Brenda Dixon Gottschild book talk in Mt. Airy

12 Feb 2012
14:00:00 - 15:00:00

The Big Blue Marble bookstore

Sunday, February 12, 2012

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Brenda Dixon Gottschild will be discussing her book about PHILADANCO founder Joan Myers Brown. To learn more about this recently released bio-history, click here.

551 Carpenter Ln.
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-844-1870
For more information on the bookstore, click here.

Dance

Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Choreographer Reggie Wilson on the “Cultural Retentions” of Sacred Spaces

Choreographer Reggie Wilson discusses his approach to choreographing and curating dance in religious spaces with Pew Fellow Yolanda Wisher.

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Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble

Founded in 1969, Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble seeks to preserve, present, and build upon the dance and music of Africa and the African Diaspora.

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Threads of History: Resurrection of a Textile

Classical Indian dance, performed by the Dancing Monks of Assam, brings to life the stories embedded in an ancient textile from the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Facing Front: Lectures and Performances by Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion

Anna Drozdowski hosts European duo Jonathan Burrows and Matteo Fargion for a two-week retrospective of their collaborative career. In addition to performances, the two-week period includes workshops on June 19–20.

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Midway Avenue in New York

Philadelphia choreographer Nichole Canuso presents a solo performance, originally Center-funded, that uses personal reminiscences and universal yearnings to explore the relationship between memory and self.

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*The Sentient Archive: Bodies, Performance, and Memory*

The Sentient Archive: Bodies, Performance, and Memory gathers the work of leading cultural practitioners who theorize the body as a crucible of knowledge.

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Lucinda Childs' Dance

FringeArts presented Lucinda Childs's Dance at its 2010 festival and organized a film series about the life and career of Childs and collaborator Philip Glass.

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Susan Rethorst/Moving in Philadelphia: 2013–2014

Philadelphia Dance Projects and Group Motion Multi Media Dance Theater present the finale of Susan Rethorst/Moving in Philadelphia: 2013-2014, a world premiere work by choreographer Susan Rethorst.

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Person of the Crowd: Film Screenings

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Faith Project: Open Studios

Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers will hold a series of open studio events to present in-progress excerpts and discuss the evolution of Faith Project.

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Risk of Flight

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Cómplices by Rosario Toledo of Sevilla, Spain

Spanish dancer and choreographer Rosario Toledo choreographed an original dance for Pasión y Arte, marking the company's first collaboration with a major flamenco artist.

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News

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Available Light

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Lela Aisha Jones

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Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College’s performing arts series has been presenting innovative works in the Philadelphia area since 1984.

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Tania Isaac

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