DGV, Trigger Touch Fade, Glass Pieces (PA Ballet): Robbins, Wheeldon, and Elo
Ballet is a living art.
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Naomi Orwin: A much-loved theater critic passes
Remembering writer Naomi Orwin
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Interview Over Morning Coffee with Ian Hussey, departing Principal Dancer at Pennsylvania Ballet
Since he met ballet at age of 8 when his parents brought him to the Academy of Music to see the Nutcracker by Pennsylvania Ballet,…
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Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (dir. Rob Letterman): Film review
It exists. I watched it. It was fine.
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“It’s all a marathon, not a sprint”: Interview with Keith Illidge on Inis Nua’s production of UNTITLED
Tina Gill interviews Keith Illidge about his work and role in Inis Nua’s UNTITLED
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A dilettante at large reviews RIDERS TO THE SEA/ EMPTY THE HOUSE (Curtis Opera)
Theater critic extraordinaire Toby Zinman continues her forays into other art forms with a visit to Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theatre to see two one-act operas presented by the Curtis Opera Theatre
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UNTITLED (Inis Nua): Brother, Name, Destiny—The American premiere of Inua Ellams’ drama
Two brothers must find each other before they can find themselves.
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Official Secrets (dir. Gavin Hood): Film review
Prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a low-level British Intelligence translator, Katherine Gun, found herself privy to information which indicated high-level corruption. A joint…
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The Tomorrow Man (dir. Noble Jones): Film review
What appears on its surface to be your typical “older people in love” romantic comedy turns out to be much more. Certainly, this is a…
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Philadelphia Theater Calendar May 2019
What’s onstage in Philadelphia theater in May 2019?
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Mike Wallace Is Here (dir. Avi Belkin): Film review
Mike Wallace is Here is entertaining and educational, miraculously giving us a thorough portrait free of excessive editorial spin.
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Dance in Sketch: KUN-YANG LIN/DANCERS (NextMove Dance)
An iridescent light shining on a crater with life crawling out of it.
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AVENGERS: ENDGAME (dir. Anthony Russo & Joe Russo): Film review
Avengers: Endgame had to stick the landing. It did.
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RENEWAL (Choral Arts Philadelphia): Matt Glandorf looks to Bach’s predecessors for the final Bach@7 concert of the season
Stay with us; for it is toward evening and the day is spent.
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KUN-YANG LIN/DANCERS (NextMove Dance): A dance company with a philosophy
Experiencing Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, you may come to feel and understand what yin and yang means.
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Theater in Sketch: MASTER HAROLD… AND THE BOYS (EgoPo)
Chuck Schultz sketches one half of the “Censured” series of South African plays
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Getting to Know Annie Wilson
Annie Wilson has proven to be among the freshest, funniest, and fearless choreographers in Philadelphia. She talks to John Rosenberg.
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Luce (dir. Julius Onah): Film review
Based on a play by J.C. Lee (Warplay, Pookie Goes Grenading), this talky drama positively smolders from beginning to end
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The Grounds Shout: Reggie Wilson and local artists bring performance to sacred spaces
Grounds that Shout! (and others merely shaking), explores connections between faith, movement, race, and the body, with a focus on the African American religious experience.
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Funke (dir. Gabriel Taraboulsy, Alexander Emanuele)
I’d still like to know more about pasta
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