South Philadelphia High School and Curtis ArtistYear present Dreamgirls the Musical, May 19 and 20, 2016.
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Upcoming theater and arts in Philadelphia
We don’t study history, we just keep reenacting it: a conversation with Jenn Kidwell
Jenn Kidwell talks history and roleplaying ahead of the relaunch of UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME at FringeArts.
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In Process: PhiladelphiaDANCE.org’s new residency program to have its first showing with Sam Tower + Ensemble
Sam Tower + Ensemble will show a selection of In Process material that has resulted from their residence at CHI Movement Art Center.
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Bodies in Translation: Week Two: Trust Fails
Trisha Brown Company dancer Neal Beasley details the experience of setting Brown’s work on PA Ballet dancers.
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Summer Tailgating: A guide to upcoming new work for theater lovers, likers, and makers
A list of summer pre-season new work tailgating essentials to get us pumped for the 2016/16 theater season.
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Meet Me On South Street: Previewing the fourth annual SOUTH STREET SPRING FESTIVAL
The city’s largest block party returns to South Street on May 7, with a celebration of food, drink, music, and art.
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Meredith Rainey and Tania Isaac team up for (In)Visible
It’s been a meeting of dancer-choreographer minds, bodies and private worlds of dancer-choreographers Meredith Rainey and Tania Isaac.
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A Mummer Renaissance
Piffaro, the Renaissance band, presented the show Mummer’s Delight to 100 people on March 20, at 3 p.m., at Sts. Andrew & Matthew Church in…
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Taming the Brew: ShakesBEER brings the Bard to a brewery with a drinky MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
“The script is a little more silly and beer filled then Shakespeare originally wrote it,” says MTC’s artistic director Sean Connolly.
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Chickabiddy to Perform in the MANTIS SINGER/SONGWRITER SHOWCASE at The Troc
Multi-talented theater artists Aaron Cromie and Emily Schuman formed Chickabiddy in 2015.
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You Don’t Know Philadelphia Writers Like Thom Nickels
Thom Nickels is the go-to person for Philadelphia architecture, gay Philadelphia, and now, literary Philadelphia.
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You might be done with the past, but the past ain’t done with you: Matt Pfeiffer on O’Neill’s ANNA CHRISTIE
Matt Pfeiffer discusses the Eugene O’Neill play ahead of PAC’s reading.
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Shhhh: Secret Show at the Painted Bride.
There’s not much I can tell you about the one-night performance at the Painted Bride Art Center on February 9, 2016. The content, performers, and format are a secret to the audience until the performance begins.
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The Last Days of the Society Hill Playhouse
A stalwart of Philadelphia theater since the 1960s, Society Hill Playhouse will close on April 1, 2016. This Spring’s programming marks the final chapter in a long history.
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More Flamenco. More Wine. Tablao Philly returns with flamenco superstar Almudena Serrano
Pasión y Arte brings flamenco superstar Almudena Serrano to the Asian Arts Initiative for the second Tablao Philly
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Winter’s Hottest Forecast: SNOWBALL 2016 by Brian Sanders’ JUNK will blow you away!
This year’s SNOWBALL, an annual winter fundraiser for Brian Sanders’ JUNK, transforms Union Transfer into a winter wonderland filled with daring dance, music, raffles, drinks, and a spectacular faux snowball fight.
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Performing Art for the Price of a Sandwich: NICE AND FRESH returns to Mount Airy
The new series kicks off with shorts from Sam Tower/ Plant Me Here, The Naked Stark, John Rosenberg/ Hella Fresh, and Josh McIlvain/ SmokeyScout.
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Loneliness on the Street and in the Dance Studio
Once homeless and non-homeless performers explore their commonalities and solitude.
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Chopin As He Was Meant To Be Heard: Without the piano
Frédéric François Chopin’s expressive and technically demanding piano concertos are among the finest in the classical music canon. So naturally, Polish actor Barbara Wysocka and director Michael Zadara…
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Diving into METAMORPHOSES: A watery stage takes shape at the Arden
A look at the building of the impressive set for the Arden production of METAMORPHOSES.
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