129 stories by "Melissa Strong"
The 7 Fingers offers a thrilling acrobatic take on a classic tragedy. Melissa Strong reviews.
Dance Up Close '25, a midweek dance series presented by Philadelphia Dance Projects, springs to life with Jumper Cables. Melissa Strong previews.
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers reflected on the moon in Luna (月): Dance, Myth, and Nature, with vibrant repertory works and striking world premieres by Weiwei Ma, Evalina Carbonell, and Kun-Yang …
Rennie Harris Puremovement celebrates street dance in the world premiere of American Street Dancer. Melissa Strong reviews.
As Philly celebrates the Eagles, BalletX flexes its own muscles with two world premieres in a dramatic Winter Series. Melissa Strong reviews.
Montreal's Agora de la danse, a venue and incubator for contemporary dance, brought its virtual-reality experience, Koros, to Philly for the first time with a weekend of showings at the Anne…
BalletX kicks off its 19th season with more dancers, a new venue, and works by Marguerite Donlon, Matthew Neenan, and Takehiro Ueyama. The works showcase the quality and range of the company…
Brian Sanders' JUNK presents a limited-run showcase of Urban Scuba featuring a new musical score. Melissa Strong previews.
To kick off the "B-Side" series of its current Queer Revolutions season, EgoPo welcomes longtime collaborators Abrahamse & Meyer Productions with The Knightly Quest, a relatively little-…
Laurel Johnson's Grief Astronomer, part of the Cannonball Festival in the 2024 Philly Fringe, journeys through childhood trauma, disability, and the cosmos. Melissa Strong reviews.
Tyshaun & Shekinah's Forbidden Fruit, a circus-dance work about Black experiences, is part of Cannonball's inaugural Black Circus Week. Melissa Strong reviews.
For this year's cabaret-style Fringe entry, REV Theatre Company takes over a basement nightclub with MY BIG FANG VAMPIRE WEDDING, boasting great music and committed performers. Melissa Stron…
Choreographer Caili Quan sits down with contributor Melissa Strong to discuss her journey from Guam to Philly and from dancer to choreographer.
New York Circus Project's Hamlet put an inventive circus spin on Shakespeare's well-known tragedy with performances at Philly's FringeArts in late July. Melissa Strong reviews.
Freelancer Alyssandra Docherty talks about her work as a lighting designer, how the light bulb got turned on for her, and how she manages to keep learning and growing. Melissa Strong preview…
The
fallout from the June closure of UArts continues for students, staff, faculty,
and alumni, including artists who are central to Philly's dance scene. Melissa
Strong talks to Keila Pérez…
A split bill from Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company and Yu.S.Artistry titled Two Worlds offered strikingly different styles of contemporary dance, from folklore and fantasy to urgent re…
A new opera about the visionary but little-known painter Hilma af Klint perpetuates longstanding dismissals of women artists and may be a keen disappointment to fans of her work. Melissa Str…
Meredith Rainey's BUILDING takes a metatheatrical approach to his work as the Performance Garage's DanceVisions 2023-2024 Resident Artist. Melissa Strong reviews.
The world premiere of Koresh's Hollow Apple tackles a timely subject in its 2024 Spring Home Season performance. Melissa Strong reviews.
Kun-Yang Lin Dancers shine in the world premiere of Breath into Air alongside Mandala Project and works by Weiwei Ma and Evalina Carbonell. Melissa Strong reviews.
Philadelphia dancer and choreographer Gary W. Jeter II presents Filaments, a work exploring connections between humans and the structure of the universe. Melissa Strong reviews.
Blurb (a two- or three-sentence summary): Roger Lee Dance Company presents Galaxy, a timely new family-friendly performance inspired by the Milky Way. Melissa Strong reviews.
Two artists with ties to Koresh Dance Company, Melissa Rector
and Jim Bunting, continue their choreography journeys with a collaborative performance
exploring healing, truth, and self-awaren…
Choreographer Sarah Carlson and composer Vernon J. Mobley explore trauma in The Body Keeps the Score: Dancing with Trauma and Recovery, an original work inspired by Bessel van der Kolk's wel…
