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BalletX presents The First Decade of its 20th Anniversary Retrospective
A ballet powerhouse goes back to the beginning
Philly’s own BalletX celebrates two great decades with a 20th Anniversary Retrospective featuring 20 dances in two programs. Melissa Strong reviews Program A: The First Decade.
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The Month in Philly Dance, November 2025
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, BalletX, and more
Previewing dance performances and events happening in the Philly area this month. Camille Bacon-Smith rounds up.
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BalletX opens its 20th season
A two-part retrospective starts 2025/26
BalletX celebrates its 20th anniversary with a focus on community. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
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Philadelphia Ballet presents An Evening of Horror
Ballet meets spooky season, for grownups
Philadelphia Ballet dances to the dark side in An Evening of Horror, featuring a resonant ballet about Lizzy Borden and the world premiere of Juliano Nunes’s Valley of Death. Melissa Strong reviews.
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The Philadelphia Ballet presents Carmen and Boléro
Mayara Pineiro brings the passion
The Philadelphia Ballet opens its season with artistic director and choreographer Angel Corella’s Carmen and Boléro. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
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The Month in Philly Dance for October
Anniversaries and more take the stage in the fall
BalletX and Sharp Dance celebrate 20 years, and Kun-Yan Lin Dance makes a difficult decision. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
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Philly Fringe 2025: Almanac Projects presents Rhonda Moore and Ben Grinberg’s Helpful Hints for Strength and Health for Busy People
When did you last feel pleasure and ease?
Rhonda Moore and Ben Grinberg’s Helpful Hints for Strength and Health for Busy People, part of the Cannonball Festival, is a unique and remarkable physical duet exploring how and why we inhabit our bodies. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2025: Cannonball presents International Black Indigenous Circus Week
"Art is the truth"
The second year of Black Indigenous Circus Week swings into Fringe and Cannonball this week, but it’s missing a vital piece because of American policy restrictions. An Nichols previews.
Previews
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Philly Fringe 2025: Carne Viva Dance Theatre presents Dame La Receta
Different “American Dreams”
Philadelphia/Miami art collective Carne Viva Dance Theatre brings Dame La Receta to the Philly Fringe, an interdisciplinary performance exploring immigrants’ experience of the American Dream. An Nichols reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2025: Rennie Harris presents Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4
A truthful partnership of hip-hop and modern dance
North Philly native and street dance pioneer Rennie Harris returns for this year’s Curated Fringe with his Beautiful Human Lies: Chapter 4, fearlessly danced by Megan Bridge. Eileen B. Fisher reviews.
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