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Weeks ago, I wrote that I’d be reviewing this book from NCCAkron, Artists on Creative Administration, edited by Tonya Lockyer. That has not materialized as I’m going to be reviewing the book for an actual publication (spoiler alert: I liked it very much, as did this thINKingDANCE reviewer)

By Ellen Chenoweth 30 Nov 2024

"apple pies beautifully baked to perfection"

Extra-long and juicy edition this week because we have the second-ever New in town feature, with Dara Silverman of Agile Rascal Theatre, and some remembrances of Judith Jamison. (If you missed the first New in town, with Chels Fryer, you can catch it here.) New in town - welcome! One

By Ellen Chenoweth 16 Nov 2024

Girding time

Well friends, here we are. I hope you're taking care of your spirit and your body this week and in the weeks ahead of us. And if there are resources that you find especially helpful or invigorating or collective actions that seem especially effective or galvanizing or promising

By Ellen Chenoweth 09 Nov 2024

Gratitude prayer

Election Day is upon us and it's well nigh impossible to ignore here in the swingiest of swing states, Pennsylvania. As anxiety is just creeping around everywhere, I've found myself feeling grateful for so many things pushing against despair, including an extremely cute South Philly Halloween.

By Ellen Chenoweth 02 Nov 2024

Still / Here we go...

Hello, newsletter friends. Wow, so much happening every day... trying to sum up a week feels wild but here are a few things worth noticing. Still/Here gets a revival News from the concert dance world is that Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company is remounting Still/Here, originally premiered

By Ellen Chenoweth 27 Oct 2024

Immersion fatigue

Maybe because I was reading Margo's Got Money Troubles, a great novel with a young protagonist who makes a living through OnlyFans, or because I was listening to this absorbing podcast about how billionaires avoid paying taxes, or because I was able to attend a session at the

By Ellen Chenoweth 20 Oct 2024

wage theft in the Flirt Lounge

I was traveling last week, so here are a few items of interest that caught my attention over the last couple of weeks. Hope you are enjoying the full swing of fall wherever you are... A quick history of Philadelphia dance Megan Bridge is going to be writing about dance

By Ellen Chenoweth 13 Oct 2024

New in Town (welcome!)

This week I kept seeing artists do very impressive things. A beatboxer had 10 seconds left in a competition and instead of wrapping things up, he took it up a few notches and packed an entire tiny symphony into those 10 seconds. I saw an artist deliver a gorgeous, vulnerable

By Ellen Chenoweth 29 Sep 2024

The sweet reward of peace

Hello! You can check out the 'about' page if you'd like a little context for where I'm coming from. Each newsletter closes with a Philadelphia moment, institution, or window cat of the week because I love it here. And I'm always open

By Ellen Chenoweth 21 Sep 2024

Gender-expansive joy, Cannonball Platform, and horses

Welcome, new readers! You can check out the 'about' page if you'd like a little context. Each newsletter closes with a Philadelphia moment, institution, or window cat of the week because I love it here. And I'm always open to suggestions, feedback, responses at

By Ellen Chenoweth 14 Sep 2024

Let's have a parade

This week's dispatch will be a short one as I am home sick in bed instead of gallivanting about town seeing shows. 😢 Let me live vicariously through you and tell me what you're seeing and what you think about it! New FringeArts leadership If you are

By Ellen Chenoweth 07 Sep 2024

Crowding around the kitchen table

Here we go! It's time for Fringe! It's time for fall! Let's go dance it out! If you are new here, welcome. This newsletter is intended to be my little drop in the bucket to parse what's going on in the Philly

By Ellen Chenoweth 01 Sep 2024
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