"Dance" archive
Friday 20 June
- Summer Solstice Celebration 2008 (15:45) - I barely know where to start about Solstice 2008. Tomorrow, starting at 3pm (2:30pm, for the outdoor street festival) the Kimmel Center celebrates the longest day of the year. Take a look at the schedule for more information about...
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Friday 25 April
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (15:55) - This weekend, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Philadelphia and celebrates their 50th Anniversary. Under the artistic direction of the legendary Judith Jamison (a Philadelphia native!), the company will perform some of the most famous works from their...
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Friday 15 February
- Shen Wei Dance Arts (16:45) - Recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" grant last year, choreographer Shen Wei returns to the Kimmel Center this weekend with a new program of works, featuring two Philadelphia premieres: Map (pictured left) set to Steve Reich's Desert Music and Re–, based...
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Monday 17 December
- Philadanco, Artistry & Antics (09:15) - Philadanco had their first Kimmel Center performances this season over the weekend with their program Artistry and Antics. The first half, Artistry, had two world premieres—Light Lies Beyond and Violin Concerto. The second half, Antics, was a performance of Daniel...
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Sunday 2 December
- African Footprint and Kimmel Staff on WHYY (09:00) - Get a preview of African Footprint, one of our Broadway shows coming at the end of January, on WHYY-TV, December 4 at 9:20pm. Kimmel Center volunteers will be live in the WHYY-TV studios taking phone calls from viewers across the...
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Sunday 21 October
- Tango Buenos Aires (12:00) - The recent upswing in interest in ballroom dancing has made the tango much more popular. This afternoon's performance is by one of the greastest performers of the music and dance, direct from the tango's birthplace, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tango is...
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Tuesday 19 June
- Summer Solstice Celebration, June 23, 2007 (17:14) - The Kimmel Center's Summer Solstice Celebration is back, starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday and going strong until sunrise, early Sunday morning. View the schedule online to plan your night, links to the artists' sites are included. In addition to...
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Thursday 10 May
- Philadanco, May 10–13, 2007 (16:39) - Philadanco's spring performance includes the Philadelphia Connection (a three-part piece) and a ballet first choreographed in 1947, Southern Landscape. The Philadelphia Connection features three ballets by choreographers with close connections to Philadanco and this city: Zane Booker, Gene Hill Sagan,...
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Wednesday 17 January
- Edward Scissorhands, Jan. 16th-21st (09:24) - Last night, Edward Scissorhands opened at the Academy of Music. Choreographed by Matthew Bourne, the production is inspired by the Tim Burton film of the same name and draws many themes from Danny Elfman's original score. With seven pounds of...
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Saturday 4 November
- Tango Fire, November 4th (12:19) - Estampas Porteñas, the company presenting Tango Fire, has been called "sex on legs" (Courier Mail). Tango made the surprising leap from the brothels of Argentina to ballrooms around the world, and this afternoon, to Verizon Hall. What did you think...
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Thursday 18 May
- PHILADANCO, May 18th-21st (15:55) - Philadanco's spring program features four works, one company premiere and one world premiere. In Love Stories, choreographer Carmen de Lavallade uses the music of Billie Holliday to celebrate the search for love and for a happy ending. Cottonwool is a...
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Monday 30 January
- Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company, Sunday, January 29th (08:36) - Since coming to the Kimmel Center, I've learned that flamenco is much more than just dance—there's the singing, guitar and band. Paco Peña's ensemble brings all three, especially virtuosic guitar playing, to Verizon Hall on Sunday. Peña's show, called A...
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Thursday 12 January
- 4th Annual Martin Luther King Tribute Concert, January 12th (13:31) - This afternoon in Perelman Theater, the Kimmel Center Education department gathered local performance groups to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. Performers included the Girard Academic Music Program Concert Choir, Philadanco's apprentice company, D/2, vocalist Keven Moreno and...
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Friday 16 December
- PHILADANCO, December 16th–18th (15:16) - This is the first 'Danco performance at the Kimmel Center this season, and it has a special holiday theme. Daniel Ezralow's Xmas Philes was choreographed with the dancers of Philadanco as a non-traditional celebration of the holidays. The first half...
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Tuesday 15 November
- Classical Savion®, November 15th (14:43) - Classical music is re-interpreted all the time, sometimes with unexpected results. Mr. Glover's feet are as versatile as any instrument—how did you think tonight's performance worked with the music? What did you think of Glover's tapping accompanied by the chamber...
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