Philadanco is set to Kick Off its 40th Season at the Kimmel Center.
Philadanco Performance at Montco
The Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco) founded by Joan Myers Brown in 1970, is a modern contemporary dance company that tours nationally and internationally. For 34 years, the company has traveled the country and the world, performing before sold-out audiences of diverse people of all ages, creed, ethnicity and cultural traditions. PHILADANCO has a history of being a trailblazer, it was the pilot dance company to be part of the State of Pennsylvania, Comprehensive Education Training Act, arts training program. it was also one of the first companies to hire our dancers on a 52 week salary, the first to own housing for the dancers and the first to own a debt-free facility. Joan Myers Brown is the founder of the Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) and The Philadelphia School of Dance Arts. She serves as honorary chairperson for the International Association of Blacks in Dance, an organization she established in 1991. She is also founder of the International Conference of Black Dance Companies. She is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts, which bestowed upon her an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, and is a member of the dance faculty at Howard University in Washington, DC. Listed in Who’s Who in America and described as an “innovator and communicator,” Ms. Brown has made significant contributions to the national and international arts communities.
27th Annual Celebration Highlight Reel
Sought after nationally and internationally, PHILADANCO! tours the world as Philadelphia’s unofficial ambassador. Schedule your Philadelphia visit around one of its home runs, because whether they are swirling in ankle-length chiffon to music by Ravel in La Valse or strutting Black Panther attitude in Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s Hand Singing Song, PHILADANCO!’s dancers blaze across the stage with the joy of dancing.
Popular works by great African-American choreographers like Bebe Miller, Ronald K. Brown and David Brown that sometimes deal with issues of black history are regularly programmed. Now the resident dance company at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater, this largely African-American company is expanding its repertoire, commissioning choreographers like Trey McIntyre, Danny Ezralow and Alonzo King.
The Women of Philadanco
Philadanco’s thrilling 40th Anniversary Season begins with a world premiere by Christopher L. Huggins, as well as Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s The Walkin’, Talkin’, Signifying Blue Hips, Lowdown Throwdown (Batty Moves). Leading the world in versatility, diversity and imagination, Philadanco is famous for its sensuous skill and energy. See for yourself why the New York Times calls this theatrical force “exuberant!” To buy tickets check out the Kimmel Center Event Listing.
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