2023
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers celebrated its 25th anniversary with two world premieres by company artists, and four reimagined works by the founder, linking past, present, and future. Melissa Strong …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:36PMWednesday, March 8, 2023
Legacy on Broad, the east coast’s premier Bollywood-fusion dance competition, brings collegiate South Asian dance teams from across the country to Philadelphia to compete while celebrating…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:24PMTuesday, February 7, 2023
The three world premieres in Philadelphia Ballet’s Forward Motion reflect diverse visions of contemporary ballet onstage at the Kimmel's intimate Perelman Theater. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:05PMTuesday, January 24, 2023
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to Penn Live Arts with the world premiere of William Forsythe’s Blake Works IV (The Barre Project) and the Philly premiere of Robert Garland’s Higher Grou…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:16PMMonday, December 19, 2022
We often make solo holidays sound like a problem to be solved, instead of an opportunity for personal enjoyment, reflection, and renewal free of others’ expectations. Melissa Strong shares…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:27PMMonday, December 5, 2022
BalletX returns to the Wilma with world premieres by Darrell Grand Moultrie and former BalletX dancer Caili Quan, along with the Philadelphia premiere of Become a Mountain by Justin Peck. Me…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:24PMTuesday, November 15, 2022
Gordon Parks: An Empathetic Lens uses music and images to celebrate a legendary artist. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:42PMTuesday, November 1, 2022
BSwan Dance Company presents Redefine… To Define Oneself Again in an energetic program that celebrates the debut of its junior company, as well as the retirement of dancer William Issac Br…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:24PMWednesday, October 12, 2022
Intercultural Journeys presents a special edition of the Solomon Temple's Songs for the Soul cabaret featuring art, music, fellowship, and food. Melissa Strong previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:31PM 
