157 stories by "Camille Bacon-Smith"
PHILADANCO! honored director Lee Daniels, an alum of the company's classes, at a program showcasing four Black women choreographers, including company favorites as well as rising star Martha…
Each year, Philadelphia Ballet's Nutcracker is a holiday destination for area families. Camille Bacon-Smith takes us behind the scenes to meet the young singers who make the show stand out.
New York's José Limón Dance Company, an icon of modern dance founded in 1946, visited Philly's Penn Live Arts for a mix of classic and new choreography. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Ten years ago, when Angel Corella became artistic director of
Philadelphia Ballet, the company needed new ideas. As the premiere of his revamped
Le Corsaire approaches, he speaks with Camill…
A compilation of short pieces combining poetry and other voices with evocative movement brought dance artists including Sammy Caiola and Evalina Carbonell together for an interdisciplinary F…
Nichole Canuso Dance Company joins the 2024 Curated Philly Fringe with The Garden: River's Edge, an immersive, interactive performance at the historic Arch Street Meeting House. Camille Baco…
Gunnar Montana returns for this year's Fringe with a standalone sequel to last year's BLACK WOOD. The bloody, sexy sorcery continues with WINTERBORN, running through October 30 at the Latvia…
Dance critic Camille Bacon-Smith has spent years admiring Philly's dancers, illuminated by lighting designers who rarely get the spotlight themselves. Now they share the mysteries of their a…
BalletX says goodbye to the Wilma stage with its 2024 Summer Series, featuring eclectic world-premiere choreography by Stina Quagebeur, Loughlan Prior, and choreographer-in-residence Amy Hal…
Lily Kind brought her puckish humor to the Philadelphia Dance Projects with a new hour-long show, I've got a tape I wanna play, which builds on the star quality and choreographic elements of…
Longtime PHILADANCO! company member Joe González recently returned to his hometown in Boston, but he visited Philly in late May with a thrilling performance from his own company, Jo-Mé D…
Philadelphia will celebrate hometown artist Mary Cassatt this summer, kicking off with a major new exhibition that was years in the making at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Camille Bacon-Sm…
The Philadelphia Ballet closed its season with Frederick Ashton's crowd-pleasing Dream and George Balanchine's strange and wonderful Prodigal Son, with revelatory dancing by Zecheng Liang. C…
BalletX's spring 2024 performance combined otherworldliness with riveting historical narrative, all alongside captivating live music at the Mann. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
The new performance by "Phillyboy" Bernard H. Gaddis comes to the Fringe Bar. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
With its spring program, Roots and Reflections, PHILADANCO! drew on popular works from past decades to prove that the vivid history of Black choreography still speaks to us today. Camille Ba…
The Philadelphia Ballet offered a trio of grand finales for its March program: favorites by Alvin Ailey, William Forsythe, and Twyla Tharpe brought heart, speed, skill, and whimsy. Camille B…
This production of Giselle gives a unique perspective for a classic story. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
For its second collaboration with BalletX, PCMS welcomed choreography by Matthew Neenan and Jamar Roberts alongside pianist Michelle Cann. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
In December, the Philly dance calendar seems to become nothing but Nutcrackers. Dance writer Camille Bacon-Smith heads to three different productions, to see how this enduring ballet looks i…
PHILADANCO! opens the stage with a program featuring the works of new and familiar choreographers, touching on intimate stories and reflections. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Koresh Dance Company reflects on choreographer Ronen Koresh's emotional journey as an Israeli immigrant and an artist in Aftershock. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Ballet dancers cannot just step into the iconic shoes. They must master a difficult technique and make a lifelong quest for the perfect pointe, but these Philly ballerinas tell Camille Bacon…
Opera fans know the story, but in this world-premiere original long-form ballet by Philadelphia Ballet director Angel Corella, Carmen gets a sexy edge. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
A transgressively absurdist exploration of the culture of Black music from blues to funk as the soundtrack of revolution, and its survival and commodification in the present. Camille Bacon-S…
