The Philadelphia Dance Company

The Philadelphia Dance Company

The Philadelphia Dance Company (also known as Philadanco) is a professional dance company based in Philadelphia, PA. The organization was founded in 1970 by Artistic Director Joan Myers Brown. The company tours both nationally and internationally as well as making regular appearances locally at the Kimmel Center, the Painted Bride Arts Center, and other venues in the Philadelphia area. Part of the company's tour schedule is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts' Regional Arts Touring Program and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. [http://www.arts.gov/about/NEARTS/2008_v2/story.php?id=p06-penn] The troupe's repetory is made up exclusively of modern contemporary dance.

External links

* [http://www.philadanco.org/ Official Website of The Philadelphia Dance Company]

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