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.
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ATTACK POINT (PIFA): Innovative and experimental
Among the many experimental performances at PIFA this year, this could be one of the most unique and successful.
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Famous 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.
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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.
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BALLETX 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, .
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MACBETH (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.
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RODEO (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.
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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
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[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.
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Check Your Privilege: (re)FOCUS Fest
Four theater ensembles explore the concept of privilege and to celebrate diversity through shared performance.
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PIFA 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.
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[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.
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DOCTOR FAUSTUS (Quintessence): If you want to know everything, go to hell
A remarkably original and gloriously entertaining version of the Marlowe play.
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HE 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.
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Dear White People: TWO TRAINS RUNNING is not a play about race
A critic evaluating TWO TRAINS RUNNING is not an anthropologist studying another culture through their artifacts.
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Moment(s) to Reflect with KYL/D at the Prince Theater
Jessica Warchal-King and fellow un-Yang Lin/Dancers share their thoughts on the company’s upcoming world premiere.
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Arts in Sacred Places: Grand opening of the Philadelphia Design Center
A new facility in Philadelphia offers theatrical designers affordable monthly memberships in an accessible co-workspace with state-of-the-arts equipment.
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Putting the fight in DOGFIGHT: Interview with JP Dunphy, multitalented actor, singer, and dancer
Part two of our interview with JP Dunphy details his preparations as an actor for a wide range of demanding roles
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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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AN OCTOROON (Wilma): A melodrama, a social commentary, an experience
Beyond being entertaining and thought-provoking, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s AN OCTOROON is an experience
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