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New performances at Hedgerow and Quintessence open this week, a multidisciplinary concert at Curtis, a legendary story of a Pennsylvania Quaker, and an experimental technology workshop at PM…
Pianist Emanuel Ax's return to Philadelphia, paired with Dalia Stasevska, makes for a soul-searching performance in the midst of conflict. Lowry Yankwich previews.
The Trump administration is clawing back hundreds of thousands of dollars of NEA grants already promised to arts groups around the country. These cuts are hitting hard in Philly, but artists…
For Damon Bonetti's last outing as PAC's producing artistic director, the company presents CATO (Remixed), based on a play that helped inspire the American Revolution, in the building that h…
For its annual Festival at the Mann production, BalletX presented a monumental new piece inspired by William Golding's Lord of the Flies, harnessing all the possibilities of a large outdoor …
Quintessence brings the story of a revolutionary Quaker activist back to Philadelphia with a powerful production of The Return of Benjamin Lay, especially timely as the federal government mo…
When plans got underway for Philly's celebration of America's 250th birthday, organizers didn't know that the beautiful and historic Wanamaker Building would go empty with the closure of Mac…
A new season at BalletX, a flowery festival in Germantown, film screenings at Scribe, and more this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Music happening in the Philly area in the first half of May, including a few concerts for Mother's Day. Gail Obenreder previews.
Movies in the Philly area coming in May, including half-century-year-old classics, and a second chance for a contemporary cult darling. Stephen Silver previews.
A BalletX dance festival, a dedication to Lucia Dlugoszewski, and more dance into May. Camille Bacon-Smith rounds up.
Ensemble Arts Philly, which runs venues including Marian Anderson Hall and the Academy of Music, is increasing its welcome to patrons who are often excluded, including Deaf and autistic folk…
PHILADANCO! marked its 55th anniversary with world premieres by Tommie-Waheed Evans and Ray Mercer, plus works from the early aughts that are relevant today, including a tribute to Alvin Ail…
A new exhibition at the Museum for Art in Wood brings Wisconsin illustrator and woodworker Katie Hudnall to Philly for a delightful, mind-bending show. Anndee Hochman reviews.
A new exhibition at the American Philosophical Society about the lives of ordinary people in the Revolutionary era brings an online history portal to life in the physical museum. Pamela J. F…
Opera Philadelphia ends a successful season with a new production of Don Giovanni that lacks a point of view. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Earth Day offerings in the city, a new jazz series from Painted Bride, theater in Chestnut Hill, and more this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
The West Chester Film Festival screens films from all over the world, and Dara McBride speaks with three local filmmakers to preview the fest.
The 2025 PFS SpringFest included screenings of I Think You Should Leave star Tim Robinson's Friendship, which also stars Paul Rudd in his best performance in years. The fest continues throug…
Blanka Zizka returns to the Wilma for the regional premiere
of Rajiv Joseph's Archduke, a fast-moving, boldly designed meditation on
an eerily relevant history and the choices we make to eng…
A two-part exhibition, now getting its first installment at TILT, "explores the interiority of Black womb-bearing people" with a brilliant mix of photos and collage that are part of a larger…
Four notable wind players, including Philadelphia Orchestra principal clarinetist Anthony McGill, joined a PCMS program featuring a world premiere by James Lee III. Lowry Yankwich reviews.
Arden Children's Theatre welcomes youngsters and families to The Hobbit, an ingenious ensemble show that proves we can do great things no matter how small we are"a message we all sorely need…
Darnelle Radford sits down with leaders of PVLA to talk about this year's Arts Affair (coming up on May 15 at REC Philly) and the legal and political concerns local artists are tackling with…
New exhibitions at the Museum of the American Revolution, DelArt, and InLiquid, with comedy at FringeArts and the return of SpringFest at PFS. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
