BEOWULF/GRENDEL (Renegade): The difficulty of the walking play
The Renegade Company’s BEOWULF/GRENDEL, directed by the multitalented Maura Krause, leads the audience through West Philly’s scenic Mount Moriah Cemetery.
View More BEOWULF/GRENDEL (Renegade): The difficulty of the walking playFLY (Crossroads): Fighting for the skies
From dancing to dogfights, FLY tells the story of the Tuskagee Airmen.
View More FLY (Crossroads): Fighting for the skiesTHE YELLOW WALLPAPER (Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion): 60-second review
Suffering from a “temporary nervous depression,” a woman is locked away in a large house by her husband, with only the wallpaper to keep her company.
View More THE YELLOW WALLPAPER (Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion): 60-second reviewACTION IS PRIMARY #315 (Meg Foley/Moving Parts Dance): Dance review
The subtext of Meg Foley’s Action is Primary, is that in order for one to affect change, engaging in mobilization is of chief importance.
View More ACTION IS PRIMARY #315 (Meg Foley/Moving Parts Dance): Dance reviewTHE NETHER (InterAct): Lolita in Nether-land
Accompanying sketches by Aaron Krolikowski, thesketchbookreporter.com.
View More THE NETHER (InterAct): Lolita in Nether-landSIDE MAN (PCS): Outstanding and all that jazz…
Warren Leight’s retrospective play brings to light dusky, smoked filled jazz clubs, youthful dreams, family nightmares, camaraderie and the all consuming love of music.
View More SIDE MAN (PCS): Outstanding and all that jazz…YOUNG FREDERICK DOUGLASS (Beacon): From slave to American hero, the pen defeats the whip
The play celebrates and honors the life of a great American hero in a way that allows adults and young people to see how much can be accomplished through learning and perseverance.
View More YOUNG FREDERICK DOUGLASS (Beacon): From slave to American hero, the pen defeats the whipATTACK POINT (PIFA): Innovative and experimental
Among the many experimental performances at PIFA this year, this could be one of the most unique and successful.
View More ATTACK POINT (PIFA): Innovative and experimentalFamous Philadelphians: Cornelius “Connie Mack” McGillicuddy (1862–1956)
The most successful owner and manager in Philadelphia sports history was Cornelius McGillicuddy, better known as Connie Mack. He was born to Irish immigrants in East Brookfield, Massachusetts and worked as a New England textile mill hand before discovering baseball.
View More Famous Philadelphians: Cornelius “Connie Mack” McGillicuddy (1862–1956)SHUT UP & DANCE 2016 (MANNA): 24th MANNA benefit performance
MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance), together with Pennsylvania Ballet brought a hot dance night to the Forrest Theater on an unusually freezing April night.
View More SHUT UP & DANCE 2016 (MANNA): 24th MANNA benefit performanceBALLETX THE PREMIER PARTY 2016: Creating a deeper human connection through contemporary dance
BalletX celebrated its annual fundraiser on the Top of the Tower, with a 360 degree view of the city of Brotherly Love, .
View More BALLETX THE PREMIER PARTY 2016: Creating a deeper human connection through contemporary danceMACBETH (Philly Shakes): Blood should have blood
This is a solidly accessible MACBETH, with comprehensible delivery and an easy-to-follow story—the kind of Shakespeare you go see with your high school class.
View More MACBETH (Philly Shakes): Blood should have bloodRODEO (Quince): “Who you calling a lady?”
Throw your preconceived notions about gender aside and ride your own exasperated mule to Quince Productions’ staging of RODEO.
View More RODEO (Quince): “Who you calling a lady?”Good Maneries: interview with choreographer Luis Garay
Colombian choreographer and director Luis Garay brings Maneries, performed by (and created for) the fiercely captivating dancer Florencia Vecino, to FringeArts April 14-16, 2016
View More Good Maneries: interview with choreographer Luis Garay[book review] 50 OVER 50 (PS Books)
The newest collection from PS Books, 50 OVER 50, continues the publishing company’s recent trend of showcasing work by female writers and artists.
View More [book review] 50 OVER 50 (PS Books)Check Your Privilege: (re)FOCUS Fest
Four theater ensembles explore the concept of privilege and to celebrate diversity through shared performance.
View More Check Your Privilege: (re)FOCUS FestPIFA Returns: A full schedule of the 2016 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts
The 16-day celebration of art showcasing a breadth of local and international performances and installations presented at locations across Philadelphia.
View More PIFA Returns: A full schedule of the 2016 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts[photo essay] Reverse Cowgirls and Hot Cowboys: Quince presents RODEO by Philip Dawkins
Photographer John Donges was at a recent run-through of RODEO, a fun family friendly play by Chicago writer Philip Dawkins.
View More [photo essay] Reverse Cowgirls and Hot Cowboys: Quince presents RODEO by Philip DawkinsDOCTOR FAUSTUS (Quintessence): If you want to know everything, go to hell
A remarkably original and gloriously entertaining version of the Marlowe play.
View More DOCTOR FAUSTUS (Quintessence): If you want to know everything, go to hellHE WHO GETS SLAPPED (PAC): Spectacle and sadness at the circus
Leonid Andreyev’s classic tale of love and death in the Big Top is given original interludes of circus acts and live music to set the stage and mood.
View More HE WHO GETS SLAPPED (PAC): Spectacle and sadness at the circus