Tuesday, 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 01:31PMTuesday, September 27, 2022
Two Fringe Festival shows, An Untitled Love from A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, and Ninth Planet’s high noon, explore the Black experience, highlighting themes of resilience, community, and connec…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:16PMTuesday, September 20, 2022
Two one-woman shows in this year’s Fringe, Linnea Bond’s Heart Ripped Out Twice and So Can You! and Brooke McCarthy’s How to Be an Ethical Slut, tackle love and loss with poignant humo…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:31AMWednesday, September 14, 2022
Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents Luster, an immersive show exploring the lengths people go for fame and success. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:57PMMonday, September 12, 2022
Gunnar Montana Productions presents BATH HOUSE, an immersive, sensory theatrical experience designed as a temple to the fluid nature of sexuality. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:13AMWednesday, July 27, 2022
The 2022 Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival focuses on mental health with seven new plays by local playwrights, a wellness fair, and a works-in-progress presentation addressing parentin…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:42PMMonday, July 18, 2022
BalletX returns to the Wilma for world premieres by three star choreographers: New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck, TITOYAYA director Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, and Alvin Ailey re…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:48AMMonday, June 27, 2022
AMM & DCO explores the beauty, hope, and connection that can emerge from chaos in its Home Season Concert Project 35, featuring the premiere of the full-length work Beautiful Chaos. Meli…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:44PMMonday, June 20, 2022
Bryan Koulman Dance Company marks its return to the stage with several works from its repertory and a world premiere performed by artists from the Philadelphia Ballet and PHILADANCO!. Meliss…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:40AMWednesday, June 8, 2022
Melissa Strong previews Philadelphia Dance Projects' and Tommie-Waheed Evans's softly, as I leave you.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:52PMMonday, May 9, 2022
Intercultural Journeys presents The Frances Suite, a musical portrayal of 19th-century Philadelphia activist, speaker, and writer Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, by composer Ruth Naomi Floyd. …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:33PMWednesday, April 27, 2022
FringeArts celebrates the best and most exciting alternative comedy, including headliner and Blue Heaven and SNL alum Sarah Squirm. Melissa Strong previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:25PMTuesday, April 12, 2022
Project Moshen, Philadelphia’s all-female jazz dance company, presents Woman, a reimagining of its 2018 work examining a range of gender issues and some good old girl power nostalgia. Meli…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:53PMMonday, March 21, 2022
Crossing Paths Movement Collective makes its Philadelphia premiere with works created by movement artists and choreographers Evalina “Wally” Carbonell, Sarah Carlson, Nick M. Daniels, an…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:23PMWednesday, February 16, 2022
The Barnes Foundation's newest exhibit will feature historic and contemporary Southwest Native art and explore the healing power of the arts and living traditions. Melissa Strong previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:01PMMonday, January 31, 2022
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates a decade with artistic director Robert Battle in the company’s 2022 tour, which kicked off last week at the Academy of Music. Melissa Strong r…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:34PMTuesday, December 14, 2021
Dorrance Dance honors and expands upon tap traditions in a program including two Pennsylvania premieres and some holiday cheer for its return to live performance and debut at Penn Live Arts.…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:01AMWednesday, December 8, 2021
Team Sunshine Performance Corporation returns with the fourth installment of The Sincerity Project, its 24-year-long artistic experiment that uses performance to explore the shifting contour…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:20PMTuesday, October 26, 2021
Koresh Dance Company looks to the past and the future in world premiere TikVAH, establishing itself as a Philadelphia treasure. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:10PMWednesday, September 29, 2021
The Barnes Foundation presents the world premiere of Suzanne Valadon: Model, Painter, Rebel, the first major US exhibition of the groundbreaking French artist. Melissa Strong previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:00PMMonday, September 27, 2021
Kyle Marshall Choreography draws inspiration from the church, the club, and Afrofuturism in a Fringe Festival event combining a dance film with a live performance. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:49PMMonday, September 20, 2021
A performance from Galumpha combined acrobatics, choreography, and physical theater for a special one-day stint at the Cannonball Festival. Melissa Strong reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:30PMTuesday, September 14, 2021
Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company (AMM & DCO) performs its signature Umbrella Dance this weekend. Melissa Strong previews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:00PM 
