Step Afrika! and the inspiration of Jacob Lawrence
C. Brian Williams, founder and director of Step Afrika!, guest blogs about the dance company’s new performance series inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s The Migration Series. Jacob Lawrence, The Migration...
View ArticleWade with Step Afrika!
C. Brian Williams, founder and director of Step Afrika!, guest blogs about the dance company’s new performance series inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s The Migration Series. Read his first post here. Step...
View ArticleFrom Synchronized Swimming to Step Afrika!
Step Afrika! dancers perform in response to Jacob Lawrence's The Migration Series at Phillips after 5. Photo: Charles Mahorney Last August Director Dorothy Kosinski agreed to judge the Washington...
View ArticleEarly Ballet Films
Degas thought of himself as a painter of movement. As lovely as his paintings are, his dancers are frozen in their poses, beautiful bugs in amber. What if we could go back in time to watch a...
View ArticleCityDance Rehearsal with Christopher K. Morgan
Get a sneak peek at Snapshot Confidential: Dancers and Photography with these photos from the rehearsal. Choreographer and artist-in-residence at CityDance Christopher K. Morgan provides insight on the...
View ArticleArt Washes Over You
(Left) Félix Vallotton, On the Beach, 1899. Oil on board, 16 1/2 x 18 7/8 in. Private collection, Switzerland. (Right) Dancer Meghan Pilling in rehearsal for Snapshot Confidential. Photo: Amy Wike When...
View ArticleMoving with Me
Janine Antoni dances the 5Rhythms. Photo: Meg Clark After giving a brief overview of her work last Wednesday evening as part of the ongoing series Conversations with Artists, Janine Antoni calmly...
View ArticleSome Assembly Required
In anticipation of Thursday’s interactive tour of the Per Kirkeby exhibition by Pittsburgh’s Attack Theatre, Artistic Director Michele de la Reza breaks down her performance group’s innovative method...
View ArticleCode, Choreography, and Georgia O’Keeffe
CityDance artist Sarah J. Ewing guest blogs about her upcoming Georgia O’Keeffe-inspired performance at the Phillips on May 12. Rehearsal for the upcoming performance Through the process of making...
View ArticleVolunteer Spotlight: Mallory Verez
In this series, Education Specialist Emily Bray profiles volunteers within the museum. Phillips volunteers are an integral part of the museum and help in many ways: greeting and guiding guests through...
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