upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
KYL/D Dance Artist and Education Coordinator, Sophie Malin, will be teaching a beginner adult CHI Dance class series this May [learn more]
Described as "deeply spiritual and remarkable" (Dance Magazine) and known for lush works of poetic sensibility, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers graces the Annenberg Center stage with a program including the world premiere of The Wind, performed by Kun-Yang Lin himself. [learn more]
KYL/D’s Open Studio Series allows the community to experience excerpts of the company’s work-in-progress and discuss how the choreography is created and re-envisioned throughout the company's season. [learn more]
Join Dinita “Queen Dinita” Clark (LTA '17) of SOLEFULL, Just Sole: Street Dance Theater for its #Back2School SOLEFULL VOL. 4. There will be 5 hours of Deep, Afro, Soul, and Broken Beat House Music! It’s not a battle, it’s a PARTY! True House Music and Dance Culture started here! The CLUB!!! Best thing about this...is it is all ages. Resident SUPER DJ @djlonelythebronxonian [learn more]
Urban Bush Women is holding auditions for new company members. They are seeking highly skilled dancers with the ability to delve into the rich culture of the African Diaspora with their bodies and voices. On June 7 [learn more]
Gloria Kingcade (LTA '18) will be leading "Soul Line" Dancing as a Folk Art May 4 from 11:00am - 2:00pm at the Overbrook Art & Environmental Education Center (6134 Lancaster Avenue). Meet choreographers and take part in dance lessons. [learn more]
Germaine Ingram (ACG '12, LTA '08), Leeway board member, and Lela Aisha Jones (WOO '18, LTA '15) are performing in Grounds that Shout! (and others merely shaking). This series of performances is in response to the layered histories of Philadelphia's religious spaces through contemporary dance, reflecting on the relationships and connections between practices of movement and worship. [learn more]
Join Madhusmita Bora (ACG '12, '10, '09) and Prerona Bhuyan on April 20 from 8-10pm for the Barnes Takeover: Sattriya Dance Company! Sattriya is a 600-year-old dance tradition from northern India that celebrates Krishna. [learn more]
Dinita "Queen Dinita" Clark (LTA '17) will be a guest judge for a dance competition April 14. Funky Sole Fundamentals in collaboration with 360 Flava and Second Sundae will present Session 2 Style 2019 USA x Funky Sole Fundamentals. [learn more]
A unique opportunity to enter a creative process integrating voice and movement with the Leah Stein Dance Company, culminating in a public performance. [learn more]
The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) recently announced the awardees of the 13th cycle of their Fund for the Arts. [learn more]
This celebration of dance introduces and celebrates eight of the most important orishas in Yoruba culture. [learn more]
The Philadanco founder partners with String Theory Schools to open a performing arts charter school in West Philadelphia. [learn more]
Queen Dinita is among several international dancers featured in the celebratory video. [learn more]
Renowned Indonesian cross-gender dancer Didik Nini Thowok creates a unique and radiant artistic world. [learn more]
Study with legendary teacher and performer Raquel Heredia during her stay in Philadelphia, June 3-6. Presented by Pasión y Arte, classes are available for all levels of students. Advanced registration is required. [learn more]
Nicole Bindler (ACG '15) is teaching a Body Mind Centering series at The Whole Shebang on reflexes, continuing March 18 and April 22, 11a-2p, as well as a Contact Improvisation class at Headlong Studios on April 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 1-3p. Nicole's article on Clitoral Embodiment: a somatic practice and a non-binary approach to experiencing the genitalia, was published in Contact Quarterly. [learn more]
Join Cambodian American Girls Empowering (CAGE) for a free introductory workshop on the basics of Khmer dance on February 11, hosted by Lanica Angpak, founder of CAGE. [learn more]
Lily Hughes will perform in Recipes for Survival: An Elders Dance History Project with collective BARETEETH at Arts on the Avenue Gallery on September 10. [learn more]
The SaltSoul dance ensemble, featuring Germaine Ingram, will perform two site-specific performances in Center City this summer. [learn more]
This event will be held June 9 and 10 at 7:30 pm and June 11 at 3:00 pm at Christ Church Neighborhood House Theater (20 N. American St). [learn more]
Judith Sachs (ACG ’15) with Generations Dance, an intergenerational collaboration of Anyone Can Dance® and the Philadelphia Dance Academy is pleased to announce their first performance "Please, Mr. Postman," by The Marvelettes. [learn more]
Judith Sachs (ACG ’15) and the Innovative Arts in Medicine program at Penn State Hershey Medical Center (Center Stage) present Joyful Movement, a pilot program in breathing and dance for those living with cancer. [learn more]
Native Portals is a two-part movement series that delves into historical experiences of lynching, contemplates nation love and deepens our understanding of reconciliation and healing through the ritual practices of marching, protesting, and witnessing. [learn more]
Tablao Philly a performance will showcase unique interpretations of flamenco and wine and tapas will be served. [learn more]
The festival will feature a dynamic ensemble of artists whose work will illuminate the South Asian-diasporic experience as well as the medium of performance art itself. The physical presence of the artists in the space and the effect that has on the viewer makes for an unforgettable and inspiring experience. [learn more]
Melissa Talley Palmer will continue to host her series entitled, The Let’s Dance project which will consist of Bop and Cha Cha dance instruction and story circle time. [learn more]
Nichole Canuso (WOO '03) will perform "Midway Avenue" from August 27 to 30 in New York. "Midway Avenue" is a sly and intimate solo dance/performance that embraces the complexity of memory – tracing the logic of what we remember and what we forget. [learn more]