Jeanne Ruddy Dance - Company

Jeanne Ruddy dancers

2008

"Dance with a German Accent"
Philadelphia Inquirer Article 4.6.08

April 2008

The April 2008 issue of Dance Magazine will contain an article on Susanne Linke, our 2008 Guest artist and winner of the recent German Dance award in Essen, Germany. read transcript

2007

"Jeanne Ruddy troupe dazzles in 7th opening"
Philadelphia Inquirer article 4.14.07

"No lube jobs were needed during the superb seventh-season opener of Jeanne Ruddy's Performance Garage"
Janet Anderson for City Paper 4.17.07 (full article)

"One of the city's most exciting trends is the cross-pollination of local artists with out-of-towners. Mid-sized companies such as Jeanne Ruddy Dance…are bringing in world-class and historically important choreographers. New Yorker Jane Comfort, who melds theatrical vocalizing and spoken word with juicy movement, is crafting a new work on Ruddy's company to premiere next month."

Read Inquirer article,
Where dance is given a speaking part

"Comfort is the latest of the out-of-town choreographers brought in by Ruddy to create works for her company, including Broadway choreographer Reinking, Mark Dendy, Peter Sparling and Igal Perry. Ruddy has created or commissioned 16 works in all, resulting in a company that incorporates both her own neoclassical Graham style and more experimental "downtown" performance aesthetics." (full article)