Nicolo Fonte’s choreography for Beautiful Decay includes parts for two older dancers, Brigitta Herrmann and Manfred Fischbeck. Sketches by Chuck Schultz.
THE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): 50 years of a holiday treat The Nutcracker is not just a lovely holiday tradition. It’s am ambassador for ballet, gaining fans who have never been to seen ballet befor... 
Theater in Sketch: CHARLOTTE’S WEB (Arden) Anaya Strutz puts on an aerial silk performance to create the miraculous spider web that saves Wilbur. 
Black Theater and How It Can Heal A Community: An historic town hall meeting in Philadelphia Black theater speaks to the souls and cells of Black folk, and it is within this space that healing may occur. 
WINTER WONDERETTES (Walnut Street): The lovely ditzies of winter Henrik Eger's entertaining, yet sensitive review of a fun holiday show. 
JUG-BABY: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (Transmissions Theatre): A jar of surprises There is magic and wonder in the world, and not the cheap kind from childhood fairy tales, but the hard earned kind from adults who speak in... Support Phindie operations
Call me a snob, but I’ve never understood the idea of enjoying something ironically. The enjoyment of the “it’s so good it’s bad” phenomena for movies like The Room tend to feel cheap, because it’s clear that the creator’s intention and the audience’s perception are not matching up. Irony tips the scale from having fun with to making fun of, which makes the viewer a bit of a crude participant in the art, and the art itself an unintentional joke. more…
