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Digital Storytelling Specialist, dance critic at the Philadelphia Inquirer. I tweet about dance, figure skating, technology, journalism, etc.

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Pennsylvania Ballet's long line back to Balanchine

Pennsylvania Ballet's long line back to Balanchine

"Well, Barbara, my smart ballerina," he said, "you must do it." With that, Philadelphia was thrust into the f…

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BalletX’s unveils its 2026-27 season, including a new ballet set in Prohibition-era Philadelphia

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By Ellen Dunkel 
| The Philadelphia Inquirer
At 20, BalletX has matured into a contemporary ballet company with a national reputation. The company premiers numerous new works, regularly performs at the prestigious Vail Dance Festival, and has grown to 16 dancers. In 2024, one of its longtime supporters left the company $7.4 million. Wednesday’s announcement of its 2026-2027 season is evidence of BalletX’s growth and inheritance. The season will open on Nov. 4 with a new ballet by Loughlan Prior that delves into Prohibition-era Philadelphia.
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BalletX celebrates 50 years of the Highmark Mann with a colorful love letter to Mother Nature

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By Ellen Dunkel 
| The Philadelphia Inquirer
As the long winter and cool spring finally began to recede and warmer weather unfurled in Philadelphia, BalletX opened its 50th anniversary season outdoors at the Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts Thursday night. On the bill was the world premiere of a love letter to Mother Nature. The Four Seasons Reimagined is an impressively ambitious work with each season created by a different choreographer, set to original music by Dean Deacon, and with costumes and sets designed by Emma Kingbury.
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South Jersey figure skater Isabeau Levito reached the peak this year with the Olympics. She wants more.

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By Ellen Dunkel 
| The Philadelphia Inquirer
The competitive season ended six weeks ago for South Jersey figure skater and Olympian Isabeau Levito. But the spring, she said, is her favorite part of the year. For the fourth year, she’s touring with the prestigious Stars on Ice show, skating in a different city most days, then traveling to the next on a “super legit” sleeper bus. “It’s very luxurious to me,” said Levito, 19, who lives and trains in Mount Laurel.
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