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Opera Philadelphia
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

As fall theater season collapses, Opera Philadelphia pivots to film

Instead of producing opera for the stage, the company will turn operas into original films and release them on the company’s own online video channel. 

5 years ago

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Concertgoers at People's Light
Community Events
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts

‘It’s the new normal’: Drive-in concertgoers embrace a new summer venue

Drive-ins are the socially distant live music venues of the summer of 2020. “I don’t ever want it to stop,” said one concertgoer at People’s Light in Malvern.

5 years ago

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Members of the Live Events Coalition push roadie cases around City Hall to draw attention to their plight. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Public Health

Out of work for months, Philly event staff rally for more federal aid

“The live event industry was hit first, it was hit hardest, and will be the last to return,” said the head of the stagehands’ union.

5 years ago

Workers set up for Parking Lot Social, a series of drive-in shows taking place at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community Events
Music
Public Health

Drive-in concerts arrive in Philadelphia

Parking lots in the region are gearing up to host in-person, on-stage performances.

5 years ago

Listen 1:50
The Annenberg Space for Photography closed permanently in June. In a survey of museum directors, 33% said there was either a
NPR
Business
Public Health
Visual Arts

One-third of U.S. museums may not survive the year, survey finds

In a survey released Wednesday of 760 museum directors, 33% of them said there was either a "significant risk" of closing permanently by next fall.

5 years ago

Danielle Leneé and Brett Ashley Robinson in IS GOD IS
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Public Health

With the stage off limits, Wilma Theater tries something new: a radio play

The Wilma Theater will present its final production the 2019-20 season, the Afrofuturist work “Is God Is,” as a radio play — something it’s never done before.

5 years ago

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Delaware
History
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Delaware Art Museum revives ‘Black Survival Guide’ exhibit

Originally commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Guard occupation of Wilmington, the exhibit has new relevance in 2020.

5 years ago

What Is the Grass Walt Whitman in My Life by Mark Doty
Radio Times
Books
LGBTQ
Poetry

Mark Doty and Walt Whitman

In his new book, poet Mark Doty traces the life and work of Walt Whitman and, in the process, examines his own experience as a writer.

Air Date: July 21, 2020 10:00 am

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PlayPenn artistic director Paul Meshejian
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Founding director of Philly theater group resigns after racism, harassment allegations

Facing allegations of racism and sexual harassment within his organization, PlayPenn’s founding director Paul Meshejian has resigned.

5 years ago

BOAT ILLUSTRATION: VIRTUAL GAMING CO. VIA PRESS RELEASE
Movies
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Is a ‘floating cinema’ popup coming to Philly with social distancing boats? Yeah, probably not

News reports promise the same event in half a dozen cities. Local officials haven’t heard anything about it.

6 years ago

Blackstar Film Festival
Media
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival announces all-virtual lineup with more than 80 screenings

Organizers felt it was extra important for “the Black Sundance” to go on this year.

6 years ago

PlayPenn artistic director Paul Meshejian
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Theater artists speak out against PlayPenn leadership

An organization that helps playwrights develop new work has come under fire with accusations of racism and sexual harassment.

6 years ago

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Borgata casino
Business
New Jersey
Public Health

Borgata to reopen July 26, last of Atlantic City’s 9 casinos

The top-performing casino in Atlantic City, the Borgata was the only one that did not to immediately reopen on July 2.

6 years ago

Rides at Funland amusement park
Delaware
Public Health
Public Spaces

‘This is about survival’: How Rehoboth’s Funland plans to reopen this weekend

As the rides at Delaware’s only amusement park come back Friday night, visitors will find some new protocols that are even more stringent than others.

6 years ago

Caleb Cattell takes a seat beside a wax figure of Frederick Douglass at the Franklin Institute. The 13-year-old from Riverton, N.J., and his family were among the first wave of visitors when the Institute reopened on Wednesday. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
History
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Visual Arts

Wax presidents, Black historical figures greet visitors at first Philly museum to reopen

The first Philadelphia museum to reopen premieres a touring show of Madame Tussauds wax figures.

6 years ago

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