Thursday, July 25, 2024

Theater review: Shakespeare in Clark Park Presents As You Like It by C.m. Crockford

Annual summer favorite Shakespeare in Clark Park brings the Forest of Arden to West Philly in an energetic new adaptation of As You Like It directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson, running through Ju…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:49PM
Wednesday, July 24, 2024

BSR Classical Interludes, July and August 2024 by Gail Obenreder

A list of late July and early August concerts, including performances by the Philadelphia Young Pianists Academy and new music from up-and-coming musicians from Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:06AM

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 25-31, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

Music from Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Guachinangos, and more arrive this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:03AM

Shakespeare in Clark Park presents As You Like It by Kiran Pandey

Shakespeare in Clark Park presents As You Like It with a modern twist, transposed to near-future Delaware to explore themes of exile, love, and community. Kiran Pandey previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:00AM

The art of lighting design with Alyssandra Docherty by Melissa Strong

Freelancer Alyssandra Docherty talks about her work as a lighting designer, how the light bulb got turned on for her, and how she manages to keep learning and growing. Melissa Strong preview…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:55AM
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Alice Walker’s The Color Purple by An Nichols

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival mounts an excellent production of The Color Purple with acclaimed local director Amina Robinson, but the show glosses over some of the difficult moments so …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:30PM
Monday, July 22, 2024

Delaware Shakespeare presents Julius Caesar by Gail Obenreder

Delaware Shakespeare opens its 22nd year with a finely mounted production of Julius Caesar—one of the Bard’s shortest and darkest plays—in Wilmington’s atmospheric Rockwood Park. Gai…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:57PM

Arthur Ross Gallery presents David C. Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship by Pamela J. Forsythe

Throughout his groundbreaking career, artist David C. Driskell laid the foundation for the academic study of Black American art, long ignored by the art world. A new exhibition at Arthur Ros…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:40PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 18-24, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

A pair of Goth-themed events in unusual places, People’s Light’s regional premiere of Somewhere Over the Border, and a Mannequin movie night. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:55PM
Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire, edited by Alice Wong by Alaina Johns

Disability Intimacy, the second essay collection from editor Alice Wong, dives into the ocean of human connection with a disability lens, from dating, sex, and kink to caregiving, parenting,…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:06PM

UArts alums Keila Pérez-Vega and Meredith Rainey explain what the school’s closure means for Philly’s dance scene by Melissa Strong

The fallout from the June closure of UArts continues for students, staff, faculty, and alumni, including artists who are central to Philly’s dance scene. Melissa Strong talks to Keila Pér…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:36AM

PAFA presents Layers of Liberty: Philadelphia and the Appalachian Environment by Gail Obenreder

PAFA’s new Layers of Liberty exhibition, a rare close-up on Appalachian art, continues a trend of museums exploring our complicated, often greedy relationship with the natural world. Gail …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:51AM
Monday, July 15, 2024

BalletX Presents its 2024 Summer Series by Camille Bacon-Smith

BalletX says goodbye to the Wilma stage with its 2024 Summer Series, featuring eclectic world-premiere choreography by Stina Quagebeur, Loughlan Prior, and choreographer-in-residence Amy Hal…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:04PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 11-17, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

Barnes on the Block returns, take an Italian summer stroll on Passyunk Ave, and a variety of offerings from DVAA, ICA, Astral Artists, and DANCE IQUAIL! Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:02PM
Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Alamo Drafthouse theaters have a new owner. It’s time for them to come to Philly. by Stephen Silver

The popular Austin-based movie-theater chain Alamo Drafthouse (recently acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment) has spread to cities across the country, but never to Philly. Stephen Silver …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:00PM

The hardest thing about stuttering isn’t stuttering at all: it’s how people react to it. by Samuel Dunsiger

Samuel Dunsiger has a speech disability, but the hardest part about talking to others isn't his stuttering; it's the assumptions people make.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:29AM
Monday, July 8, 2024

A UArts student speaks: “It’s clear that I’ll have to settle, no matter where I go.” by Jay Clark

Jay Clark was a rising junior at UArts and this year’s winner of the school’s Creative Writing Poetry Prize. On May 31, he got a tuition bill. The same day, news broke of the school’s …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:32PM
Wednesday, July 3, 2024

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 4-10, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

A handful of exhibits open in the city this weekend, along with outdoor summer concerts, First Friday at the Barnes, and more. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:56PM
Tuesday, July 2, 2024

The Barnes Foundation presents Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at The Barnes by K.a. McFadden

A new exhibition from the Barnes draws on the best of the foundation’s extensive collection of works by Matisse and Renoir, and places them in conversation with each other. K.A. McFadden r…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:35PM

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents The Merry Wives of Windsor by Kiran Pandey

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival brings a thrillingly modern tenor to The Merry Wives of Windsor, which comes to life with musical verve and comic effervescence. Kiran Pandey reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:23AM

Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company and Yu.S.Artistry present Two Worlds by Melissa Strong

A split bill from Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company and Yu.S.Artistry titled Two Worlds offered strikingly different styles of contemporary dance, from folklore and fantasy to urgent re…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:16AM
Monday, July 1, 2024

Philadelphia Dance Projects presents Lily Kind’s I’ve got a tape I wanna play by Camille Bacon-Smith

Lily Kind brought her puckish humor to the Philadelphia Dance Projects with a new hour-long show, I’ve got a tape I wanna play, which builds on the star quality and choreographic elements …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:40AM
Sunday, June 30, 2024

The Barnes Foundation and Mural Arts Philadelphia present Visions by Cass Lewis

The Barnes and Mural Arts’ Visions opens this week featuring artworks from system-impacted young people in southeast Pennsylvania. Cass Lewis previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:23PM

The BSR July 2024 repertory movie roundup by Stephen Silver

Hit the cinemas with Philadelphia Film Society’s Summer of Trilogies, four Hitchcock film seminars, and the 25th annual Blobfest. Stephen Silver previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:17PM
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, June 27-July 2, 2024 by Kyle V. Hiller

A Pride dance party at the PMA, Anne-Marie Mulgrew and company dance at the Performance Garage, and Glen Foerd hosts its annual RiverFest. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:07PM

Studio 34 presents She Was A Conquistawhore by Erin Dohony

Rachel O’Hanlon-Rodriguez’s She Was A Conquistawhore at Studio 34 Yoga is a performance that asks how do we heal from the erasure of identity. Erin Dohony previews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:59PM

BSR Classical Interludes, June 27-July 14, 2024 by Gail Obenreder

Kick off summer with classical music from new choral ensemble Convoco, PAFA’s Sunday Serenades, and outdoor concerts from Philadelphia Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and more. Gail Obenrede…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:49PM
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

The Mütter Museum presents its Postmortem Project exhibition by Pamela J. Forsythe

With its Postmortem Project exhibition, the Mütter Museum continues a fraught but necessary process to evaluate and present its collections in line with modern medical, legal, and ethical s…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:07PM

Drexel University presents Modern Ritual: The Art of Mary McFadden by Wendy Univer

Globetrotting fashion designer Mary McFadden’s archive is now housed at Drexel’s Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection, and its first exhibition there offers a tantalizing gli…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:54PM
Monday, June 24, 2024

National Liberty Museum presents In Pursuit: Artists’ Perspectives on a Nation by Emily Schilling

Seven artists and two guest curators offer gorgeous and searing expressions of their American experiences in a satisfying and thought-provoking exhibition at Independence Mall’s National L…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:10PM

AAMP Presents IMPRINT: Dox Thrash Black Life, and American Culture by Pamela J. Forsythe

Dox Thrash, the Georgia-born artist who settled in Philadelphia and invented a whole new method of printmaking, gets an important new show at AAMP. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:03PM

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