Why Deaf Theater is a Form of Resistance
This film follows Daymond Sands, a Deaf theatre program director, preparing his first original showcase, highlighting the cast’s heartfelt effort to bring Deaf perspectives center stage
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 reviewAccompanying sketches by Aaron Krolikowski, thesketchbookreporter.com.
View More THE NETHER (InterAct): Lolita in Nether-landWarren 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…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 whipAmong 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 experimentalThe 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)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 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 danceThis 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 bloodThrow 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?”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 GarayThe 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)Four theater ensembles explore the concept of privilege and to celebrate diversity through shared performance.
View More Check Your Privilege: (re)FOCUS FestThe 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 ArtsPhotographer 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 DawkinsA remarkably original and gloriously entertaining version of the Marlowe play.
View More DOCTOR FAUSTUS (Quintessence): If you want to know everything, go to hellLeonid 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 circusA critic evaluating TWO TRAINS RUNNING is not an anthropologist studying another culture through their artifacts.
View More Dear White People: TWO TRAINS RUNNING is not a play about raceJessica Warchal-King and fellow un-Yang Lin/Dancers share their thoughts on the company’s upcoming world premiere.
View More Moment(s) to Reflect with KYL/D at the Prince TheaterA new facility in Philadelphia offers theatrical designers affordable monthly memberships in an accessible co-workspace with state-of-the-arts equipment.
View More Arts in Sacred Places: Grand opening of the Philadelphia Design Center