June 18, 2013
As the sun reaches its highest point in the sky, the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania turns up the heat on its summer concerts. To ring in summer on the eve of the summer solstice, the arboretum hosts a Summer Solstice Salsa Party this Thursday, June 20, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Grab [...]
Read more»May 14, 2013
Watch Tangle Movement Arts put on a high-flying show of dance, acrobatics, live music and more this weekend during its aerial dance performances. The feminist history-themed show features seven talented women who dance and dangle from the Rotunda at UPenn’s 40-foot ceilings. The unique performance incorporates monumental figures in women’s history, influential styles of dance [...]
Read more»April 30, 2013
Philadelphia has a thriving local dance community, and Koresh Dance Company is set to put it squarely in the spotlight this month with a two-week spring dance festival, May 2-5 and May 8-12. Come Together showcases 27 local choreographers and dance companies with 11 performances in nine days at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre on the [...]
Read more»April 26, 2013
Put your dancing shoes to good use at Philadelphia’s fourth-annual World Dance Day celebration at The Piazza at Schmidt’s. Presented by the 954 Dance Movement Collective, World Dance Day celebrates it all — swing steps, fox trots, hip hop, salsa and more through professional performances and dance lessons at this free and family-friendly event. Local [...]
Read more»April 18, 2013
If the closest you’ve ever gotten to ballet is that one Halloween party when you dressed as Natalie Portman’s character from Black Swan, then it might be time to brush up on your barre exercises (not bar exercises, of the alcoholic variety). And in the realm of cultural calculus, there’s no better tutor than Dance [...]
Read more»April 9, 2013
So, you may think you can dance, but if you’ve never seen BalletX on stage, it’s time to take a seat and take in one of our city’s most dynamic dance troupes. Debuting three world-premiere pieces, BalletX is set to present an extraordinary spectacle of athleticism, agility and musicality during its Spring Series 2013 at [...]
Read more»March 29, 2013
Bringing a dynamic mix of jazz-based contemporary dance to the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, River North Dance Chicago (RNDC) returns to Philadelphia April 4-6 with a six-part program, including a world-premiere commission dedicated to the life and music of Eva Cassidy, an American singer/songwriter known for her work in jazz, blues, folk and [...]
Read more»March 12, 2013
The San Francisco based Alonzo King LINES Ballet Discovery Project will be coming to Philadelphia for the first time ever to lead dancers in a four day instructive course. The group will be coming to the Philadelphia Dance Theater from March 14-17. The program is for students ages 13-25 who have a skill level of [...]
Read more»March 12, 2013
The much anticipated “Shut Up & Dance” MANNA fundraiser is all grown up, and makes its one-night only return on Saturday, March 23 at the Forrest Theater. Dancers from the hugely talented Pennsylvania Ballet will deliver a unique and inspired performance benefiting MANNA, which delivers nourishing meals to individuals battling life-threatening illness throughout the Philadelphia [...]
Read more»March 7, 2013
The Pennsylvania Ballet sets the stage for the opening of George Balanchine’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, tonight, March 7, 7:30 p.m. at The Academy of Music. Regarded as one of Shakespeare’s most popular pieces of work, the 16th century comedy portrays a realm of fantasy and adventure surrounding a group of mortals and immortals in [...]
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