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Price on stage in a chair playing cello, a piano in the background.

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents The Bach Cello Suites Project

Reconsidering and improvising Bach

Choreographer Megan Bridge and musician Tristan Price offer a new angle on Bach’s music and The Artist’s Mother exhibit. Eileen B. Fisher previews.
Eileen B. Fisher

Eileen B. Fisher

Previews 2 minute read
Two stylistically rotund, relaxed but inquisitive limestone figures sit side by side with their hands on their knees.

The Barnes Foundation presents William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision

Still a fascinating figure

In its exhibition featuring sculptor William Edmondson, who blurred and subverted a lot of what institutions expect from great artists, the Barnes begins to grapple with ways of seeing the artist’s legacy. Hanae Mason reviews.
Hanae Mason

Hanae Mason

Reviews 6 minute read
Alice Sheppard & Laurel Lawson dance together using their wheelchairs and balancing off of each other onstage.

“Access artists” like Alice Sheppard, Natalie de Segonzac, and Carolyn Lazard ignite new languages in dance, theater, and visual art

“The access is the art”

Disabled artists like Alice Sheppard, Natalie de Segonzac, and Carolyn Lazard prove that access is its own art form, defying a deficit mentality and centering inclusion from the start in exhilarating new art forms. Wendy Univer explores.
Wendy Univer

Wendy Univer

Features 8 minute read
Cusseaux sits tensely, looking where Kelly, standing at right, gracefully gestures. They're Black dancers wearing blue & gray

BalletX presents Nicolo Fonte’s Sidd: A Hero’s Journey

Siddhartha reimagined in dance

BalletX presents Nicolo Fonte’s Sidd: A Hero’s Journey, an evening-length ballet inspired by Herman Hesse’s classic novel about the journey of self-discovery. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 5 minute read
A multi-racial group of 5 dancers in tight green and black clothes, standing in a circle and striking different poses.

Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company presents NOW! Three Years Later

Dancing through the pandemic

AMM & DCO has successfully carved a creative niche in Philly’s dance scene among the city’s larger institutions. Its latest presentation mixes new and recent work reflecting on the pandemic. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 3 minute read
A man helps a young girl on an aerial trapeze fabric outdoors, the Ben Franklin bridge in the background

Running away to Philadelphia School of Circus Arts

Rooting early passion for the circus

Lisa Grunberger takes a look at circus arts, the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts, and Fringe's Hand to Hand Festival through the eyes of their youngest fans.

Lisa Grunberger

Profiles 3 minute read
Teicher dances at center stage, other dancers joyously look on, a full band behind them

Caleb Teicher swings at the Zellerbach with Swing Out

The art of Lindy Hop

Camille Bacon-Smith catches up with Caleb Teicher to talk about the upcoming Swing Out show, Lindy Hop, and more.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Previews 3 minute read

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Anderson, balanced one knee, leans back dramatically under Gray’s reach. They wear lush black, white & gray ballet costumes.

Chocolate Ballerina Company presents Black Swan: A Swan Lake Premiere

Not your Petipa Swan Lake

Chocolate Ballerina Company, a contemporary community-based dance organization for artists of color in the Philly region, offered an impressive new take on Swan Lake with an all-ages ensemble. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 3 minute read
Six performers in mid-step on stage, their left legs parallel to the floor, right legs hover off the floor pointing down

The Lady Hoofers present On Tap

Something old, something new

The all-women dance troupe taps into the old and familiar and blends it with new and refreshing in this year’s edition of On Tap. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Reviews 4 minute read
Pineiro in a leotard and ballet wrap skirt mid-stance in rehearsal hall as Tovar looks on

Philadelphia Ballet and Angel Corella present Coppélia

Love and laughter prevail

Philadelphia Ballet concludes its season with Coppélia, a new full-length work full of humor and fantasy, featuring choreography by artistic director Angel Corella. Melissa Strong previews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Previews 2 minute read