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Annie’s Got A Brand New Bag: See It At The Philly Fringe
Annie Wilson is a local dancer-choreographer-performer-art maker type who has been making her presence known these past several years since graduation from the University of the Arts. I first met Annie because she had written a story (“Hoagie”) which we … Continue reading
Personal Thoughts Made Physical: Jaamil Kosoko talks dance, poetry, and the Gemini Show
Philly-based choreographer and dance impresario Jaamil Olawale Kosoko is a busy man these days—creatively, curatorially, and administratively. He recently changed the name of his company from Kosoko Performance Group to The Philadiction Movment to herald in a new era for … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Performing Arts, Philadelphia Dance
Tagged Dance, fidget space, Jaamil Kosoko, Kosoko Performance Group, Notes on an Urban Kill-Floor, philadelphia experimental dance, philadelphia performing arts, The Gemini Show, The Gemini Show: An Evening of Daring Dirty Duets, The Philadiction Movment, thefidget space
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World War What? Did PIFA forget a little something in its celebration of Paris 1910-20?
We here at PPAA are all for the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA)–it’s great to have a major springtime performing arts festival in the city. But is it just a little strange in settling itself on a theme … Continue reading
Dance and Music Rights, or When Were You Planning To Pay For That Music, Friend?
In the not distant past, I was watching a dance performance, which I was enjoying, and I couldn’t help thinking—if this dance company was caught by the people who own the publishing rights to those songs, they would never be … Continue reading
Lessons from Newt Gingrich: or how we in the theatre and dance communities can stop acting like losers and learn to make the nation love us
How often have you heard that performing arts are dying, that we’re a niche market, that you can never make a living off of it, that we’re a charity case? That dance and theatre will never be the way it … Continue reading
Did you see that thing about how last year Philly hotels had more guests than ever before?
Yeah, so it seems a shitload of people spent the night in Philadelphia in 2010. According to an Inquirer article/industry press release from Feb 19, “Philadelphia filled nearly four million hotel beds last year,” which is the most the city’s … Continue reading
Conceptual Dance and Star Power
My dance vocabulary is limited, so please forgive me as I redefine terms for my own benefit. When I say conceptual dance, I am referring to an experimental dance piece that is more driven by its concept or an idea … Continue reading
Can we get Cliff Lee to a play?
Cliff Lee made an appearance at the Philadelphia Auto Show, and it was the top story on the evening news. (Since this is a performing arts blog, I should explain that Cliff Lee is the newly reacquired star pitcher for … Continue reading
Welcome to the Philadelphia Performing Arts Authority
Welcome to the Philadelphia Performing Arts Authority, more commonly known as PPAA. Or that’s our plan anyway, because it rolls so well off the tongue. We here at PPAA have started this blog because we believe there is important work … Continue reading
