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THE WHITE DEVIL (PAC): A bloody good thriller

Christopher Munden May 8, 2017 No Comments

PAC gives the Jacobin the veneer of a mid-20th century hard-boiler. Sketches by Chuck Schultz.

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THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY (Curio): Not your high school English class

Julie Zeglen May 8, 2017 No Comments

A meta take on Flaubert’s classic.

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WHITE (Theatre Horizon): Representation matters

Cameron Kelsall May 8, 2017 2 Comments

Playwright James Ijames offers a searing examination of the commodification of black experience.

Dance Reviews

SPRING SERIES 2017 (BalletX): Intellectual and intriguing

Eri Yoneda May 8, 2017 No Comments

Though different in color and mood, all three pieces are entertaining and intellectual.

Dance Reviews

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET (NextMove Dance): Flawless and vibrant

Eri Yoneda May 5, 2017 No Comments

For the last program of the 2016-2017 season, NextMove Dance brings in Aspen Santa Fe Ballet to the Prince Theater, May 3-7.

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SWALLOW (Inis Nua): This Scottish play is a spot on reflection of America right now

Jessica Foley May 4, 2017 No Comments

A visceral, exquisitely written, three-person anxiety attack

Music Reviews

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Opera Philadelphia): Mozart at the Academy of Music

Margaret Darby May 1, 2017 No Comments

Opera Philadelphia’s new co-production of Mozart’s MARRIAGE OF FIGARO is fast, lively and a wonderful way to be introduced to opera.

Dance Reviews

SANCTUARY (KUN-YANG LIN/DANCERS): Sanctuary for those who know pain

Eri Yoneda May 1, 2017 No Comments

A reality that we need to face, think about, and talk about.

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THE PRISONER OF ZENDA (Hedgerow Theatre): 60-second review

Cameron Kelsall April 23, 2017 No Comments

A sense of familiarity permeates THE PRISONER OF ZENDA, Matt Tallman’s adaptation of Anthony Hope’s novel of intrigue, adventure, and mistaken identity

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PARROT TALK (Julius Ferraro): Like a sound wave begging to be heard

Julia Taus April 21, 2017 No Comments

PARROT TALK follows a simple narrative arc of a woman dying on her way to the grocery store; however, nothing about her journey is linear.

Dance Reviews

BLACK STEAM (Philadanco): A multitude of one

Meredith Pellon April 21, 2017 No Comments

In celebration of it’s 47th year, PHILADANCO/The Philadelphia Dance Company presented BLACK STEAM, featuring two new works and two old ones.

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HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (Forrest Theater): She’s coming for you

Toby Zinman April 20, 2017 No Comments

They dusted off the rarely used Forrest Theater for this touring production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a twenty-year-old rock musical which was itself recently dusted off for a 2014 Broadway revival.

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THE LIGHT PRINCESS (Arden): An elixir of make-believe

Jessica Foley April 18, 2017 No Comments

The Arden Theatre Company’s world premiere of THE LIGHT PRINCESS mixes up a elixir of make-believe

Features Reviews Theater

Dance in Sketch: Faye Driscoll’s THANK YOU FOR COMING: PLAY (FringeArts)

Chuck Schultz April 18, 2017 No Comments

The narrative of the play dances around anxiety, narcissism, and companionship, and the cards let truth be told.

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#IAMMADEOFSTARS (Almanac): Artistes of the floating world

Rhiannon Laymon April 11, 2017 1 Comment

combines the complex questions of humanity, (such as ‘Why am I here?’) with the natural improvisation life requires, and expresses it physically alongside a healthy dose of humor.

Dance Reviews

POINTS OF LIGHT (Tangle Movements Arts): Feminine, powerful, innovative

Eri Yoneda April 11, 2017 No Comments

Philadelphia’s favorite circus art troupe Tangle Movement Arts was back in Old City’s Neighborhood House on April 7 and 8. Ever-changing and always in search…