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dance theatre X/accolades
/press notes
click here to read the philadelphia
city paper's august 2007 cover story on the premiere of dtX's
full-length piece
tar
"[charles o. anderson]
is a warrior of a dancer with the exquisite spring power of bill t.
jones at his most delectable."
- eva yaa asantewaa,
the village voice
"anderson is a
stunning mover - softly powerful, dynamically complex."
- deborah jowitt, the
village voice
"no one was
prepared for charles o. anderson's electrifying 'body and soul:
funky suite' ... anderson's dancers exploded in mesmerizing and
virtuosi patterns that fused classical tribal african dance with
post-vogue club b-boy expressionism."
- lewis wittington,
ballet-dance magazine
"...fabulous,
charles o. anderson steals the show dancing with his back to the
audience!"
- janet anderson,
philadelphia city paper
"...big,
breathtakingly passionate work ... the final, victorious harmony of
moving bodies brought the audience to its feet."
- miriam seidel, the
philadelphia inquirer
"we were not mere
culture consumers but welcome guests at his house party ... moving
and uproarious."
- merilyn jackson, the
philadelphia inquirer
"[anderson's]
work conveyed the openhearted reach of an inner journey."
- miriam seidel, dance
magazine
/recent grants, awards,
honors (partial list)
2007 -
charles o. anderson is
named one of 12 recipients of the prestigious
pew fellowship in the
arts. sponsored by the
pew charitable trusts, the program aims
to identify outstanding philadelphia artists at critical career
junctures, awarding them grants of $50,000 each. also named
among the recipients is dtx collaborator and composer
king britt.
2007 -
dtX is named 2007/08
company-in-residence at philadelphia's
painted bride art center.
2007 -
charles o. anderson is
awarded a $12,500
dance advance grant to collaborate
with japanese choreographer
kota yamazaki.
2006 -
charles o. anderson is
awarded a $9,000
independence foundation fellowship
to collaborate with south african choreographer
vincent mantsoe.
2005 -
charles o. anderson is
awarded a
philadelphia cultural fund
community outreach grant.
2005 -
charles o. anderson is
named an artist-in-residence at
theatre outlet in allentown, pa.
2005 -
charles o. anderson is
named an artist-in-residence at the
international festival of modern dance
in kaunas, lithuania.
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