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A performance made for pandemic, 'The Way Out' took audiences on a drive-in journey through music, movement, theater, and glassblowing at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Melissa Strong reviews.
For some, pandemic life brings out extra kindness and patience. But as Roz Warren tells it, others are looking for a target for their anger.
Fredricka Maister optimistically began quarantine back in March, like millions of others in her higher-risk age group. But what does life look like eight months later?
Fredricka Maister optimistically began quarantine back in March, like millions of others in her higher-risk age group. But what does life look like eight months later?
Mezzo-soprano Maren Montalbano has long shared steamy stories with her castmates, and now she's bringing them to your living room in 'The Bodice Ripper Project' for this year's Fringe. Jill …
A scaled-down Philadelphia Orchestra's 2020 opener offered a distanced yet defiant celebration of music and new energy for social justice, with works by Coleman, Rossini, Verdi, Mozart, and …
In TONGUE's Fringe Festival entry, 'Currency,' we borrow the five stages of grief to explore capitalism. Corey Qureshi reviews.
With 'The Days of Re-Creation,' Philadelphia Theatre Company presents seven short plays that reinterpret the Book of Genesis in the best use of Zoom you've ever seen. Mina Reinckens reviews.
South Africa's Kangaroo Zulu Dancers joined this year's Philly Fringe with 'Indlamu,' a performance captured on video that reminds us some dance doesn't need a stage. Lindsay Gary reviews.
In late September, Arthur Ross Gallery hosted a virtual conversation about the state of public art, looking to the past, present, and future of Philly monuments. Pam Forsythe listened in.
For this year's Free Fringe, Greg T. Nanni offers a one-man show about the weight we carry. Josh Herren reviews.
Despite its promising music and lyrics, the digital world premiere production 'Crossover' is failed by the virtual reality of 2020. Jill Ivey reviews.
Two performances explore dance during pandemic for the 2020 Fringe Festival. Artist House/Asya Zlatina + Dancers and stb x at offer different experiences combining movement, technology, and …
Allens Lane's 'Eurydice' explores themes of isolation and heartbreak in a way that feels familiar in a world marked by COVID-19. Mina Reinckens reviews.
BalletX opens its 15th season virtually with a quartet of world premieres in film from choreographers as near as the company's own star, Caili Quan, and as far as New Zealand's Loughlan Prio…
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday night. On Monday, Alaina Johns contacted her senators (again). Does it even matter? Yes. Here's why.
Despite its flaws, Antoine K. Stroman's debut novella 'Seeing Things in Black and White' paints the Black experience in a multitude of colors. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
Originally destined for live performances in a hotel, Die-Cast's 'Temporary Occupancy' is now an online experience that brings its travelers to our screen. Alaina Johns reviews.
Philadelphia author Sarah Archer's new book 'Catland: The Soft Power of Cat Culture in Japan' is a perfect crossover for history buffs and cat lovers. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
Since 1946, Vermont's Chamber Music Conference has been an important part of American musical life, attracting many Philadelphia luminaries. A new book, 'The Music of Friends,' tells the sto…
Are Philly elections a foregone conclusion? No, says 'Philadelphia Battlefields,' a new book on political upstarts from Rendell to Rhynhart. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
What happens when you upload 'The Wizard of Oz' into a 2020 Fringe performance? You get a glitchy, dystopian re-imagining that feels too much like home. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
With 2020 making many of us acutely aware of our own mortality, a slow stroll with Death, as in Irina Varina's Fringe offering, 'An Encounter,' just makes sense. Jill Ivey reviews.
Famed choreographer-director David Gordon revisits his 1972 dance production 'The Matter' with Philadelphia dancers and archival footage in this curated Fringe presentation. Jill Ivey review…
Apartment 20 adapts Enid Dame's collection of poems 'Lilith and Her Demons' into a song cycle for the 2020 Fringe Festival, exploring how and where we see the Lilith of Jewish folklore today…
