Coffee Talk With The Men of Pennsylvania Ballet II
by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for The Dance Journal For a lot of dancers, being in a second company is the “stepping stone” to getting into the company...
View ArticleKoresh Dance Company: No Shock Here…..Roni’s Home!
photo by Bicking Photography by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for The Dance Journal A favorite meal. A familiar band. A comfortable blanket. An acquainted...
View ArticleTommie-Waheed Evan’s Botch: Two Weeks From Delivering!
by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, Swarthmore College for The Dance Journal On Friday March 27th, Waheed Works founder Tommie-Waheed Evans, held an open rehearsal to preview his...
View ArticleEmbraced by the Arms of Tango
photo by Zebra Visual by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for The Dance Journal I stood in front of my partner. I presented my arms in a low round shape, as...
View ArticleThe Fan, The Fabric and the Footwork of a Flamenco Call: My Poetic Response
photo credit: Zebra Visual by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, Swarthmore College for The Dance Journal On April 10th, the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery at Drexel University was...
View ArticlePhiladanco Dancer Introduces Jo-Mé Dance at The Performance Garage
by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance Swarthmore College for the Dance Journal Jo-Mé Dance, derived from the names of co-directors, Joe Gonzalez and May-Lisa Chandler, prepares to...
View ArticleKun-Yang Lin Building Artists at HOME!
by Gregory King, Visiting Professor of Dance, Swarthmore College for the Dance Journal Building HOME could have been just another choreographer’s showcase turned out to be a supporting laboratory...
View ArticleHOME: A Process Deconstructed
photo credit: Bicking Photography by Gregory King, Visiting Professor of Dance, Swarthmore College for the Dance Journal My introduction to the Home /S.9th street project was at Temple University’s...
View ArticlePennsylvania Ballet II and Philadanco II – Dancing 2 Gether or Maybe Separately!
Photo credit: Philadanco Dancer by DSMproductions. Artist of Pennsylvania Ballet II, Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan by Alexander Iziliaev by Gregory King, Visiting Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for...
View ArticleThe School of Pennsylvania Ballet: Rising Stars!
by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for the Dance Journal On Saturday June 6th, 2015, The School of Pennsylvania Ballet had its inaugural performance – “A...
View ArticlePennsylvania Ballet’s Keigwin, Fonte, & Forsythe: A Virtuosic Thrill!
Principal Dancer Lauren Fadeley in William Forsythe’s The Second Detail photo credit: Alexander Iziliaev by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for The Dance...
View ArticleUncensored Art – No Borders!
Photo credit: Gregory Bowser by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for the Dance Journal Defined by the Webster’s dictionary as “an outer part or edge,” the word...
View ArticleSupper, People on the Move: A Topic Tackled With Great Success
photo by Bill Hebert by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for The Dance Journal On concrete walls hung pictures from an exhibition titled “Portraits of People...
View ArticleScratching The Surface – Green Light for the 2015 Philly Fringe Festival
Gunnar Montana (Purgatory) – Photo by Bill Hebert by Gregory King, Visiting Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for The Dance Journal The Philadelphia Fringe Festival opens on Thursday September...
View ArticleBoxes of Secrets in Under Her Skin
photo by Bill Hebert by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for the Dance Journal When I think of my own lineage, I am often left with holes in my story. I...
View ArticleDeath, Damnation, and Darkness in Gunnar Montana’s Purgatory
photo by Bill Hebert by Gregory King, Visiting Professor of Dance, Swarthmore College for the Dance Journal “Purgatory is the state of those who die in God’s friendship, assured of their eternal...
View ArticlePerforming Blackness: Blackness Performed
by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance, Swarthmore College for The Dance Journal Created and performed by Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Black Male Revisited delved deep into the many facets of...
View ArticleTangle Movement Arts: Storytelling Flying High
photo credit – Lee Thompson by Michael Ermilio by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for the Dance Journal The Philadelphia Fringe festival is known for its...
View ArticleDanco on Danco – Hits, Misses, and Slam Dunks!
Dancer Courtney Robinson; photo by Lois Greenfield by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for the Dance Journal Boasting a youth ensemble, an apprentice company...
View ArticleUrban Bush Women: Cultural Experiences Dictating (HER) stories
by Gregory King, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance at Swarthmore College for The Dance Journal Using cultural expression as a catalyst for social change, Urban Bush Women kicked off the dance...
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