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This week’s roundup of events focuses on connection, being in community, and a sprinkle of humor to boost the dopamine levels that plunged when Daylight Savings Day hit. Vicky Diaz-Camacho…
BSR writer Stephen Silver has you covered for the Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media, which runs from November 12-21. This year's festival is the first since PJFM's merger with Weitzman Nati…
Casa de Duende created a bilingual press to engage with people across borders often imposed by language. Constance Garcia-Barrio has the inside look.
A lot of our work here at BSR is visible to you, like the work we publish or the events we hold. But a lot of it is invisible to the public. We're talking about it for the first time. Alaina…
InterAct tackles authoritarian histories, in the US and abroad, through a personal lens with playwright Jonathan Spector’s ambitious This Much I Know. C.M. Crockford reviews.
Theatre Exile kicks off its 30th anniversary season with a time-hopping tale of two friends and the injuries and accidents they overcome. Jill Ivey reviews.
Loughlan Prior’s Prohibition-inspired Speakeasy opens BalletX’s 2026 Fall Series, a program that showcases the company’s consistent growth and artistic prowess. Melissa Strong reviews.
A co-production of Topdog/Underdog from the Arden and People’s Light lacks the wit and menace that makes this play by Suzan-Lori Parks a modern classic. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
We are working to raise $10,000 by December 31, so we can add a revenue consultant to the BSR team for the first time ever. Find out what's at stake in the Readers Decide Revenue Drive.
As Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) peaks this week, catch West Philly's Peoplehood Parade, or check out the historic Strawberry Mansion's exhibit before it leaves on November 8. BSR's Vick…
Icebox Project's Timothy Belknap says malls are a "dream space," and hopes Icebox Mall invites people to slow down and into a nostalgic, communal space. BSR's Wi-Moto Nyoka previews.
For more than 20 years, BSR has run entirely on the power of part-timers who have no training in fundraising. We want to change all of that, so we need to hire a revenue consultant, with our…
With Philadelphia Unfolded, renowned pop-up book artist Colette Fu combines her work with a trove of vintage photographs showing Philadelphians from the 19th century to today. Pamela J. Fors…
For its 2026-27 season opener, Piffaro devoted a fascinating program to the innovative 16th-century composer, musician, and genius musical distributor Tielman Susato, in a concert captured f…
Wharton Esherick broke ground on his studio in Malvern 100 years ago, and the museum’s centennial celebrations culminate in a triumphant exhibition of ceramics by local sculptor Jennifer J…
Philly's November line-up of classical events runs the gamut, from Jorge Oviedo’s newly commissioned Kawsay to Italian Songs, Solos, and Sonatas set inside a period drawing-room salon. Gai…
November brings big acts, local debuts like Boop!, a twist on Pippin, and more. Cameron Kelsall has your theater guide.
The season is ripe for spooky costume contests, face-painting while watching lucha libre, and more this week. BSR's Vicky Diaz-Camacho rounds up.
On November 3, Question 2 on the Philadelphia ballot will ask voters if we should make our city arts and culture office permanent, instead of subject to the whims of the mayor. Alaina Johns …
Australian comedian, storyteller, and visual artist Sam Kissajukian brings his globally popular show about living with bipolar through the power of art to Delaware Theatre Company. Gail Oben…
The Philly premiere of Suddenly Last Summer, developed by Opera Philadelphia and the Fisher Center LAB, was a shocking cultural experience audiences will not soon forget. Linda Holt reviews.
When never again is now, we must remember Japanese American incarceration during WWII. Rob Buscher visits Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America at the Barnes with family members who li…
Longtime activist gets his first feature length film, set to kick off 19th Annual PAAF. Evan Schares previews.
Philadelphia Artists’ Collective and Theatre Ariel present their adaptation of Israel Zangwill’s The Melting Pot, a 1908 melodrama that asks provocative questions about identity and belo…
