Tuesday, December 14, 2021
PHILADANCO! returns to honor its 50th anniversary with Fast Forward... Unique Voices, a celebration that was postponed due to Covid-19. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:42PMTuesday, December 7, 2021
Camille Bacon-Smith talks with dancers from the Philadelphia Ballet on their latest production of The Nutcracker and the variety of challenges the classic show still presents for its perform…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:35PMTuesday, November 16, 2021
The Sharp Dance Company presents its fall home series, the Other Side, with a collection of videos and live contemporary and modern dances with a touch of hip-hop flair. Camille Bacon-Smith …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:15AMTuesday, October 19, 2021
Following a surprising rebrand, the Philadelphia Ballet’s season opener at the Performance Garage is everything fans expect from the company. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:19PMMonday, October 4, 2021
Philly’s Dancefusion teamed with the visiting troupe Movement Migration to present Dance Voices, a double bill of five pieces by the two companies, an interesting mix of modern styles for …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:31PMWednesday, September 22, 2021
KYL/D's performance of Where is my B-O-D-Y explores how to move through spaces in new ways in the face of adversity and changing bodies. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:00PMMonday, September 20, 2021
Asimina Chremos conducts audiences to a time when trains were running at the Rail Park in The Engine, her new Fringe piece. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:53PMWednesday, September 8, 2021
BalletX opens its 2021-2022 season with a full-length ballet, Sunset, o639 Hours, at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:30AMTuesday, August 31, 2021
As new plans for a people-friendly Parkway roll out, the Philadelphia Museum of Art remains an important part of Philly’s public space—but do the people on the outside matter? Camille Ba…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:18PMTuesday, August 24, 2021
Choreographer Lily Kind presents an evening of club dancing, contemporary dance, and child’s play with Wolfthicket, a real pre-Fringe find. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:44AMTuesday, August 17, 2021
The arts presenter headquartered at the Annenberg Center goes back to its roots with a new name: Penn Live Arts. Camille Bacon-Smith explores the update.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:38PMTuesday, July 6, 2021
As arts producers across town return to in-person performance, the former Pennsylvania Ballet announced a surprising rebrand. Camille Bacon-Smith asks whether it’s moving the company forwa…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:46PMMonday, June 28, 2021
The new Robert L. McNeil Jr. Galleries, showcasing art and objects from 1650 to 1850 with a focus on Philadelphia, tell a story many of us still need to hear. Camille Bacon-Smith visits.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:35PMWednesday, June 23, 2021
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
BalletX presents new works by company favorite R. Colby Damon and 2021 choreographic fellow Alia Kache in a live performance outdoors at the Glen Foerd Mansion. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:08PMMonday, May 3, 2021
The Pennsylvania Ballet returns with ‘Resilience,’ a streaming program filmed at the Performance Garage and featuring choreographers Christopher Wheeldon, George Balanchine, Angel Corell…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:35PMMonday, April 26, 2021
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers explores loss, solitude, and hope in five reimagined excerpts from Lin’s longer works and a world premiere danced by the choreographer himself. Camille Bacon-Smith rev…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:28AMMonday, March 15, 2021
Dancer and choreographer Hope Boykin premieres ‘Redefine US, from the INside OUT,’
a personal and emotional journey that explores identity through suffering and renewal. Camille Bacon-S…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:02PMBalletX concludes its spring season of world premieres as it began, dancing with the camera in three new short films by choreographers Maddie Hanson (‘Virtuality’), Gustavo Ramirez Sansa…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:38PMMonday, January 25, 2021
BalletX continues its season of world-premiere short dance films, with a third installment featuring choreographers Tsai Hsi Hung, Manuel Vignoulle, and Francesca Harper. Camille Bacon-Smith…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:30PMMonday, December 21, 2020
Following a successful citywide fight to restore some of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas helms a new task force to boost the arts sector in future. He speaks…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:58PMSunday, December 13, 2020
The Martha Graham Dance Company offered a taste of the company’s rich and emotionally charged repertoire in a series of excerpts from Graham’s best-loved works, performed by Lloyd Knight…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:08PMMonday, November 23, 2020
BalletX dances with the camera in three very short films that explore collaborations between choreographers, dancers, filmmakers, and the urban and natural landscapes of the city and its exu…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:50PMMonday, November 2, 2020
PHILADANCO! explored love and struggle with emotional performances by Joe González and Janine Beckles, in a show that brought distanced audiences as close as possible to the theater. Camill…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:52AMTuesday, October 20, 2020
Any serious Philly arts fan knows by now that local companies and venues aren’t sitting out the pandemic. But big or small, how are they making the shift to distanced performances? Camille…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:10PMMonday, September 28, 2020
BalletX opens its 15th season virtually with a quartet of world premieres in film from choreographers as near as the company’s own star, Caili Quan, and as far as New Zealand’s Loughlan …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:31AMThursday, September 10, 2020
Choreographer Jessica Warchal-King’s JCWK Dance Lab curates a web-based journey through the process of creating a dance that explores the idea of home at the 2020 Philly Fringe. Camille Ba…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:06PMTuesday, August 25, 2020
Just as it was poised to transition to its new home at the Perelman, the Pennsylvania Ballet hit the same crisis as every other live arts producer. Camille Bacon-Smith speaks with the organi…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:01PMTuesday, July 28, 2020
Just like any major city, Philly wouldn't be the same without the lights in its sky. Camille Bacon-Smith talks to the people who keep them on.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:50PMMonday, June 29, 2020
Perhaps more than many other art forms, dance relies on the physical energy between dancers and their audience. Adapting to life in a pandemic is a special challenge for these companies. Lea…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:49PM 
