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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…
OhOk Performance Group joins the Philly Fringe with an isolation-adapted video performance of 'Do mirrors burn?' that feels just right for quarantine. Corey Qureshi reviews.
For this year's Fringe, Case de Duende presents an international video showcase exploring the legacy of gay porn icon Tom of Finland. Josh Herren reviews.
For the Fringe, performance company Casual Fifth collaborates with mentors and friends to create 'Taiko and Dance,' a video presentation blending taiko, modern dance, and music. Kelly Conrad…
Jewish performers Sarah Knittel and Betty Smithsonian are joined by funny friends"Jewish and not"to kvetch, commiserate, and talk shit in this Free Fringe livestream offering. Jill Ivey revi…
Three academics lecture a group of improv actors in 'Study Hall: Comedy Inspired by Lectures,' now streaming for the Philly Fringe. Hilarity ensues. Suzanne Cloud reviews.
Two Philadelphia artists explore grief through religious ritual, inviting us all into a virtual shiva for this year's Fringe Festival. Emily Esten reviews.
In this year's Fringe, Lupine Performance Cooperative takes visitors through a Philadelphia not marred by pandemic, but by magical invasion. When the dragons are defeated, what does recovery…
Choreographer Jessica Warchal-King's JCWK Dance Lab curates a web-based journey through the process of creating a dance that explores the idea of home at the 2020 Philly Fringe. Camille Baco…
'Disability Visibility,' a new first-person story collection that arrived along with the 30th anniversary of the ADA, is not about overcoming disability. It's a platform where diverse disabl…
After decades behind the circulation desk, Roz Warren didn't feel safe going back to work in the pandemic.
