Collaborators & Colleagues

Jean Isaacs

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Jean Isaacs is the artistic director of San Diego Dance Theater and the founder of Trolley Dances. Although creating concert modern dance is her first love, she also works frequently in theater, opera, and as a dance educator. She served as a Center dance panelist in 2009.

References

San Diego Dance Theater website

Collaborators & Colleagues

Danny Yung

Since the late 1970s, Danny Yung has established a reputation as one of Hong Kong's most influential and pioneering artists.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Dorothy Wilkie

Dorothy Wilkie's (Pew Fellow, 2007) choreography involves the re-staging and re-choreographing of traditional West African and Afro-Cuban dances.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Choreographer Nora Chipaumire on a Dancer’s Skin

Choreographer Nora Chipaumire discusses the “baggage” audiences project onto a dancer’s appearance.

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The Sentient Archive and Knowing Dance More

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and The University of the Arts School of Dance present scholar and writer Jenn Joy and choreographer and dancer Maria Hassabi in conversation on March 27.

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Pennsylvania Ballet: William Forsythe's Artifact Suite

Artifact Suite by choreographer William Forsythe features 29 dancers in choreography that pushes them beyond their perceived physical limits, demanding sharp timing, precise syncopation, and coordination.

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Grants & Grantees

TAKES

Conceived by Canuso and multimedia director Lars Jan, Nichole Canuso and Lars Jan's multimedia dance work was presented at the 2010 FringeArts Festival.

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Grants & Grantees

Crimean Tatar Cultural Recovery

Research into Crimean Tatar choreography through an engagement with indigenous choreographers in Lviv, Ukraine expands the repertoire of this American-Ukrainian dance ensemble.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Maria Hassabi

Maria Hassabi is a Cyprus-born, New York-based artist and choreographer.

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Supper, People on the Move at Drexel University URBN Center Annex

Following a national tour, Silvana Cardell’s large-scale performance Supper, People on the Move returns to Philadelphia with three performances at Drexel University.

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News

On Stage This Fall: Immersive Works from Artist Tania El Khoury, Choreographer Boris Charmatz at the Barnes Foundation, International Contemporary Ensemble at Christ Church and More

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Pew Fellows News: Jennifer Higdon Awarded Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, King Britt’s Orchestral collaboration, Plays from Jennifer Kidwell and Bruce Graham in the News, and More.

This month’s Pew Fellows news includes new exhibitions and performances from coast-to-coast, critically-acclaimed plays, and a national award in music composition.

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Grounds That Shout! (And Others Merely Shaking): Public Conversations

Partners for Sacred Places collaborates with Philadelphia Contemporary and Danspace Project to present a series of public conversations for Grounds That Shout! (And Others Merely Shaking).

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Philadelphia Museum of Dance: manger Performances

In the first featured event of Drexel University Westphal College's Philadelphia Museum of Dance, choreographer Boris Charmatz examines the presentation of public performance in manger.

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Master Class Two with Pastora Galván

The Philadelphia Flamenco Festival offers a free master class with flamenco master Pastora Galván at Drexel University on March 15.

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Reggie Wilson: Grounds That Shout! (And Others Merely Shaking)

Partners for Sacred Places collaborates with Philadelphia Contemporary, Danspace Project, and award-winning choreographer Reggie Wilson to present Grounds That Shout! (And Others Merely Shaking).

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Gender, Traditions and Techniques in Flamenco

Michelle Heffner Hayes will provide context for the development of flamenco as a technique, its gendered conventions, and the standardization of its norms.

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Pennsylvania Ballet Presents "In the middle, somewhat elevated" at "50th Finale" Celebration

Pennsylvania Ballet will perform In the middle, somewhat elevated by choreographer William Forsythe as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. The Ballet originally acquired this piece for performances in 2010, with Center support.

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Le Cargo

In conjunction with its presentation of Brett Bailey's Macbeth, FringeArts presents Le Cargo, a dance work by Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula.

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News

Pew Fellows News: James Ijames Wins Kesselring Prize, Susan Lankin-Watts Premieres Soul Songs: Inspiring Women of Klezmer, Alex Da Corte’s Carnegie International Installation Featured in ARTNEWS, and More

In October, our Pew Fellows news roundup includes a Bessie Award and Kesselring Prize, the premiere of a new musical composition, artists on tour around the country, and more. See the latest updates in our news roundup below.

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Grants & Grantees

The Flight Attendants

Jumatatu Poe developed The Flight Attendants, a satirical commentary on the service industry, during summer workshops with members of his company, idiosynCrazy productions.

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