Ever met someone who touched you so profoundly it changed your idea of the world, or inspired you to make a big decision about who or what kind of person you wanted to be? Its a moving experience in the…
Pam Hetherington knows getting folks out to see tap dance aint always an easy sell. So she came up with the nifty idea of pairing tap with jazz, and voila, shes got a hit on her hands. Her Tap Teaser…
Living dance icons dont come much larger than Paul Taylor, a choreographer who helped shape the American modern-dance aesthetic and at age 83 shows no signs of slowing down. The naughty boy of dance has a broad palette that ranges…
It takes two to tango, but when you multiply that by five and add emotionally powerful live music, youve got one heck of a sensual scene. Now factor in that half the dancers are world tango champions. Now youre talking…
Philadancos performers are superbly trained, not only in various dance techniques, but in how to entertain a crowd. Theyre out to put on a show, and that attitude trickles down to the training companies, where certain participants are primed to…
When the Rock School for Dance Education decided to create a new version of The Nutcracker, they decided to get revolutionary. So the setting is Philadelphia, circa 1776, and Ben Franklin is there, as are confetti-firing canons. The titular nutcracker…
As artistic director of Annenberg Centers Dance Celebration, Randy Swartz is known for heaping compliments on the acts he brings in. But Swartz is extra effusive when talking about Spellbound Dance Company. Theyre absolutely magnificent. Exceptional, he says of the…
COVER STORY . One Less Four choreographers imagine a world without [fill in the blank]. by Deni Kasrel print email reply rss feed Published: Sep 1, 2009 Lindsay Browning Co-artistic directors Myra Bazell and Madison Cario (L-R) in TIDE…
ARTS . Arts Picks The Dos and Don’ts of Time Travel Oct. 2-19, $15-$20, Playground at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St., 215-551-3376, strawflower.org. by Deni Kasrel print email reply rss feed Published: Sep 30, 2008 theater (CLICK IMAGE FOR…
