Tuesday, December 9, 2025
After a sold-out tour in Germany, PHILADANCO! brought a mix of popular, re-envisioned works and a premiere by rising choreographer Juel D. Lane to the Perelman stage. Camille Bacon-Smith rev…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:19PMTuesday, December 2, 2025
This year's production of Nutcracker from Philadelphia Ballet finds magic and sparkle in its tutus. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:31PMA roundup of Nutcrackers shows in Philly, and a variety of other non-holiday-inspired dance performances happening this month. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:41PMWednesday, October 29, 2025
Previewing dance performances and events happening in the Philly area this month. Camille Bacon-Smith rounds up.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:45PMBalletX celebrates its 20th anniversary with a focus on community. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:30PMThursday, October 9, 2025
The Philadelphia Ballet opens its season with artistic director and choreographer Angel Corella’s Carmen and Boléro. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:34AMTuesday, September 30, 2025
BalletX and Sharp Dance celebrate 20 years, and Kun-Yan Lin Dance makes a difficult decision. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:50PMSunday, September 7, 2025
In this Fringe production from Applied Mechanics, Severin Blake explores a new take on the myth of the Minotaur, asking what we need to forget and remember to move past childhood trauma. Cam…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:09PMSaturday, September 6, 2025
Solo dance theater artist Jessica Fudim’s Fringe entry offers a modern take on Medusa, challenging the tragedy and rewriting her script. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:57AMWednesday, September 3, 2025
Dancefusion’s Timeless connects the avant-garde past with our troubled times in this Fringe performance. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:11PMFringe can be overwhelming—so here are Camille Bacon-Smith’s picks for dance performances happening at this year’s festival.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:06PMThursday, July 31, 2025
Dancing at Dilworth Park, new shorts from CHI Movement Arts, and looking ahead to Penn Live Arts' 2025-26 season. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:29AMWednesday, July 23, 2025
PHILADANCO! celebrates 55 years on its annual Founder’s Day with a day spotlighting Philly’s Black dance community. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:47PMFriday, July 18, 2025
For this year’s summer series, BalletX presents an exciting excerpt from Amy Hall Garner’s upcoming Petrushka, a premiere by choreographic fellow Noelle Kayser, and a celebration of Matt…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:07PMWednesday, June 25, 2025
Fourth of July with Chocolate Ballerina Company, summer with BalletX, and a pair of PHILADANCO celebrates 55 years. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:50PMTuesday, June 24, 2025
Despite cruel NEA cuts, PlayPenn's 2025 New Play Development Conference opens on July 5. Camille Bacon-Smith sits down with conference leaders and resident playwright Lori Felipe-Barkin.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:20PMWednesday, May 28, 2025
TERRA: Bodies & Territories gets in touch with the earth, West Chester Dance Works tells a powerful story about community, and Anne-Marie Mulgrow and company turn to a new year. Camille …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:46PMMonday, May 12, 2025
Philadelphia Ballet rose to the challenge of August Bournonville’s difficult technique in a new production of La Sylphide, the oldest surviving ballet of its kind, plus an outing with Hara…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:36PMTuesday, May 6, 2025
For its annual Festival at the Mann production, BalletX presented a monumental new piece inspired by William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, harnessing all the possibilities of a large outdoo…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:37AMWednesday, April 30, 2025
A BalletX dance festival, a dedication to Lucia Dlugoszewski, and more dance into May. Camille Bacon-Smith rounds up.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:12PMWednesday, April 16, 2025
Roger Lee Dance Company presents Bloom, a two-night production featuring dances inspired by spring flowers. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:49PMMonday, April 7, 2025
Philadelphia Dance Projects’ Dance Up Close 2025 series kicked off with Jumper Cables and Seeds and Sounds, showcasing interdisciplinary collaborations at Christ Church Neighborhood House.…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:58PMWednesday, April 2, 2025
Rounding up what’s taking the dance stage in the Philadelphia area throughout the month of April. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:16PMTuesday, March 25, 2025
Philadelphia Ballet, celebrating 60 years and its new home on Broad Street, brought a triple bill that enthralled with tension. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:12AMTuesday, March 18, 2025
Koresh Dance Company’s new full-length work Darkness Dancing into Pieces sets the stage for understanding terror through dance. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:43AMWednesday, March 5, 2025
Dancer Thays Golz talks about the challenges of performing the Tchaikovsky classic Swan Lake, taking on the roles of both the white and black swan. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:47AMTuesday, March 4, 2025
Alvin Ailey American Dance Company acknowledges the legacy of a muse in its latest visit to the Academy of Music. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:57PMWednesday, February 26, 2025
Camille Bacon-Smith debuts her new monthly column at BSR, curating a list of upcoming dance performances happening in and around the city of Philadelphia.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:10PMMonday, December 16, 2024
Prolific Philly solo artist (and budding mid-life ballerino)
Chris Davis is back with One-Man-Nutcracker, a deeply personal glimpse
at the famous ballet as well as the yearning to dance that…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:10PMTuesday, December 10, 2024
PHILADANCO! honored director Lee Daniels, an alum of the company’s classes, at a program showcasing four Black women choreographers, including company favorites as well as rising star Mart…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:20PMTuesday, December 3, 2024
Each year, Philadelphia Ballet's Nutcracker is a holiday destination for area families. Camille Bacon-Smith takes us behind the scenes to meet the young singers who make the show stand out.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:11PM 
