
Arts & Entertainment
BalletX builds dance on Philly’s Washington Avenue
Ballet X, a contemporary ballet company, has put down roots in Philadelphia's industrial Washington Avenue corridor.
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Native American massacre from colonial Pa. history to be retold in comic book
The Library Company of Philadelphia is turning the 1763 massacre of the Conestoga Native American tribe into a comic book.
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Listen 2:15An icon returns in ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ at Arden Theatre
Nora, who walks out the door at the end of Henrik Ibsen's masterpiece, is back.
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George W. and Laura Bush honored for their work with returning veterans
The former president and first lady received the National Constitution Center's 30th annual Liberty Medal Sunday night.
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‘Walk in My Shoes’ brings conversations of police, community relations to the stage
Philadelphia police officers and people of color sharing each of their most intense encounters are featured in a film to be screened Friday at Jefferson University.
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Listen 1:50Two ancients explore the nature of their love in ‘Warplay’ from Azuka Theatre
The war hero Achilles and his friend, Petroclus, consider their love and interdependence.
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Listen 48:55Aretha Franklin doc ‘Amazing Grace’ to finally see the light
More than 46 years after it was shot, the Aretha Franklin concert film "Amazing Grace" will finally be released.
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Princeton’s comic book exhibit spotlights superheroes of civil rights movement
From Rosa Parks to Martin Luther King Jr. to U.S. Rep. John Lewis, comics illustrate the fight for equality.
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Listen 4:49Artist attempts to sum up the world in Philly exhibit
Rina Banerjee's first major retrospective at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is called "Make Me a Summary of the World."
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At the Barrymore Awards, a night of cheers, $118,000 and trophies
The annual awards for professional theater in metropolitan Philadelphia draw a crowd of about 700 to celebrate.
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‘Salt Pepper Ketchup’: Chinese takeout in a gentrifying place (InterAct Theatre Company)
Can old and new neighborhood cultures survive together?
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Philadelphia jazz gets a boost from new nonprofit
Jazz Philadelphia, a new support organization for jazz in the city, launches with a weekend conference on the art and business of music.
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‘The Rivals’ go at it with musical glee at Bristol Riverside Theatre
Sheridan's witty 1775 play about love and rivalry becomes a musical romp.
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The funny, flirtatious, caustic, impertinent and restlessly creative Ntozake Shange
I knew Ntozake Shange many years ago. Her recent passing at age 70 made me reach back to remember those times. It’s no exaggeration ...
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