Joan Myers Brown—founder and artistic director of the internationally renowned Black dance company, PHILADANCO!—was on tour in Switzerland with 15 young dancers when the world shut down because of COVID-19. In this TIME IN interview, she talks about shepherding those dancers home to her beloved Philadelphia...
An evening of live solo and duet performances by Janine N. Beckles and Joe Gonzales, two of PHILADANCO!’s most outstanding dancers, streamed online as part of the Annenberg Center’s Fall 2020 Digital Season, and followed by a post-performance Q&A withFounder Joan Myers Brown (October...
A streamed presentation of “A Movement for 5” by PHILADANCO! alumna and choreographer Dawn Marie Bazemore as part of the “American Dance Guild Presents 10 Years Over 10 Weeks” and an award presentation with Joan Myers Brown and PHILADANCO! alumna Hope Boykin (November 9 –...
What Dance Lovers Have Been Missing by: Camille Bacon-Smith During this year of darkened theaters, some dance companies have embraced technology, taking the work outdoors and creating for film on the landscape or dancing with the tech itself. I enjoy these, but like most fans...
Be a part of 'Danco Dollar Day! Show your support for your favorite dance company by mailing or bringing your dollar to Philadanco! on this special day of giving - November 21st. Spread the word. The more dollars we get, the more we can do...
Watch our city's Thanksgiving Day Celebration from 9 am-12 pm on 6abc and enjoy a streamed PHILADANCO! ballet performance. We're thrilled to be joining so many groups to continue this beloved tradition for your holiday.
Come take an OPEN COMPANY MASTER CLASS with the Fabulous Christopher Huggins as holiday treat to end the 2020 year. It will be $10.00 via CASHAPP: $Philadanco and PLEASE put your EMAIL in the CashApp note so we can send you the link via ZOOM.
Come take an OPEN COMPANY MASTER CLASS with the Amazing Zane Booker as an other holiday treat to end the 2020 year. It will be $10.00 via CASHAPP: $Philadanco and PLEASE put your EMAIL in the CashApp note so we can send you the link via ZOOM. Zane...
Presenting Another Holiday Treat!!! Open Company Master Class with: CHRISTOPHER HUGGINS!! MONDAY DECEMBER 21ST 7:00 TO 8:30PM VIA ZOOM $10 CASHAPP/ $PHILADANCO PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN THE CASHAPP NOTES TO RECEIVE YOUR ZOOM LINK
https://www.kimmelcenter.org/events-and-tickets/202021/kcp/philadanco-strange-fruit/ Overview Strange Fruit is an excerpt from New Fruit, a ballet choreographed by Christopher Huggins, which gives audiences a glimpse into the unchanged landscape of the cycle of sanctioned violence on Black/Brown bodies in America. This moving meditation physicalizes lynching, or Strange Fruit, as...
Lead dancers from Philadelphia’s premier modern dance company perform a piece that pays homage to the Yoruba deity Oshun, the protector, savior, and nurturer of humanity. Following this special performance, Dixon Li will moderate a conversation among the dancers and dance scholars Jasmine Johnson, Deborah...
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