The Inquirer continues to flood the zone. Reviews of Sanctuary, Chicken, and more here, and Merliyn Jackson has an excellent feature on our centerpiece show, Lucinda Childs’s Dance. Quoth Jackson: “[Caitlin] Scranton dances it as no less a tour de force than Childs did three decades ago. Glass’ paradoxically joyful and melancholy Dance No. 4… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Lucinda Childs
Tonight: Final “Dance” Film With “Einstein on the Beach”
Come on over! We’re screening the third part of our Dance film series celebrating the work of Lucinda Childs. Tonight, it’s Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera. The Philip Glass/Robert Wilson/Lucinda Childs collab broke the opera mold, and changed what we thought was possible with the genre. Nonetheless, I still can’t find… Read more »
There’s Always More “Dance,” At Least Through The Festival
Did you miss the Lucinda Childs documentary we screened last night at International House, as we’re getting psyched up for Dance? Check out Steve Weisz‘s review. Here’s part of what he had to say: “In watching Patrick Bensard’s documentary, capturing moments of Lucinda Childs in rehearsal with Mikhail Baryshnikov, and the Ballet de L’Opéra du… Read more »
The Week Ahead
You’re today’s big winner! You might not think so because we skipped The Weekender, but you seriously need to rest up for next week: >>>Today, and through August 29: New York Fringe, if you’re New York way. The New York Times gives an overview of their festival. After checking it out, come home into our… Read more »
the artblog Picks Its Top Ten Festival Bets
Over at the artblog, Debra Miller gives top billing to Dance: “In a league of its own, and superseding any list of top picks, is Lucinda Childs’ Dance, with music by Philip Glass and film by the late Sol LeWitt. It’s uplifting that these universally respected avant-garde giants of the 20th century, whose Minimalist/Conceptual work… Read more »
The Weekender: What You’re Doing and Why
Do the twist: >>>All weekend: QFest continues to roll. Previews and roundups in Philadelphia Weekly, Philebrity, and City Paper. >>>Friday: Lunch break with Chubby Checker concert at City Hall. Noon! Free! Weird! >>>Friday: Holiday-delayed First Friday. Good bets: Tiger Strikes Asteroid has “Lovetown, PA” upstairs from “Vox VI” at Vox Populi Gallery which is mere… Read more »
Best Of 2009-2010, Temple Rep Arrives, Lucinda Childs at Spoleto, And We Are The Very Best
In this episode of our occasional media digest of things you probably care about: >>>Philadelphia Weekly‘s J. Cooper Robb picks the best of the best of theater for this past season. The top 10 productions include EgoPo‘s Company which ran during Philly Fringe last year, and Pig Iron‘s Welcome to Yuba City, which premiered at… Read more »
Extra Filmy: Don’t Forget About PIFF, and We’ve Got Our Own Great New Film Series
Whoops, I almost forgot! The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival’s got it going on this weekend too. Here’s Philebrity’s handy Philadelphia Independent Film Festival post. And, drumroll, our very own Pia Agrawal and Emma Ferguson have put together a three-part documentary film series in partnership with ICA and the International House to delve deeper into the… Read more »
The Weekender: What You’re Doing and Why
It’s like a magical preview weekend of awesomeness. Let’s ride: >>>Friday: Free preview of FREEDOM CLUB (yes, the title is yelling at you), the co-production from New Paradise Laboratories and the Riot Group that will premiere at the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival this fall. Find out what state it’s in at Mandell Theater on Drexel… Read more »
Surprise Lucinda Childs Performance At Susan Hess
Last week we plugged the final performances at the Sansom Street home of Susan Hess Modern Dance. And whoa! As a special treat, the 69-year-old Lucinda Childs, who served as a mentor in their Masters Exchange program this year, totally danced. The Inquirer‘s Merilyn Jackson has it covered: “To an excerpt of long-time collaborator Philip… Read more »
