Yet another dancer leaves Pennsylvania Ballet by Ellen Dunkel

A young dancer chooses life without ballet by Ellen Dunkel

Next steps: Former PA Ballet dancer Lauren Fadeley launches a podcast by Ellen Dunkel

Lin-Manuel Miranda: No photos and turn off your cell phone by Ellen Dunkel

Review: Sequence 8 by Ellen Dunkel

The names of the company and the show tell you nothing, but 7 Fingers' Sequence 8 is fantastic, one of the most memorable Live Arts/Fringe performances I've seen over the years.

The festive Philly premiere of Le Grand Continental by Ellen Dunkel

For 10 weeks, more than 150 non-dancers trained like professional dancers, and this afternoon Le Grand Continental had its Philadelphia premiere at the foot of the Art Museum steps.

Review: Pennsylvania Ballet soars in sneakers by Ellen Dunkel

With dance all over reality TV, in movies, and on music videos, one might think the interest would translate into theater as well. But concert dance still struggles. Jerome Robbins’ 1958 p…

A visit to the Rock School after a young dancer's death by Ellen Dunkel

I looked both ways three or four times Tuesday afternoon before I crossed Broad Street at Ellsworth, en route to the Rock School for Dance Education. That's the corner where, on March 18, Po…

Review: "MESSIAH" by Ellen Dunkel

Handel's "Messiah" is magnificent no matter what one's leanings, but the 2 1/4-hour-long ballet, set to the complete oratorio, may seem a bit of a haul for others, says Ellen Dunkel.

Review: Pennsylvania Ballet's Pushing Boundaries by Ellen Dunkel

Pennsylvania Ballet principal dancer Riolama Lorenzo's final performance before retiring is Sunday, but it was already a lovefest Thursday night, when the company opened its Pushing Boundari…

Back to school for Pennsylvania Ballet by Ellen Dunkel

After 22 years of being the rare American ballet company without a school, Pennsyvlania Ballet is reopening the School of Pennsylvania Ballet "sometime in the fall," says company artistic di…

Funnyman Colin Quinn explains it all for you by Ellen Dunkel

Colin Quinn’s solo show Long Story Short, visiting Philadelphia Theatre Company's Suzanne Roberts Theatre after an extended Broadway run, makes good on its title. In the first 10 minutes, …