93 stories by "Merilyn Jackson"
The brainchild of Roni Koresh and brother Alon, the festival began in 2013 and has expanded rapidly, jumping from 26 companies presented last year to 33 this year.
BalletX is rehearsing for its summer run, opening Wednesday, at the Wilma Theater. In one corner, dancers try on shoes, speaking softly so as not to disturb the duet across the room, under t…
Having four highly regarded dance companies within a few blocks on the Avenue of the Arts makes Philadelphia unique in all of America. Some of that Broad Street dazzle will be on display at …
Amy Smith, as Jane Fonda, lends the controversial work her humor.
Song as soul or self inspired A Forgotten Moon-Song, the lovely and lyrical world-premiere commission that three-time Bessie Award-winner Dianne McIntyre set on Philadanco to open the compan…
During a run-through at FringeArts several weeks ago, it was clear she used that sorrow to make a moving paean with simple four-beat phrases that don't so much externalize the melancholy yet…
Scofield and her company Zoe | Juniper presented an evening length dance that ranged from tender and mysterious to fearless and mean, but always retained an eerie dreaminess of self and othe…
An ambivalent journey that ends in tender acceptance.
The show ends with a film of a raft floating on the open ocean, filled with assorted characters being dumped into the deep like so much flotsam and jetsam. If you didn't get its implications…
Parsons Dance turns Bach on its head, moves to Miles Davis, dazzles in strobe light.
BalletX kicked off its seven-show fall run (with an added Sunday night performance) at the Wilma theater Wednesday with the confidence and artistry of a world-class ballet company. That's wh…
Philadelphia's most expressive company, Koresh Dance, opened its home season at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre Thursday night, flaunting its signature emotive style.
Merilyn Jackson reviews the dynamic, studly company BalletBoyz at the Annenberg
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's germinal dance, the 1982 Rosas Danst Rosas had its Philadelphia premiere Saturday night after touring the world for the past 33 years.
Tangle Movement Arts' Loop. It didn't. If this be circus arts, please, send in the clowns.
Dipping between Greek theater and the Judson Church of the 60's and Harlem vogueing, Antigone buries her brother, and Trajal Harrell keeps it real.
A co-creation of Pennsylvania Ballet, Curtis Institute of Music and FringeArts, What I Learned About Outer Space gives PAB dancers a chance to get out there.
Brian Sanders' Suspended at Shiloh Baptist Church won't leave you hanging.
The Come Together Festival includes mixed programs from Wednesday through Sunday, with Nora Gibson's geometric ballet, Rennie Harris Puremovement hip-hop, and Brian Sanders' Junk's physical …
With so many slam dunks throughout the show, I wanted to jump up and shout: BOOMSHAKALAKA!
"All this happened, more or less," the opening line of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5, which centers on the World War II firebombing of Dresden, Germany, Jorge's birthplace.
Tere O'Connor Dance brings its New York hit "Bleed" to FringeArts for a weekend run. The work crosses every boundary of dance, from Renaissance courtliness to children's play.
Known for choreography embracing solemnity and Eastern spirituality, Lin draws dancers who tap into a reverence for humanity while exemplifying excellent modern technique and ensemble dancin…
A comedy that can't ask for a happy ending.
Philadelphia Dance Project's international dance pairing of Philly's Nora Gibson and Ireland's John Scott.
