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Movie screenings happening in the Philadelphia area in August, including Star Trek and The Matrix trilogies and a 60 year anniversary of the Beatles' 1964 film. Stephen Silver previews.
The BlackStar Film Festival is here, and here are some picks from associate editor Kyle V. Hiller.
Dance critic Camille Bacon-Smith has spent years admiring Philly's dancers, illuminated by lighting designers who rarely get the spotlight themselves. Now they share the mysteries of their a…
New York Circus Project's Hamlet put an inventive circus spin on Shakespeare's well-known tragedy with performances at Philly's FringeArts in late July. Melissa Strong reviews.
The Atwater Kent Collection got a new home with Drexel when the
Philadelphia History Museum closed. Now, Philadelphia Revealed, a new exhibition
at PAFA, brings the city's history to life wi…
British-born artist Matthew "Henbo" Henning straddles the worlds of tattoo and fine art. Now, his work lands in Philly with A Closer Look: Henbo Henning at FRIEDA's Old City gallery space. W…
Annual summer favorite Shakespeare in Clark Park brings the Forest of Arden to West Philly in an energetic new adaptation of As You Like It directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson, running through Ju…
A list of late July and early August concerts, including performances by the Philadelphia Young Pianists Academy and new music from up-and-coming musicians from Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra…
Music from Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Guachinangos, and more arrive this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Shakespeare in Clark Park presents As You Like It with a modern twist, transposed to near-future Delaware to explore themes of exile, love, and community. Kiran Pandey previews.
Freelancer Alyssandra Docherty talks about her work as a lighting designer, how the light bulb got turned on for her, and how she manages to keep learning and growing. Melissa Strong preview…
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival mounts an excellent
production of The Color Purple with acclaimed local director Amina Robinson,
but the show glosses over some of the difficult moments so …
Delaware Shakespeare opens its 22nd year with a finely mounted production of Julius Caesar"one of the Bard's shortest and darkest plays"in Wilmington's atmospheric Rockwood Park. Gail Obenre…
Throughout his groundbreaking career, artist David C. Driskell laid the foundation for the academic study of Black American art, long ignored by the art world. A new exhibition at Arthur Ros…
A pair of Goth-themed events in unusual places, People's Light's regional premiere of Somewhere Over the Border, and a Mannequin movie night. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Disability Intimacy, the second essay collection from editor Alice Wong, dives into the ocean of human connection with a disability lens, from dating, sex, and kink to caregiving, parenting,…
The
fallout from the June closure of UArts continues for students, staff, faculty,
and alumni, including artists who are central to Philly's dance scene. Melissa
Strong talks to Keila Pérez…
PAFA's new Layers of Liberty exhibition, a rare close-up on Appalachian art, continues a trend of museums exploring our complicated, often greedy relationship with the natural world. Gail Ob…
BalletX says goodbye to the Wilma stage with its 2024 Summer Series, featuring eclectic world-premiere choreography by Stina Quagebeur, Loughlan Prior, and choreographer-in-residence Amy Hal…
Barnes on the Block returns, take an Italian summer stroll on Passyunk Ave, and a variety of offerings from DVAA, ICA, Astral Artists, and DANCE IQUAIL! Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
The popular Austin-based movie-theater chain Alamo Drafthouse (recently acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment) has spread to cities across the country, but never to Philly. Stephen Silver …
Samuel Dunsiger has a speech disability, but the hardest part about talking to others isn't his stuttering; it's the assumptions people make.
Jay Clark was a rising junior at UArts and this year's winner of the school's Creative Writing Poetry Prize. On May 31, he got a tuition bill. The same day, news broke of the school's closur…
A handful of exhibits open in the city this weekend, along with outdoor summer concerts, First Friday at the Barnes, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
A new exhibition from the Barnes draws on the best of the foundation's extensive collection of works by Matisse and Renoir, and places them in conversation with each other. K.A. McFadden rev…
