Ten years ago, when Angel Corella became artistic director of Philadelphia Ballet, the company needed new ideas. As the premiere of his revamped Le Corsaire approaches, he speaks with Camill…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:24PMA compilation of short pieces combining poetry and other voices with evocative movement brought dance artists including Sammy Caiola and Evalina Carbonell together for an interdisciplinary F…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:31PMNichole Canuso Dance Company joins the 2024 Curated Philly Fringe with The Garden: River’s Edge, an immersive, interactive performance at the historic Arch Street Meeting House. Camille Ba…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:48PMGunnar Montana returns for this year’s Fringe with a standalone sequel to last year’s BLACK WOOD. The bloody, sexy sorcery continues with WINTERBORN, running through October 30 at the La…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:01PMDance critic Camille Bacon-Smith has spent years admiring Philly’s dancers, illuminated by lighting designers who rarely get the spotlight themselves. Now they share the mysteries of their…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:11PMBalletX says goodbye to the Wilma stage with its 2024 Summer Series, featuring eclectic world-premiere choreography by Stina Quagebeur, Loughlan Prior, and choreographer-in-residence Amy Hal…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:04PMLily Kind brought her puckish humor to the Philadelphia Dance Projects with a new hour-long show, I’ve got a tape I wanna play, which builds on the star quality and choreographic elements …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:40AMLongtime PHILADANCO! company member Joe González recently returned to his hometown in Boston, but he visited Philly in late May with a thrilling performance from his own company, Jo-Mé Dan…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:12PMPhiladelphia will celebrate hometown artist Mary Cassatt this summer, kicking off with a major new exhibition that was years in the making at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Camille Bacon-Sm…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:08PMThe Philadelphia Ballet closed its season with Frederick Ashton’s crowd-pleasing Dream and George Balanchine’s strange and wonderful Prodigal Son, with revelatory dancing by Zecheng Lian…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:29PMBalletX’s spring 2024 performance combined otherworldliness with riveting historical narrative, all alongside captivating live music at the Mann. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:49PMThe new performance by "Phillyboy" Bernard H. Gaddis comes to the Fringe Bar. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:36PMWith its spring program, Roots and Reflections, PHILADANCO! drew on popular works from past decades to prove that the vivid history of Black choreography still speaks to us today. Camille Ba…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:43PMThe Philadelphia Ballet offered a trio of grand finales for its March program: favorites by Alvin Ailey, William Forsythe, and Twyla Tharpe brought heart, speed, skill, and whimsy. Camille B…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:25PMThis production of Giselle gives a unique perspective for a classic story. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:14PMFor its second collaboration with BalletX, PCMS welcomed choreography by Matthew Neenan and Jamar Roberts alongside pianist Michelle Cann. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:48PMIn December, the Philly dance calendar seems to become nothing but Nutcrackers. Dance writer Camille Bacon-Smith heads to three different productions, to see how this enduring ballet looks i…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:06PMPHILADANCO! opens the stage with a program featuring the works of new and familiar choreographers, touching on intimate stories and reflections. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:01PMKoresh Dance Company reflects on choreographer Ronen Koresh’s emotional journey as an Israeli immigrant and an artist in Aftershock. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:19PMBallet dancers cannot just step into the iconic shoes. They must master a difficult technique and make a lifelong quest for the perfect pointe, but these Philly ballerinas tell Camille Bacon…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:15PMOpera fans know the story, but in this world-premiere original long-form ballet by Philadelphia Ballet director Angel Corella, Carmen gets a sexy edge. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:45PMA transgressively absurdist exploration of the culture of Black music from blues to funk as the soundtrack of revolution, and its survival and commodification in the present. Camille Bacon-S…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:33PMGunnar Montana’s immersive Black Wood is a dark and bloody exploration of women’s power through sorcery and sexuality. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:30PMHeadlines about mobs of disruptive teens are dominating Philly this year. Why won’t we invest in spaces that welcome youngsters and keep them safe? Camille Bacon-Smith considers, in a conv…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:32PMAMM & DCO has successfully carved a creative niche on Philly’s dance scene among the city’s larger institutions. Its latest presentation mixes new and recent work reflecting on the p…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:17PMCamille Bacon-Smith catches up with Caleb Teicher to talk about the upcoming Swing Out show, Lindy Hop, and more.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:22PMThe Chocolate Ballerina Company, a contemporary community-based dance organization for artists of color in the Philly region, offered an impressive new take on Swan Lake with an all-ages ens…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:08PMThe all-women dance troupe taps into the old and familiar and blend it with new and refreshing in this year’s edition of On Tap. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:00PMMoving… Beyond Forward, an evening of four exciting works at the Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, highlighted longtime PHILADANCO! creators with a mix of premieres and reimagined older work. C…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:28PMPhilly loves bringing international artists to our cultural scene. But whether they come from Brazil or China, England or Nigeria, they face a gauntlet of challenges from US immigration law.…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:17PMCamille Bacon-Smith previews the upcoming triple bill from Philadelphia Ballet, featuring three ballets from the late choreographer George Balanchine.
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