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Welcome to the virtual home of JCWK Dance Lab!

For upcoming and past events, click on Upcoming Events

For information about research, click on Projects , Fieldnotes, our director’s blog,  and follow us on the socials – YouTube and Instagram. 

To get moving with us, click on Education and Workshops

To financially support our work, click here  or here to donate through PayPal. 

To stay connected, email [email protected] (or [email protected]).

Join us for 23: The Aftermath of Gun Violence. 

Inspired by community stories of profound loss, grief, and healing, JCWK Dance Lab joins forces with RIZE Youth Arts Program, Berks4Peace, Alvernia University, and other community members in a multi-disciplinary event.

Click here for the event link, tickets, and to learn more. 

 

JCWK Dance Lab presents “Regeneration,” a multi-media performance combining science, contemporary dance, new music, visual art, and storytelling. Inspired by Rodale Institute’s soil regeneration research, this STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) event also reflects on cultural regeneration as we move forward from the pandemic.

To visit the virtual page of Regeneration, learn more about the work and process, and meet the collaborative team, click here. 

Dark Adaptation is a multi-media, STEAM inspired event that combines contemporary dance, music, visual art, and astronomy. The World Premier is on Sunday, April 23 at Alvernia University in Reading, PA.

For more information, including tickets, please click here. 

Support JCWK Dance Lab AND demonstrate your investment in creating positive social change through Joy, Connections, Wellness and Kinesthetic stories!

Click here to be taken to JCWK Dance Lab’s Merch Store. 

Join Jessica in a gentle Sun Salutation Dance in honor of the solstice!

Check out our Upcoming Events Page for Virtual Performances as we social distance!

How are you holding up these days?

Here are a few resources to keep moving:

Dancing Alone Together – a website dedicated to providing links to virtual dance classes for all levels in all genres (Ballet to Bollywood, from Modern to Musical Theatre)

Dance for PD (Parkinson’s Disease) goes virtual! – Join the founders of Dance for PD for virtual classes!

Drexel Pilates – a hub for Pilates in Philadelphia now available where-ever you are!

Here’s to the folks who continue to pursue joy through virtual connections, wellness and new ways to create kinesthetic stories! Support each other!

Thank you to everyone who shared HOMEbody with us in Philadelphia!

Here are the reviews:

“Inventive neoclassical moments with sharp unison jumps, lithe transitional steps, and dramatic lifts frame the individual stories of the dancers…. For those not familiar with Warchal-King’s work, this piece exemplifies her strong sense of collaborative energy with her dancers.  The ballet admirably sustains a cohesive dramatic arc over 35 minutes, with palpable synergy among the dancers… the choreography and the performances were dynamic enough that you really didn’t need to know anything about it to be completely drawn in. And just as much as anything, that is the mark of a choreographer who knows that in the end the dance is the thing that ultimately drives it all home.” ~by Lewis Whittington for The Dance Journal from PhiladelphiaDance.org

“HOMEbody is a piece that abstracts and distills its central concept….. ideas behind the work are subtly referenced throughout, rather than shoved in my face. I too find a sense of home in unexpected places during the performance: in a breath, or a leg held in the air, or a supportive gaze…. HOMEbody is packed with a huge lexicon of movement…. the dance aesthetically cohesive…. There is a language in HOMEbody, even if I can’t decipher it. I’m okay with this; I know I’m seeing someone’s idea of home, and that is enough….riveting….” ~ from thINKingDANCE by Leslie Bush

“Impressionistic… powerful… visually appealing and wholehearted dancing” ~from The Broad Street Review by Melissa Strong

HOMEbody travels to Philly on Feb. 22! Get tickets here. Read the press release here.

We’re also a part of the Reading Theater Project’s 5-Minute Fringe Festival. Click here for more info!