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The bALLet program is housed at the Pennsylvania Ballet Academy in Camp Hill and is open to children of all abilities. (Keira McGuire/WITF)
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At all-inclusive ballet classes, ‘special things happen’ for children and parents

It took five years to find a ballet academy open to children of all abilities. Finally, at Pennsylvania Ballet Academy in Camp Hill the bALLet class was born.

7 years ago

Jessica Lang Dance performs
Arts & Entertainment

Final call for Jessica Lang dance company

Jessica Lang Dance, a New York City company that has won the highest dance accolades, will fold in April.

7 years ago

BalletX dancers rehearse in their new space on Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

BalletX builds dance on Philly’s Washington Avenue

Ballet X, a contemporary ballet company, has put down roots in Philadelphia's industrial Washington Avenue corridor.

7 years ago

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Educators call for unity at Indigenous People’s Day celebration

Educators called for more awareness of indigenous cultures around the world at the 8th annual Indigenous People's Day celebration at Bartram's Garden in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Monica Bill Barnes (right) and Anna Bass lead
Arts & Entertainment

Sweatin’ to the oldies at Philly art museum

The Philadelphia Museum of Art opens its galleries to Museum Workout, a performance art aerobics class.

7 years ago

Young students work on a dance number during Hamilton Camp at Music Theatre Philly.
Arts & Entertainment

Kids go ham for ‘Hamilton’ at Music Theatre Philly camp

A 'Hamilton' musical theater summer camp puts kids in the room where it happens.

7 years ago

Dancers from Brian Samders' Junk rehearse a scene from
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Arts & Entertainment

A journey through the mind of a Philly artist

A muralist and a choreographer turn a South Philly studio into a labyrinth of imagination.

7 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Burlesque: the history and a revival

Guests: Dustin Wax, Timaree Schmit The word “burlesque” likely conjure images of seduction and stript ...

Air Date: June 25, 2018 10:00 am

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Highlights from the 10th Annual Juneteenth Festival. (Photo Courtesy/Tieshka Smith for the Johnson House Historic Site, Philadelphia, PA)
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Celebrating Juneteenth at Philadelphia’s Johnson House

Just over a month ago, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum opened in Montgomery, Alabama, dedicated to the victims of white supremacy in the Unit

7 years ago

Eight musicians play on the chandelier as it moves over the stage, crowd and the Schuylkill River. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

PIFA’s Cristal Palace turns chandelier into carnival ride

Suspended from a crane meant for skyscrapers, the chandelier soars above the audience and across the night sky.

7 years ago

Performer Cathy Simpson (right) walks through her role as Mother Earth with choreographer/director Ann Carlson, whose work,
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Who shepherds whom? ‘Doggie Hamlet’ in Fairmount Park

A dance performance staged in an open field in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park will feature 40 sheep, three border collies, and four humans. Who shepherds whom?

7 years ago

BalletX dancers (from left) Skyler Lubin, Edgar Anido, Chloe Felesina and Daniel Mayo, rehearse for ''Identity without Attribute,'' an original ballet choreographed by Matthew Neenan. (Bill Hebert/BalletX)
Arts & Entertainment

New dance from Philly’s BalletX honors unforgettable patron, inspiration

A modern dance company in Philadelphia will premiere a new work based on the unpublished writings of arts patron Toni Hamilton, who recen ...

9 years ago

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