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With stages dark around the world, dance critic Merilyn Jackson remembers the path of her musical education, rooted in the sounds of Philadelphia.
Kyle V. Hiller finally had the chance to watch 'Hamilton' when it arrived on Disney+ last week. As the show reaches its widest audience yet, it's time to consider its roots.
Last week, the Wilma made a splash with plans for a post-COVID stage, but the local community raised concerns about safety and accessibility. Alaina Johns asks if the pandemic can drive new …
Is it Delaware Avenue or Columbus Boulevard? Dan Gold grew up in South Philly, and with the Rizzo statue gone and Columbus in a box, he wonders what his neighbors are defending.
Readers respond about unmasking the Fourth of July, Aaron Graves, understanding Trump, the Wilma's 'Code Blue,' and the cuts of racism.
In Robin Wasserman's new novel, a woman arrives in Philadelphia with no memory. Years later, her daughter sets out to find out what happened to her there, and why she has left again. Kirsten…
Stay-at-home orders could be an excuse to become even more set in our ways, but when Joshua Herren decided to do the opposite, he surprised himself.
City-dwellers and suburbanites tired of staying home should try 'A Girl of the Limberlost,' an early 20th-century treasure ripe for rediscovery by pandemic-weary readers. Pamela Forsythe rev…
Folks who want to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday without observing COVID safety are joining a long American history of ignoring the facts. Could this year be a new opportunity for all …
With four striking exhibitions, and more to come, Delaware Contemporary reopens with a spotlight on three beguiling artists alongside a new community feature. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Best-known as a musical composition, 'Appalachian Spring' originated as a ballet of the same name. A 1944 recording of this Martha Graham Dance Company performance is now streaming for free,…
An album of music for solo piano and songs for soprano includes works by long-time Penn faculty member James Primosch, as well as music from one of his revered mentors, John Harbison. Peter …
Perhaps more than many other art forms, dance relies on the physical energy between dancers and their audience. Adapting to life in a pandemic is a special challenge for these companies. Lea…
When germophobes were perceived as neurotic, Trump celebrated his own germophobia. What has changed?
With 'Code Blue,' the Wilma Theater engages a national dialogue and offers a possible step forward for filmed theatrical performances amid the ongoing shutdown. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Alaina Johns knows what it's like to live with chronic illness, and how it can make you feel like you have nothing left over when others need you. Can we reframe this experience to promote a…
Moore College of Art & Design's Animation & Game Arts students talk with Kyle V. Hiller about gaming's impact on their lives, and how the medium can be a platform for marginalized vo…
Daralyse Lyons wishes the people she's dated were comfortable enough with themselves to accept all of her, including her fluid sexuality.
What if a nationwide rating system governed our lives? Marc-Uwe Kling's dystopian 'QualityLand' imagines a world that might be right around the corner. Elisa Shoenberger reviews
Like its predecessor 'Love, Simon,' the Hulu series 'Love, Victor' moves the conversation about LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream media forward. But some voices still aren't part of the co…
The inhabitants of 'Ambushing the Void,' the debut collection by Philly native James McAdams, search for connection and meaning wherever they can find it, but the tables are always turning. …
This globetrotting choose-your-own-adventure experience is interactive theater through your phone, running as part of this year's SoLow Fest. Michelle Nugent reviews.
South Philly's Da Vinci Art Alliance debuts an art exhibition for the COVID era. 'Colors of Hope,' now up in the all-digital Gallery X, reminds us that better times are waiting. Pamela Forsy…
Suzanne Cloud spotlights Philly Culture United, an action campaign to save the city's funding for arts and culture.
What is Juneteenth and what does it mean for the movement happening in our current sociopolitical climate? Kyle V. Hiller considers.
