PhilHarmonia hosts a benefit concert for Ukraine's largest children's hospital, featuring a performance from the Dzvin Ukrainian Male Folk Choir. Mina Reinckens previews.
Dance presenter F. Randolph Swartz retired in 2020, and Penn Live Arts finally gets the chance to honor his work and contributions to the city. Camille Bacon-Smith profiles.
Stephen Silver rounds up indoor and outdoor screenings in the Philly area for the month of June.
Christina Anthony thought she was good at coping with stress, until she discovered she wanted to be a stand-up comic.
The world seems chaotic and hopeless, especially over the last two years. It's easy to feel powerless in the wake of so much grief, but Roz Warren discovered that being ready to save a life …
Fencing and friendship are equally dangerous sports in Athena, a razor-sharp coming-of-age comedy at Theatre Horizon. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Thank You, Places extends its run into the summer, the Young People's Art Mart highlights younger creatives, World Café Live launches Puerta Abierta, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Annea Lockwood and Liz Phillips bring the Schuylkill riverbanks to The Academy of Natural Sciences. Aja Beech previews.
The NMAJH reopens with a new name and a new outlook on the past and future of American Jewish history. Wendy Rosenfield previews.
The latest exhibition at the Library Company plumbs the real-life narratives of 19th-century insane asylums, but these institutions never disappeared"they were only reinvented. Alaina Johns …
Lavishly illustrated and full of anecdotes and surprising tidbits about people and places, Beethoven in Beijing deserves a place in the home of every music-lover and every student of the eve…
Warren Rohrer began to paint in his early 20s; his wife Jane didn't publish her poetry until her 40s. But a new exhibition at Woodmere approaches the couple's work as a lifetime of collabora…
For the close of its 38th season and a major leadership transition, Piffaro's tribute to the life of Charles V examines musical legacies then and now. Gail Obenreder reviews.
The week features live music, movie screenings, sex education, accessibility through music, and…fencing? Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
After having to cancel much of its run in April due to Covid-19, BalletX returns to the stage with works from Matthew Neenan, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Jennifer Archibald as part of its Spr…
The new multi-medium collection features the people, things, and places that make Philly a beloved city. Olivia J. B. Baxter previews.
Gail Obenreder previews OperaDE's production of The Marriage of Figaro, continuing the tale of Figaro from this past winter's The Barber of Seville.
Through song, movement, and more, Earlie Bird Productions hopes to bring together audiences with The Loneliness Project. Dara McBride previews
Join BSR associate editor Kyle V. Hiller in conversation with playwright and bestselling author R. Eric Thomas on Wednesday, May 25. Register now for the virtual event!
In one movie-packed weekend, PFS SpringFest screened 22 films at the Philadelphia Film Center, from a full-length treatment of a viral shell with shoes to the film Apple hopes will be the ne…
Delaware Theatre Company's production of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs provides nostalgia and some light laughs. Josh Herren reviews.
Philadelphia Ballet says goodbye to longtime dancer Jermel Johnson in this program from choreographer Hans van Manen, who has his own retirement announcement. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
The new work by Philly's own Pulitzer Prize winner, James Ijames, explores what gets left behind when a person dies without having authentically lived. Jill Ivey reviews.
The week features offerings from BlackStar, Urban Movement Arts, the Philadelphia Film Society, and the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
A new anthology by Philly writer Ann de Forest explores how we walk, and where, and why that experience means such different things for different bodies. Anndee Hochman reviews.