93 stories by "Merilyn Jackson"
"I didn't think I could be bored looking at beautifully built dancers in the buff," writes critic Merilyn Jackson, "but absent a single touch of irony or comic relief throughout [Jumatatu Po…
Three Poland-based women give North American premieres of their solos
A daring and funny revue of erotic poetry and monologues in a very relaxed atmosphere.
A Gentlemen's Club revue as performed by trained dancers.
Thaddeus Phillips redesigned take on Edgar Allen Poe's last days.
Absurdist theater for all time and all peoples: Ivona, Princess of Burgundia by Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium
Dancers Nichole Canuso and John Luna in 'Return Return Departure,' a collaborative dance/gallery experience at sunset with music by Michael Kiley commissioned by the American Philosophical S…
BalletX regularly conceives scintillating programs " mysterious, sexy, funny, and surprising. This one, says critic Merilyn Jackson, is no different.
A new pairing joine an established on in reflecstions on identity. There are highs and not-so-highs, says Merilyn Jackson.
MOMIX offers an exotic caravan of pieces to an enthusiastic audience at the Annenberg, says critic Merilyn Jackson.
Leah Stein has been creating site-specific and stage dance since 1987. Ten years ago, she formed her own company, and this weekend Philadelphia Dance Projects celebrates its 10th anniversar…
Merilyn Jackson finds playfulness, poetry and philosophy in dancer/choreographer John Jasperse's revisiting of his 2000 piece "Fort Blossom" at Bryn Mawr.
Abe Lincoln had an irksome dream that he'd be assassinated just two weeks before he actually was. Dancer Lindsay Browning and her father, actor David Browning, collaborated in a dance theate…
"Ties that Bind," seen at the Painted Bride over the weekend, exemplified, through the choreography of three Philadelphia dance makers, just how this dance community creatively pools its re…
What a wonderful thing when a city's audience base sustains an arts organization for two decades or more, says critic Merilyn Jackson. Koresh Dance Company's 20th anniversary year is upon us…
Merilyn Jackson revisits Gabrielle Revlock's "Share" and savors a first look at Lionel Popkin's "There Is an Elephant in This Dance."
BalletX opened its fifth season at the Wilma Theater with a triple bill sparkling with surprising and lovely performances by company newcomers and more-senior members, says Merilyn Jackson, …
Tui is the Maori name for a black bird with a small white tuft at its throat. When the English came to New Zealand, its native habitat, they named it the parson bird. Tuis are honey eaters; …
