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The Month in Philly Dance: July 2025
Dancing with Chocolate Ballerina Company, BalletX, PHILADANCO! and more
Fourth of July with Chocolate Ballerina Company, summer with BalletX, and a pair of PHILADANCO celebrates 55 years. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Previews
3 minute read
West Chester Dance Works presents Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line
Dancing the way to freedom
A June 22 performance of West Chester Dance Works’ Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line at the Performance Garage celebrated Juneteenth with a vibrant, relevant imagining of one real-life woman’s historic journey to freedom. Melissa Strong reviews.
Reviews
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Philly’s trans and nonbinary artists push the gendered boundaries of dance
Why is the gender binary so entrenched in dance?
Both locally and nationally, dance is benefiting from increased visibility and representation of openly trans and/or nonbinary artists, but dance still clings to stereotypes of gender more than other art forms. Melissa Strong considers.
Features
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Second Chance Dance presents The Tapestry of Time: Threads of Time Woven in Motion
Second chance at dance inspires
The Tapestry of Time, a recital and celebration of courage, celebrates dancers of all ages. Melissa Strong previews.
Previews
3 minute read
The month in Philly Dance: June 2025
TERRA: Bodies & Territories, dancing with BalletX, and the story of Rachel Harris
TERRA: Bodies & Territories gets in touch with the earth, West Chester Dance Works tells a powerful story about community, and Anne-Marie Mulgrew and company turn to a new year. Camille Bacon-Smith previews dance in Philly in June.
Previews
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The Performance Garage presents Megan Mazarick’s soapbox
Deconstructionist dance winningly asks, “What is your platform?”
Dance artist Megan Mazarick concluded her Performance Garage DanceVisions residency with the world premiere of soapbox, an engaging interdisciplinary dance/theater piece considering digital-age identity. Melissa Strong reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Philadelphia Ballet presents August Bournonville’s La Sylphide
The oldest surviving Romantic fairytale ballet
Philadelphia Ballet rose to the challenge of August Bournonville’s difficult technique in a new production of La Sylphide, the oldest surviving ballet of its kind, plus an outing with Harald Lander’s modernist Etudes. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
BalletX’s Festival at the Mann presents Maslow’s Peak by Jennifer Archibald
Lord of the Flies becomes a full-length ballet
For its annual Festival at the Mann production, BalletX presented a monumental new piece inspired by William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, harnessing all the possibilities of a large outdoor stage. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
The month in Philly Dance: May 2025
New from BalletX, The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble, Malandain Ballet Biarritz, and more
A BalletX dance festival, a dedication to Lucia Dlugoszewski, and more dance into May. Camille Bacon-Smith rounds up.
Previews
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PHILADANCO! presents Relentless Resident Visions
Two world-premiere dances meet earlier works that resonate today
PHILADANCO! marked its 55th anniversary with world premieres by Tommie-Waheed Evans and Ray Mercer, plus works from the early aughts that are relevant today, including a tribute to Alvin Ailey. Melissa J. Strong reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read