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![Pérez-Vega, a Puerto Rican woman dancing solo in a purple leotard, poses gracefully mid-stride with her arms lifted.](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Keila-Perez-Vega_BSR_7_16_24.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5654&fp-y=0.3506&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=04af02f6c61394d81f5384b1dd363ed8)
UArts alums Keila Pérez-Vega and Meredith Rainey explain what the school’s closure means for Philly’s dance scene
“A loss for Philadelphia”
The
fallout from the June closure of UArts continues for students, staff, faculty,
and alumni, including artists who are central to Philly’s dance scene. Melissa
Strong talks to Keila Pérez-Vega and Meredith Rainey about what our city has
lost.
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![Barbosa, left, and Alford leap joyfully in matching poses, left arms extended and right curving over their head.](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/BalletX_header_7_15_24.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.2937&fp-y=0.3539&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=efd878c9f2f9fff73790d400def65bc2)
BalletX Presents its 2024 Summer Series
Three world premieres mark BalletX’s last show at the Wilma
BalletX says goodbye to the Wilma stage with its 2024 Summer Series, featuring eclectic world-premiere choreography by Stina Quagebeur, Loughlan Prior, and choreographer-in-residence Amy Hall Garner. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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![2 dancers on the floor reach to clasp the other’s hand. At right, one lies on her back, balancing another on her arms & legs](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Two-Worlds_BSR_7_2_24.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.2664&fp-y=0.5347&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=25330099af33328e8ae65ed408e991fa)
Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company and Yu.S.Artistry present Two Worlds
Contemporary dance, worlds apart
A split bill from Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company and Yu.S.Artistry titled Two Worlds offered strikingly different styles of contemporary dance, from folklore and fantasy to urgent real-world tragedy. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Philadelphia Dance Projects presents Lily Kind’s I’ve got a tape I wanna play
As much fun as you can have in an hour of dance
Lily Kind brought her puckish humor to the Philadelphia Dance Projects with a new hour-long show, I’ve got a tape I wanna play, which builds on the star quality and choreographic elements of her previous work. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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![Sitting on a rectangular block at an angle with ankles crossed, Barnwell poses in a white tutu with arms gracefully raised](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Black-Swan_BSR_6_17_24.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.4005&fp-y=0.2702&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=d7a928110c3177c5ea9f0e806379bb78)
Visiting Philly’s Chocolate Ballerina Company ahead of its June Black Swan performances
“It’s new for the world to see”
An Nichols visits Philly’s Chocolate Ballerina Company, rehearsing for its second annual Black Swan production based on Swan Lake with original choreography by founder Chanel Holland-Pierre, who loves spotlighting Black and brown ballet artists.
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Joe González and Jo-Mé Dance Theatre present Unbroken
A PHILADANCO! star returns to Philly
Longtime PHILADANCO! company member Joe González recently returned to his hometown in Boston, but he visited Philly in late May with a thrilling performance from his own company, Jo-Mé Dance Theatre. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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![Balancing on his butt with limbs seeming to float, Rainey has his head supported by Moss-Thorne, behind him on her feet.](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Meredith-Rainey_BSr_5_20_24.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.3618&fp-y=0.5385&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=43ce2cb91961e33cda7b68a3a77549d7)
DanceVisions presents Meredith Rainey’s BUILDING
Dance goes meta
Meredith Rainey’s BUILDING takes a metatheatrical approach to his work as the Performance Garage’s DanceVisions 2023-2024 resident artist. Melissa Strong reviews.
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![With right leg & arm outstretched & the others angled, a smiling Roxander seems to hover in the air in front of the ensemble](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Philadelphia-Ballet_BSR_5_13_24_2024-05-13-171707_apka.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.478&fp-y=0.2928&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=9d60f232c918e637f0b6135c521c313a)
The Philadelphia Ballet presents The Dream and Prodigal Son
Choreography and character
The Philadelphia Ballet closed its season with Frederick Ashton’s crowd-pleasing Dream and George Balanchine’s strange and wonderful Prodigal Son with revelatory dancing by Zecheng Liang. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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![Ensemble of 10 dancers in black strike the same pose, feet set wide and arms angled inquisitively up above their heads.](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Koresh_header_BSR_4_30_24.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.2983&fp-y=0.4759&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=47ac43338015983f92d938978dd4bd89)
Koresh Dance Company presents Hollow Apple
Expansive themes in dance
The world premiere of Koresh’s Hollow Apple tackles a timely subject in its 2024 Spring Home Season performance. Melissa Strong reviews.
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![In a blue leotard, with feet planted wide, Barbosa bends sinuously back, her arms completing a dramatic S-curve.](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/BalletX_Eros-Pysche_BSR_4_29_24.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.3868&fp-y=0.4241&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=0f3a45c903a795288c6a7fb41fe739c2)
BalletX presents its 2024 Spring Festival
Great ballet meets live music at the Mann
BalletX’s spring 2024 performance combined otherworldliness with riveting historical narrative, all alongside captivating live music at the Mann. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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