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MAURITIUS (Stagecrafters): Stamp of suspense

Lisa Panzer September 28, 2015 No Comments

Theresa Rebeck’s thriller with a philatelical twist leaves a stamp of suspense on an appreciative audience.

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EURYDICE (Villanova Theatre): Death is a continuation of life

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper September 26, 2015 No Comments

Death, as experienced in director James Ijames’s comic yet movingly evocative production of Sarah Ruhl’s play, is a continuation of life.

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BLACK MALE REVISITED (XPN/ Jaamil Kosoko): Fringe review 71

Gregory King for the Dance Journal September 25, 2015 No Comments

The dark space at the headquarters of Fringe Arts hosted a kaleidoscope of blackness. Sad blackness. Angry blackness. Rescued blackness. Incarcerated blackness. Lost blackness. Dead blackness.

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THE EXTRA PEOPLE (Ant Hampton): 2015 Fringe review 71

Philly "Art" Blog September 24, 2015 No Comments

A commentary on technology, as well as a platform for cultural and philosophic questions

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ALL MY SONS (People’s Light): A treat from the golden age of American theater

Neal Zoren for NealsPaper September 24, 2015 No Comments

Seeing a naturalistic play by one of the masters of the form, Arthur Miller, with a cast and set that are as realistic and as authentically moving as the text, is a rarity and a treat.

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BELLOWS FALLS (Leah Stein Dance Company): 2015 Fringe review 70

Kat Richter for The Dance Journal September 24, 2015 No Comments

Stein makes you notice things about the Iron Factory that you would not have noticed before

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PHOTOGRAPH 51 (Lantern): Discovering the secret of life

Debra Miller September 23, 2015 2 Comments

The backstory of Rosalind Franklin’s seminal image that led to the discovery of the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule is examined in an engrossing Philadelphia premiere.

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SECOND SKULL (Sothis Music-Theater Ensemble): 2015 Fringe review 69

Lisa Panzer September 23, 2015 No Comments

Sothis devises experimental theater to call attention to collective and conscious freedom.

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BOING! (Vervet Dance): 2015 Fringe review 68

Jane Fries for The Dance Journal September 22, 2015 No Comments

The Philadelphia Fringe Festival aims to celebrate innovation and creativity, and Vervet Dance certainly lived up to that goal

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WALLS (Darcy Lyons): 2015 Fringe review 67

Katelyn Bobek September 21, 2015 No Comments

Covering everything from a cell wall to the Great Wall of China, WALLS explores of how walls—and the acts which build and destroy them—shape lives

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SOUL PROJECT (David Zambrano): 2015 Fringe review 66

Brendan Tetsuo September 21, 2015 No Comments

An intensely physical performance rooted in an extreme manifestation of experience, SOUL PROJECT, is able to create a powerful reaction of joy and passion

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TRACES OF SHE (Evalina Carbonell, Meredith Stapleton, Kat J. Sullivan): 2015 Fringe review 65

Katelyn Bobek September 21, 2015 No Comments

Three works focused on “the female embodied”.

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NOT FOR PROFIT (Ferdinand): 2015 Fringe review 64

Joshua Millhouse September 20, 2015 No Comments

A theater company, in the midst of financial crisis, ventures into new and risky territory in its upcoming production of The Tempest.

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100 (Sam Henderson): 2015 Fringe review 63

Jessica Foley September 20, 2015 No Comments

100 is more than an elegantly written play told in random pieces—it’s an intense experience if you are open to it.

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Fringe in Sketch 9: SOLDIER BEAR (Leila and Pantea Productions)

Aaron Krolikowski September 20, 2015 No Comments

As part of Phindie’s coverage of the 2015 Fringe Festival, Aaron Krolikowski is attending a series of shows and sketching what he sees.

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2,000 MOVEMENTS (Gregory Holt): 2015 Fringe review 62

Brendan Tetsuo September 20, 2015 No Comments

An exploration of unrepeated and layered movements, Gregory Holt’s 2,000 MOVEMENTS is a living archive of body and space

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LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST (Revolution Shakespeare): 2015 Fringe review 61

Debra Miller September 20, 2015 No Comments

A clever new take on Shakespeare’s early romantic comedy imparts the flavor of 1960’s-70s Americana with live country-rock music and a multi-talented cast of actors/singers/musicians.