Following a panel discussion featuring Black alumni of the Philadelphia Ballet, Camille Bacon-Smith asked other Philly-connected Black male ballet dancers how they got into the field, what t…
Conductor Jeffrey Brillhart and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia highlighted the diversity of early modern music, showing how much vigor still resides in these oft-dismissed composition…
A special exhibition at Temple's Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection celebrates the 200th birthdays of Harriet Tubman and Philadelphia abolitionist William Still. Pamela J. Forsythe…
A week featuring conversations with a seasoned writer, a novelist and her debut, and a local comic book hero of sorts binds up an assortment of music and museum events. Kyle V. Hiller rounds…
InLiquid Gallery commemorates the two-year anniversary of the pandemic start with RA Friedman's Trouble I've Seen: Drawings from the Covid-19 Portrait Project. Dara McBride previews.
The Barnes Foundation's newest exhibit will feature historic and contemporary Southwest Native art and explore the healing power of the arts and living traditions. Melissa Strong previews.
Trauma and abandonment reverberate throughout the lives of two sisters in Ariel Delgado Dixon's debut novel, Don't Say We Didn't Warn You. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
After flooding forced the Brandywine River Museum of Art to close for several months, it reopens with a delicious retrospective marking Wayne Thiebaud's 100th birthday. Gail Obenreder review…
Anndee Hochman's Walk Around Philadelphia began as a refuge from the first year of the pandemic, but as her route continued into 2022, she remembered that living in Philly is a lifetime of c…
Theatre Exile's Motherf**cker with the Hat moves the setting of the hit play from New York to Philadelphia, with mixed results. Josh Herren reviews.
The touring production of Hadestown, a wildly popular retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, arrives at the Academy of Music with energy and verve. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
A week to observe a variety of cultures and identities with events from Hedgerow Theatre, DVAA, National Liberty Museum and Vinyl Tap 215, Temple University, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds …
"People of color," "BIPOC", "Latinx," and others have become household terms in the last five years in America. But with their origins largely ignored, these terms are becoming dangerous to …
In Dark History of Penn's Woods, Jennifer L. Green shines a light on the little-known, real-life historical terrors of Chester and Delaware counties, and how they inform our present. Josh Hi…
In This Bitter Earth, now onstage at InterAct, a Black playwright and a white activist see their relationship tested against police brutality and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.…
Philadelphia Ballet makes the Kimmel Cultural Campus's Perelman Theater its new home for contemporary ballet performances, beginning with New Work for a New World. Camille Bacon-Smith review…
Quintessence Theatre offers a modern, vibrant riff on Sophocles with Seamus Heaney's The Cure at Troy. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
This week's roundup has a helping of offerings in celebration of Black History Month. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Honoring Sidney Poitier's legacy, screenings for February holidays, and more in this robust list of films in the Greater Philadelphia Metro area. Stephen Silver rounds up.
Filament, a rising chamber ensemble based in Philadelphia, performs in Rosement with a repertoire of Renaissance and Baroque music. Gail Obenreder previews.
Kathryn Canavan's latest book tackles the dark and grisly side of Philly's true crime history, but it's also a fascinating read about the ordinary folks who have been foiling criminals for c…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates a decade with artistic director Robert Battle in the company's 2022 tour, which kicked off last week at the Academy of Music. Melissa Strong rev…
Mussorgsky's vivid Pictures at an Exhibition and a remarkable concerto by local composer Ke-Chia Chen enlivened the Philadelphia Orchestra's most recent concerts, led by debuting conductor D…
Blue Stoop hosts a pair of writerly conversations with two new novels, a contemporary neon art exhibit opens in Philly and West Chester, and the past and future of Black dancers are on stage…
Rachel Pastan's book In the Field, her fourth novel, borrows inspiration from pioneer geneticist Barbara McClintock and illuminates women's journies working in science. Kimberly Haas profile…