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The Month in Philly Dance: August 2025
Arts on Center Stage and previewing Penn Live Arts new season
Dancing at Dilworth Park, new shorts from CHI Movement Arts, and looking ahead to Penn Live Arts' 2025-26 season. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Previews
3 minute read
A dance critic hits the studio for Philadelphia Dance Day 2025
Dancing well enough…for a writer
Dance critic Melissa Strong observes performances with an expert eye, but she enjoys the challenge of taking dance classes herself along hobbyists and professionals alike at the annual Philadelphia Dance Day. Here’s what she learned.
Essays
4 minute read
PHILADANCO! celebrates Black dance in Philadelphia with Founder’s Day
Dancing for connection
PHILADANCO! celebrates 55 years on its annual Founder’s Day with a day spotlighting Philly’s Black dance community. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Previews
2 minute read
BalletX presents its 2025 Summer Series, featuring choreographers Amy Hall Garner, Noelle Kayser, and Matthew Neenan
A preview, a premiere, and a revival
For this year’s summer series, BalletX presents an exciting excerpt from Amy Hall Garner’s upcoming Petrushka, a premiere by choreographic fellow Noelle Kayser, and a celebration of Matthew Neenan’s Last Glass. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
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 PHILADANCO! celebrates 55 years. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Previews
2 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’s Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line at the Performance Garage celebrated Juneteenth with a vibrant, relevant imagining of one real-life woman’s journey to freedom. Melissa Strong reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
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
5 minute read
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
3 minute read
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