Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca present Ni Bien ni Mal, Todo lo Contrario at Plays & Players

The power and passion of Flamenco

After previewing the show's workshop in the spring, Camille Bacon-Smith reviews this fall's new performance from Soledad Barrio and company.

Camille Bacon-Smith

Oct 11, 2022 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: Humble Materials presents Jess Noel’s Scarlet Letter

A is for...

Four historical figures, two time-travelers, and one figure whose story is yet to be told, dance their way across the centuries Bill & Ted-style in a dance-theater piece about life, art, and reproductive rights. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Sep 30, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: Ninth Planet presents high noon, and A.I.M by Kyle Abraham presents An Untitled Love

An interdisciplinary duo

Two Fringe Festival shows, An Untitled Love from A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, and Ninth Planet’s high noon, explore the Black experience, highlighting themes of resilience, community, and connection. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Sep 27, 2022 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: Marlen Puello presents Homo Femina

The brutal world of womanhood

This streaming Fringe experience from choreographer Marlen Puello explores society's treatment of womanhood. Crystal Sparrow reviews.

Crystal Sparrow

Sep 16, 2022 · Reviews · 2 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents Luster

Tragic, comic, and overexposed

Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents Luster, an immersive show exploring the lengths people go for fame and success. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Sep 14, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2022: Expansions Contemporary Dance Ensemble presents Imagination Playground

Brightening a rainy day

Imagination Playground, an outdoor interdisciplinary Fringe event at Strawberry Mansion’s Hatfield House, did not let rain dampen its vision. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

Camille Bacon-Smith

Sep 12, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

The BSR Podcast: RestART with BSR, episode 4, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers

The arts are back! Learn about the return with Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers

BSR is excited to team with the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance's RestART Initiative on this special podcast episode about Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers.

Darnelle Radford

Jul 22, 2022 · Podcast · 1 minute read

BalletX presents its 2022 Summer Series

Dancing from the heart

BalletX returns to the Wilma for world premieres by three star choreographers: New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck, TITOYAYA director Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, and Alvin Ailey resident choreographer Jamar Roberts. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Jul 18, 2022 · Reviews · 5 minute read

Little Rabbit, by Alyssa Songsiridej

Power plays

Intimacy, identity, and class complicate the relationships of the artists at the center of Little Rabbit, a novel by Philadelphia writer Alyssa Songsiridej. Kirsten Bowen reviews.

Kirsten Bowen

Jun 27, 2022 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Anne-Marie Mulgrew & Dancers Company presents Beautiful Chaos

The possibility of uncertainty

AMM & DCO explores the beauty, hope, and connection that can emerge from chaos in its Home Season Concert Project 35, featuring the premiere of the full-length work Beautiful Chaos. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Jun 27, 2022 · Reviews · 6 minute read