Review of Maneries at FringeArts: Solo dancer Florencia Vecino delivers a...
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal FringeArts presented a three-night run of Maneries over the past weekend, an hour-plus solo work for dancer Florencia Vecino which was conceived and directed by Luis...
View ArticleReview: Darcy Lyons and Collaborators in Patchworks at The Iron Factory
Photo of HOME rehearsal by Darcy Lyons. Performer Katie Bank pictured. White house by Alice Thompson. by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal An appealing evening of solo performances created by Darcy...
View ArticleFrom Paris to Philadelphia: Trisha Brown’s Foray Into Ballet
Photo © Julieta Cervantes 2009 by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal When Trisha Brown started out choreographing dances in the 1960s, the revolutionary spirit of the times led her, along with a group of...
View ArticleEven Unplugged, Stephen Petronio Company Rocks Out
photo credit: Grant Friedman by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal After 32 years of making dances, acclaimed New York choreographer Stephen Petronio says it’s his dancers who inspire him to continue...
View ArticleImmediate Art: Review of Graffito Works at Grounds For Sculpture
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal Amidst roving peacocks and curious members of the audience, dancers from the improvisational group, Graffito Works used their bodies to form shapes suggested by the...
View ArticlePhilly’s Got Talent – For Real: Review of Gala at the Fringe Festival
photo credit: Josefina Tommasi by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal A cleverly structured celebration of the love of dance by performers and audiences alike, Gala, conceived by self-proclaimed...
View ArticleReview: DanceSpora Dazzles at Fringe Festival
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal The Trenton-based dance company DanceSpora premiered two works at the Conwell Theater on Friday night. Pennsylvania Ballet alumnus Heidi Cruz-Austin’s Near Dark, set...
View ArticleFeeling Are Facts – New film is tribute to groundbreaking artist Yvonne Rainer
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal Yvonne Rainer was a founding member of the Judson Dance Theater, a collective enterprise of young artists living in New York City in the 1960s, who together forged a...
View ArticleReview: Jean & Terry: Your Guides Through Dark, Light, and Nebulous at...
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal There is a mystery at the heart of Jean & Terry: Your Guides Through Dark, Light, and Nebulous: what exactly is the relationship between Jean and Terry? Jean...
View ArticleReview: Ballet 180 Generates Warmth With A Charlie Brown Christmas
by Jane Fries for The Dance Journal Paoli-based Ballet 180 presented its charming original rendition of A Charlie Brown Christmas this past weekend at Rosemont College’s Rotwitt Theater. Set to Vince...
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