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Dance Features

Dance in Sketch: CE QUE LE JOUR DOIT A LA NUIT (Herve Koubi / Next Move Dance)

Chuck Schultz October 23, 2017 No Comments

What does the day owe to the night?

Features Film Philadelphia Film Festival Reviews

Dispatches from the 26th Philadelphia Film Festival: Capsule reviews from opening weekend

Dan Scully October 23, 2017 No Comments

Dan Scully considers I, Tonya; Thoroughbreds, and The Villianness.

Features Music

Opera in Sketch: GiariGiari Bel Canto Competition (Academy of Vocal Art)

Chuck Schultz October 16, 2017 No Comments

The beauty on stage dressed every kind of part and made it possible to learn about the different styles of opera singing and acting.

Features Music

Performance in Sketch: BLACKOUTS: Twilight of Idols (Dickie Beau at the Crossing The Line Festival with Abrons Arts Center)

Chuck Schultz October 11, 2017 No Comments

This US premiere of BLACKOUTS: Twilight of Idols brings together an audience on stage to witness the underbelly of The Crossing The Line Festival.

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America’s Diva Comes to Philadelphia: An interview with Renée Fleming

Cameron Kelsall October 11, 2017 No Comments

Renée Fleming has been at the forefront of classical music for three decades.

Features Theater

Devised Theater Workshop with Leading UK Practitioner Frantic Assembly

Smalley Bogg October 11, 2017 1 Comment

Innovative London-based company Frantic Assembly is coming to Philadelphia on October 18, 2017, with a Devised Theater Workshop

Features Theater

Philly Actors Who Are Better Than You (at acting) and Deserve to be Seen

John Rosenberg October 10, 2017 No Comments

Casting actors you don’t know is like getting a dog from the animal shelter. Shit is cool for a while but then they flip the fuck out and bite you or run away.

Features Film

The 26th Philadelphia Film Festival skates off with Tonya Harding and closes with Martin McDonagh

Christopher Munden October 7, 2017 No Comments

From October 19 to 29, the Philadelphia Film Society hosts the 26th annual Philadelphia Film Festival.

Features Interviews Theater

The Mother of All Roles: E. Ashley Izard plays Mary Tyrone in LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT

Cameron Kelsall October 6, 2017 No Comments

E. Ashley Izard tackles one of the most daunting roles in the American canon.

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A PERIOD OF ANIMATE EXISTENCE (Pig Iron): Creating an environment for thought

Lily Kind October 6, 2017 No Comments

It is our job as artists to create environments for people to see things differently. Pig Iron did that.

Sketches by Chuck Schultz.

Features Theater

[NYC] Dance in Sketch: I WILL BE THERE WHEN YOU DIE (Alessandro Sciarroni at the Crossing the Line Festival)

Chuck Schultz October 4, 2017 No Comments

The Crossing the Line Festival presented by FIAF in New York brings artists from around the world to broaden our perspective.

Dance Features

[NYC] Dance in Sketch: CORBEAUX (Bouchra Ouizguen at the Crossing The Line Festival)

Chuck Schultz October 4, 2017 No Comments

The Brooklyn Museum welcomed its visitors to sit in on a chanting, mantra-like performance. The woman covered up delegates a cultural observance, respect, and worship.…

Features Music Reviews

After the O17: A reflection on Opera Philadelphia’s brave endeavor

Margaret Darby September 29, 2017 1 Comment

This bountiful menu of music had something for every taste

Features Interviews Theater

Serving Up Success: Interview with Brad Zimmerman on MY SON THE WAITER: A JEWISH TRAGEDY

Debra Danese September 26, 2017 No Comments

My Son The Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy is actor/comedian Brad Zimmerman’s hilarious and uplifting story about the perseverance and passion needed to ‘make it’ as an artist a