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In Xander Cobb´s latest review: queer grunge, red hydrogen lights, and more collide in BIGKID DANCE. Link in bio. Photo: Matthew Caserta Image Description: A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: The light’s red, the stage black. Dramatic. Devilish. Contrast and shadow are high on the six people in frame. Dead center, a dancer lays. Around her, four people point, laugh, and crouch over her body making the “loser” L on their forehead. In the bottom left corner, someone's leg, hip, and reaching hand are just in frame. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Apocalypse: We Hold Us and below the image are blue letters that read by Xander Cobb. #BigKidDance #DanceTheater #Feature #PhiladelphiaFringe #QueerPerformance Image Description: A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: The light’s red, the stage black. Dramatic. Devilish. Contrast and shadow are high on the six people in frame. Dead center, a dancer lays. Around her, four people point, laugh, and crouch over her body making the “loser” L on their forehead. In the bottom left corner, someone's leg, hip, and reaching hand are just in frame. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Apocalypse: We Hold Us and below the image are blue letters that read by Xander Cobb. by @thinkingdance
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In this week's look back, Darcy Grabenstein discusses an online forum for Black dance artists that emerged during the stressful times of the 2020 lockdowns. Read "Black Dance Stories, Episode 16" in the thINKingDANCE archive and subscribe to our newsletter to get fresh Fringe reviews directly in your inbox! Photo: Scott Shaw Image description: A white and light blue square with dark blue borders along the left and bottom edges. In the lower-left corner, the logo for Thinking Dance is in black typewriter font, with a lowercase t and an uppercase D. In white and black letters, it reads, From The Archive, “Black Dance Stories, Episode 16,” October 22, 2020, and Darcy Grabenstein. In the Center of the square is a small image: The silhouette of a young person, bald, their arms gently raised up as if mid-flight, or perhaps leaping into the unknown. #BlackDanceStories #JasmineHearn #OlivierTarpaga Image description: A white and light blue square with dark blue borders along the left and bottom edges. In the lower-left corner, the logo for Thinking Dance is in black typewriter font, with a lowercase t and an uppercase D. In white and black letters, it reads, From The Archive, “Black Dance Stories, Episode 16,” October 22, 2020, and Darcy Grabenstein. In the Center of the square is a small image: The silhouette of a young person, bald, their arms gently raised up as if mid-flight, or perhaps leaping into the unknown. by @thinkingdance
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Nadia Ureña takes us through her impressions of Corps de Ballet PHL´s "Dancing in Yesterday’s Stage Makeup." Link in bio. Photo: Ben Marcus Image Description: A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: Five women wearing a mix of ballet attire and club wear crowd an empty bathtub in a white-tiled bathroom. Two of the women sit on the tub's edge. The other three sprawl out inside the tub. All five look up. The camera captures them from a high angle. Along the walls costumes including silk dresses and white tutus hang. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read "Barre, Club, Another Club" and below the image are blue letters that read by Nadia Ureña. #&Space #Ballet #Spotlight #CorpsDeBalletPHL #PhiladelphiaFringe Image Description: A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: Five women wearing a mix of ballet attire and club wear crowd an empty bathtub in a white-tiled bathroom. Two of the women sit on the tub's edge. The other three sprawl out inside the tub. All five look up. The camera captures them from a high angle. Along the walls costumes including silk dresses and white tutus hang. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read "Barre, Club, Another Club" and below the image are blue letters that read by Nadia Ureña. by @thinkingdance
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#TBT to Philly Fringe 2026! 💫 As the Fringe comes to a close, we invite you to reflect with us: What stayed with you? What challenged you? What surprised you? What will you carry forward? And we want to hear about the work you loved! What Fringe piece is still on your mind? Drop your favorite performance, moment, or discovery in the comments and tell us why it stuck with you. Let’s keep the Fringe conversation going. 👇 #PhillyFringe #PhillyFringe2026 #TBT Photo: Joshua Crone Image Description: Delwin Elk Bear Fiddler kneels with one arm outstretched to the left and the other bent across his body holding a wooden pipe. Fiddler wears bright attire with multicolored strips of ribbons and a yellow feathered headdress. He is kneeling on a brown animal hide near a drum and several piles of plastic hoops in a black box theater. Over this faded image are the words What's your #tbt? Fringe 2026. What Fringe performance should we still be talking about? thINKingDANCE Delwin Elk Bear Fiddler kneels with one arm outstretched to the left and the other bent across his body holding a wooden pipe. Fiddler wears bright attire with multicolored strips of ribbons and a yellow feathered headdress. He is kneeling on a brown animal hide near a drum and several piles of plastic hoops in a black box theater. Over this faded image are the words What's your #tbt? Fringe 2026. What Fringe performance should we still be talking about? thINKingDANCE by @thinkingdance
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THAT’S A WRAP! 🎉 Thank you to the artists, venues, audiences, and writers who made Philly Fringe 2026 possible. Don't forget to share your Fringe Bingo Card and tag us. We can't wait to see what you got up to this last month! Until next Fringe. 💫 Photo: Amelia Candeub Image Description: A man in black shoes, white pants, and a pink shirt lies on the grass on his back. He holds a blank white sign on a wooden stick along the length of his body. Over this faded image is black text that reads, That's a wrap! Fringe 2026, 2 interviews, 1 think piece, and 18 reviews. Thank you, artists, venues, audiences, and writers! thINKingDANCE by @thinkingdance
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In Notes From Within Blank Placard Dance, Replay, Jonathan Stein shares his thoughts and connections to the material and the act of protest from his perspective as one of the dancers in the work. link in the bio for the full article Photo: Amelia Candeub Image Description: A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: A man in a black shoes, white pants, and a salmon pink shirt lies on the grass. He holds a blank white sign on a wooden stick horizontally along his body. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Notes From Within Blank Placard Dance, Replay and below the image are blue letters that read by Jonathan Stein. #AnneHalprin #Protest #PhiladelphiaFringeFestival2026 #SiteSpecificDance A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: A man in a black shoes, white pants, and a salmon pink shirt lies on the grass. He holds a blank white sign on a wooden stick horizontally along his body. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Notes From Within Blank Placard Dance, Replay and below the image are blue letters that read by Jonathan Stein. by @thinkingdance
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In this ThinkPiece style exploration of Blank Placard Dance, Replay, Xander Cobb follows the work and interrogates the postmodern form as a significant tool for protest in the current political landscape. link in the bio for more Photo: Amelia Candeub Image Description: A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: Dancers stand close together, forming a clump. They face in all directions, their bodies back to back, front to back, and back to side. Each one grips a wooden post holding high attached white posters. They wear bright yellows, purples, reds, blues, pinks, teals, and oranges. Some are visibly sweaty. Dancers facing the camera look serious and a bit fatigued. Glimpses of blue sky, clouds, a street, and city buildings fill the cracks between their blank signs. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Is Halprin’s postmodernism as radical today as it was in 1967? and below the image are blue letters that read by Xander Cobb. #AnnaHalprin #PostModernism #Dance #Protest #PhiladelphiaFringeFestival2026 A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: Dancers stand close together, forming a clump. They face in all directions, their bodies back to back, front to back, and back to side. Each one grips a wooden post holding high attached white posters. They wear bright yellows, purples, reds, blues, pinks, teals, and oranges. Some are visibly sweaty. Dancers facing the camera look serious and a bit fatigued. Glimpses of blue sky, clouds, a street, and city buildings fill the cracks between their blank signs. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Is Halprin’s postmodernism as radical today as it was in 1967? and below the image are blue letters that read by Xander Cobb. by @thinkingdance
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"Site specific dance is enchantingly alive in The Naked Stark’s collaborative dance Flood, begin again." Read Jonathan Stein's review of Flood, begin again and dive into the watersouls of Naked Stark. link in the bio Photo: Bridgette Ivkovic Image Description: A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: The six female dancers of The Naked Stark stand in a line facing upon a raised ledge above the subterranean Kelly Pool (not visible to the viewer). They face forward, wearing bright, electric green, patterned swimsuits and blue sweatpants. Five of the women gesture with their right arms stretched straight upward with their bent left arms resting on their chests. Each looks up toward her extended arm. The sixth woman forward bends over, her head and face into her torso, hiding. Precise side lighting illuminates their bodies with a silvery glow in the otherwise dark space. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read The Naked Stark’s Deep Dive Enchantment at the Waterworks, and below the image are blue letters that read by Jonathan Stein. #TheNakedStark #PhiladelphiaFringeFestival2026 #SiteSpecificDance A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: The six female dancers of The Naked Stark stand in a line facing upon a raised ledge above the subterranean Kelly Pool (not visible to the viewer). They face forward, wearing bright, electric green, patterned swimsuits and blue sweatpants. Five of the women gesture with their right arms stretched straight upward with their bent left arms resting on their chests. Each looks up toward her extended arm. The sixth woman forward bends over, her head and face into her torso, hiding. Precise side lighting illuminates their bodies with a silvery glow in the otherwise dark space. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read The Naked Stark’s Deep Dive Enchantment at the Waterworks, and below the image are blue letters that read by Jonathan Stein. by @thinkingdance
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"A steady, ongoing rhythm of bells rings from outside the black box at Yellow Bicycle Theater. A buffalo skull painted blue, yellow, and red rests center stage among a long feathered headdress, a small teepee, an animal hide, and a drum. The volume maximizes as Delwin Elk Bear Fiddler nears the stage." So begins the review of Lakota Day by Caitlin Green, who dives into the work of Fiddler, a Grass Dancer who "continues to spread the stories and histories of Lakota." link in the bio Photo: Joshua Crone Image Description: A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: Delwin Elk Bear Fiddler kneels with one arm outstretched to the left and the other bent across his body holding a wooden pipe. Fiddler wears bright attire with multicolored strips of ribbons and a yellow feathered headdress. He is kneeling on a brown animal hide near a drum and several piles of plastic hoops in a blackbox theater. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read The Chief Called Upon the Grass Dancers to Purify the Ground, and the Tradition Lived On, and below the image are blue letters that read by Caitlin Green. #LakotaDay #GrassDancer #DanceWriting #PhiladelphiaFringeFestival2026 A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: Delwin Elk Bear Fiddler kneels with one arm outstretched to the left and the other bent across his body holding a wooden pipe. Fiddler wears bright attire with multicolored strips of ribbons and a yellow feathered headdress. He is kneeling on a brown animal hide near a drum and several piles of plastic hoops in a blackbox theater. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read The Chief Called Upon the Grass Dancers to Purify the Ground, and the Tradition Lived On, and below the image are blue letters that read by Caitlin Green. by @thinkingdance
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"sporadic gasps and hip wiggles settings change when the veil is thrown over waking, a wilting pelvis, a swiveling thought: pound the air!" Or so says Megan Mizanty's review of A Dream Within A Dream by Leslie Elkins and Foursome Performance for this and other Fringe 2026 coverage head to the link in the bio Photo: Jeff Warden Image Description: A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: A dancer reaches their right arm forward, left arm back with their head bowed down. They stand with their left leg slightly turned out and bent, their right leg extended behind them. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Wake up with a gasp and below the image are blue letters that read by Megan Mizanty. #PhilladelphiaFringeFestival2026 #DanceWriting #DancePerformance #IceboxProject A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: A dancer reaches their right arm forward, left arm back with their head bowed down. They stand with their left leg slightly turned out and bent, their right leg extended behind them. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Wake up with a gasp and below the image are blue letters that read by Megan Mizanty. by @thinkingdance
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Read or listen to this Fringe article by Megan Mizanty, titled "Off Your Feet." In this writing, she covers five two dance company's production, If Ever. This and all of our final Fringe reviews can be found at the link in the bio Photo: Joan Dwiartanto Image Description: A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: In a black-and-white photograph, two men lean their foreheads into one another while blurry people walk around them. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Off Your Feet and below the image are blue letters that read by Megan Mizanty. A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: In a black and white photograph, two men lean their foreheads into one another while blurry people walk around them. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Off Your Feet and below the image are blue letters that read by Megan Mizanty. by @thinkingdance
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In Butoh: Addressing the Discomfort, Caitlin Green unpacks the work of the Philadelphia Butoh Collective and addresses questions of authorship and privilege in the form. For a closer look, head to the link in our bio https://thinkingdance.net/articles/2026/09/25/butoh-addressing-the-discomfort/ Photo: Philadelphia Butoh Collective Image Description: A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: A maroon graphic says “Philadelphia Butoh Collective” in white bold font. Below the words there’s a black emblem with an image of a person sitting on the ground with one foot and their arms raised in the air. Red lettering overlays the image and also reads “Philadelphia Butoh Collective. To the right, lining the border, there are duplicate images of two people in motion. One is bent over from the waist with arms hanging to the ground, and the other stands with bent knees, hinging slightly backward with one arm outstretched and the other folded over their torso. To the far left border, vertical lettering reads “two new pieces” in black, bold font. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Butoh: Addressing the Discomfort and below the image are blue letters that read by Caitlin Green. #PhiladlephiaFringeFestival2026 #Butoh #DanceWriting #NewWork A dark teal border on the left and bottom edges of a white rectangle. In the center, an image: A maroon graphic says “Philadelphia Butoh Collective” in white bold font. Below the words there’s a black emblem with an image of a person sitting on the ground with one foot and their arms raised in the air. Red lettering overlays the image and also reads “Philadelphia Butoh Collective. To the right, lining the border, there are duplicate images of two people in motion. One is bent over from the waist with arms hanging to the ground, and the other stands with bent knees, hinging slightly backward with one arm outstretched and the other folded over their torso. To the far left border, vertical lettering reads “two new pieces” in black, bold font. In the lower-left corner of the post, in dark teal and black, a lowercase t and uppercase D, the logo for Thinking Dance. Above the image are blue letters that read Butoh: Addressing the Discomfort and below by Caitlin Green by @thinkingdance
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