126 stories by "Melissa Strong"
PHILADANCO! honors late resident choreographer Gene Hill Sagan in a program also including two company premieres and two world premieres featuring returning and new choreographers. Melissa S…
In its 2023 Fall Series, BalletX presents Eros & Psyche by Jamar Roberts, Exalt by Jennifer Archibald, and the world premiere of Siete by Matthew Neenan. Melissa Strong reviews.
Camden Rep presents the world premiere of Child Support by Desi P. Shelton, a site-specific, immersive play that explores emotional, financial, and relational repercussions of playing the ch…
Performance Garage presents a free panel discussion on being Black in ballet with 2023-2024 DanceVisions Resident Artist Meredith Rainey, choreographer Tommie-Waheed Evans, and founder of Me…
Cannonball Festival presented two solo shows about sex workers: Ella-Gabriel Mason's Sex Werque: Notes from the Field and Kaytlin Bailey's Whore's Eye View. Melissa Strong reviews.
Cannonball Festival presents two solo shows at the intersection of trans identity and circus arts, Toni Cannon's ReFlection and Mae West's $7 Girl. Melissa Strong reviews.
Two Fringe Festival performances feature classical forms of dance while looking to the present and future: Aylin Bayaz and Raúl Mannola's Flamencodanza and KCBCxKCBC II's Summer Series. M…
Roxey Ballet presents the second annual River Dance Festival, featuring diverse talent from across the nation. Melissa Strong previews.
Keila Pérez-Vega talks her favorite parts of performing on stage, her behind-the-scenes work that informs her perspective, and how her upbringing instilled vital skills that she still uses …
Mijkalena Smith, Malcolm Shute, and Jessica Warchal-King offer a diverse summer dance program at CHI Movement Arts Center. Melissa Strong previews.
BalletX presents Nicolo Fonte's Sidd: A Hero's Journey, an evening-length ballet inspired by Herman Hesse's classic novel about the journey of self-discovery. Melissa Strong reviews.
The Philadelphia Ballet concludes its season with Coppélia, a new full-length work full of humor and fantasy, featuring choreography by artistic director Angel Corella. Melissa Strong previ…
Koresh Dance Company welcomed musician Sage DeAgro-Ruopp to a performance combining dance, live music, and theater in Masquerade, the company's 2023 Home Season show. Melissa Strong reviews.
Pasión y Arte presents its Feria de Abril, an outdoor Spanish-style spring celebration with dancing and tapas. Melissa Strong previews.
FringeArts presents the fifth annual Blue Heaven Comedy Festival celebrating the best and most exciting alternative comedy. Melissa Strong previews.
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers celebrated its 25th anniversary with two world premieres by company artists, and four reimagined works by the founder, linking past, present, and future. Melissa Strong …
Legacy on Broad, the east coast's premier Bollywood-fusion dance competition, brings collegiate South Asian dance teams from across the country to Philadelphia to compete while celebrating c…
The three world premieres in Philadelphia Ballet's Forward Motion reflect diverse visions of contemporary ballet onstage at the Kimmel's intimate Perelman Theater. Melissa Strong reviews.
Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to Penn Live Arts with the world premiere of William Forsythe's Blake Works IV (The Barre Project) and the Philly premiere of Robert Garland's Higher Ground, …
We often make solo holidays sound like a problem to be solved, instead of an opportunity for personal enjoyment, reflection, and renewal free of others' expectations. Melissa Strong shares h…
BalletX returns to the Wilma with world premieres by Darrell Grand Moultrie and former BalletX dancer Caili Quan, along with the Philadelphia premiere of Become a Mountain by Justin Peck. Me…
Gordon Parks: An Empathetic Lens uses music and images to celebrate a legendary artist. Melissa Strong reviews.
BSwan Dance Company presents Redefine… To Define Oneself Again in an energetic program that celebrates the debut of its junior company, as well as the retirement of dancer William Issac Br…
Intercultural Journeys presents a special edition of the Solomon Temple's Songs for the Soul cabaret featuring art, music, fellowship, and food. Melissa Strong previews.
Two Fringe Festival shows, An Untitled Love from A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, and Ninth Planet's high noon, explore the Black experience, highlighting themes of resilience, community, and connecti…
