The Pennsylvania Ballet presents 'Beauty' by Melissa Strong

Pennsylvania Ballet offers elegance, emotion, and synchrony in world premieres by Russell Ducker, Meredith Rainey, and Juliano Nunes choreographed to the music of Jennifer Higdon. Melissa St…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:21pm on May 28, 2021☆⚑

The Annenberg Center presents Rennie Harris Puremovement by Melissa Strong

Rennie Harris Puremovement offers embodied history for our times in a livestream performance from the Annenberg. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:33pm on April 2, 2021☆⚑

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Brian Sanders' JUNK present 'A Modern-Day Carmen Fantasy' by Melissa Strong

'A Modern-Day Carmen Fantasy' reunites the Philadelphia Orchestra with Brian Sanders' JUNK for an innovative concert with movement for home viewers. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 6:11pm on March 8, 2021☆⚑

StanfordLive presents 'Taylor Mac's Holiday Sauce… Pandemic!' by Melissa Strong

2020 Ibsen Award-winner Taylor Mac celebrates the dysfunction of the holidays in 'Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!,' a virtual vaudeville performance exploring the power of chosen family through mu…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:03pm on December 14, 2020☆⚑

What happened to 'Nutcracker' in the year of COVID? by Melissa Strong

What is the state of 'The Nutcracker'"beloved holiday tradition and the equivalent of retail's Black Friday for dance companies"in 2020? Melissa Strong considers.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 2:02pm on December 11, 2020☆⚑

The Annenberg Center presents Boaz Yakin's 'Aviva' by Melissa Strong

Sex, gender, and dance collide in 'Aviva,' a film about love and identity written and directed by Boaz Yakin, with choreography by Bobbi Jene Smith, formerly of Batsheva Dance Company. Melis…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:13pm on November 16, 2020☆⚑

Pam Tanowitz Dance livestreams a world premiere in Philadelphia by Melissa Strong

Pam Tanowitz Dance's Philadelphia premiere combines elegance with immediacy in a virtual performance. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 2:14pm on October 19, 2020☆⚑

Philly Fringe 2020: Tangle Movement Arts presents 'The Way Out' by Melissa Strong

A performance made for pandemic, 'The Way Out' took audiences on a drive-in journey through music, movement, theater, and glassblowing at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 6:14pm on October 5, 2020☆⚑

Philly Fringe 2020: Artist House/Asya Zlatina + Dancers and stb x at by Melissa Strong

Two performances explore dance during pandemic for the 2020 Fringe Festival. Artist House/Asya Zlatina + Dancers and stb x at offer different experiences combining movement, technology, and …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:40pm on September 28, 2020☆⚑

Philly Fringe 2020: Apartment 20 presents 'Lilith and Her Demons' by Melissa Strong

Apartment 20 adapts Enid Dame's collection of poems 'Lilith and Her Demons' into a song cycle for the 2020 Fringe Festival, exploring how and where we see the Lilith of Jewish folklore today…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 3:55pm on September 15, 2020☆⚑

When the pandemic hit, what was your beloved community? by Melissa Strong

What might Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision for beloved community look like in pandemic-era Philadelphia? Melissa Strong considers.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:42am on July 21, 2020☆⚑

A 1944 recording of Martha Graham's 'Appalachian Spring' is streaming for free by Melissa Strong

Best-known as a musical composition, 'Appalachian Spring' originated as a ballet of the same name. A 1944 recording of this Martha Graham Dance Company performance is now streaming for free,…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:35pm on June 30, 2020☆⚑

Works & Process Artists Virtual Commission Series presents 'Storm' by Melissa Strong

'Storm,' a performance of the Works & Process Artists Virtual Commission Series, packs emotional punch into a short solo dance now streaming free on YouTube. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 7:41pm on June 8, 2020☆⚑

National Theatre Live presents a free stream of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' by Melissa Strong

National Theatre Live delivers a fresh production of Jane Eyre as bold as the heroine of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, streaming free on YouTube through April 16, 2020. Melissa Strong…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 2:38pm on April 11, 2020☆⚑

One dance critic answers the eternal question: Are you a dancer? by Melissa Strong

Does a dance critic need to be a dancer? Dance writer Melissa Strong has spent years answering that question for herself.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 5:46pm on March 23, 2020☆⚑

JCWK Dance Lab presents 'HOMEbody' by Melissa Strong

JCWK Dance Lab's 'HOMEbody' explores the physical embodiment of home in an ambitious and inspiring new dance. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 8:56pm on February 24, 2020☆⚑

The Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present Paul Taylor Dance Company by Melissa Strong

A visit from Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Annenberg showcased the late choreographer's unique vision and range in a program that didn't always cohere. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:47pm on January 27, 2020☆⚑

Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present PHILADANCO's 'Xmas Philes' by Melissa Strong

PHILADANCO's 'Xmas Philes' at the Annenberg reminded dance lovers of the full spectrum of holiday emotions. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 9:55pm on December 16, 2019☆⚑

Koresh Dance Company presents the 6th annual Come Together Dance Festival by Melissa Strong

Koresh's sixth annual Come Together Dance Festival is one of the region's top opportunities for a diversity of dance on one stage. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 6:15pm on November 25, 2019☆⚑

SoLow Fest 2019: Ujima Dance Theatre presents 'An Afternoon of Dance' by Melissa Strong

Ujima Dance Theatre's An Afternoon of Dance, part of SoLow Fest 2019, contained five inspiring, globally minded works. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:48pm on June 25, 2019☆⚑

The Annenberg Center and NextMove Dance present BODYTRAFFIC by Melissa Strong

LA-based BODYTRAFFIC brought contemporary dance in a wide range of styles in a program presented by Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 8:48am on April 30, 2019☆⚑

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Brian Sanders' JUNK present 'Romeo and Juliet' by Melissa Strong

Orchestra met stirring acrobatics when JUNK tackled Prokofiev alongside Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 4:05pm on April 8, 2019☆⚑

The Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present Dance Heginbotham by Melissa Strong

A program of two very different pieces brought Dance Heginbotham's mission of moving us through dance to Philly, with mixed results. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 8:06pm on March 18, 2019☆⚑

The Kimmel Center presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater by Melissa Strong

For Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Academy of Music, the Philly premiere of Rennie Harris's 'Lazarus' paired beautifully with a remount of Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations.' Melissa Str…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 8:47pm on March 4, 2019☆⚑

Philly Fringe 2018: Radiant Bloom Productions presents Irene Molloy's 'The F Word' (second review) by Melissa Strong

Irene Molloy's musical revue 'The F Word' takes an inspiring tour through U.S. feminist history right up to our present moment. Melissa Strong reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 1:32pm on September 18, 2018☆⚑