
Arts & Entertainment
Kimmel Center jazz residents focusing on social justice themes
The musicians – guitarist Colton Weatherson, pianist Luke Carlos O’Reilly, and drummer Doug Hirlinger – have outlined composition projects with strong social justice themes.
7 years ago
Listen 2:41At home, strangely, with ‘The Brownings’ (Orbiter 3 stage company)
Competition, love, and the bizarre back-and-forth between Elizabeth Barrett Browning and husband Robert. How does she love him? Don't even think about counting the ways.
7 years ago
Delaware Art Museum goes deep into archives for first major John Sloan exhibit since the 80s
The Delaware Art Museum houses the largest collection of John Sloan’s work and materials and more than 100 works make up the first retrospective of his career since the 1980s.
7 years ago
These sexual harassment scandals are giving me déjà vu
Why should a man’s political affiliation determine how swiftly he is judged in the court of public opinion and terminated from his job?
7 years ago
‘Winter Fountains’ celebrates a Ben Franklin discovery through art
A new art installation on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway aims to get travelers and visitors to reflect on one of Franklin's important discoveries.
7 years ago
After hundreds of broken instruments unite in symphony, they’ll be repaired for Philly kids
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer writes orchestral work for 400 broken instruments in Philadelphia's school district. Its premiere concert will help bring about their repair.
7 years ago
Listen 4:58Barnes Foundation hosts reboot of August Rodin
Painter Anselm Keifer has made a series of works in response to his kindred spirit, Auguste Rodin. They're on display at the Barnes, the only U.S. venue for the exhibition.
7 years ago
‘My Fair Lady’ dancing down the runway
Backed by two pianos, Quintessence Theatre Group produces an enchanting musical whose roots stretch back to ancient Greece and Rome.
7 years ago
Listen 3:23“Quest”: A new documentary about a North Philadelphia family
Filmmaker JONATHAN OLSHEFSKI spent nearly a decade documenting the life of the Raine ...
7 years ago
Listen 32:00Guests: Jonathan Olshefski, Christopher Rainey, PJ Rainey, David Rubin Filmmaker ...
Air Date: November 30, 2017
Listen 48:59Philly artists have strong showing among Grammy nominees
Philadelphia talent is on display in the list of music award nominees.
7 years ago
Listen 2:335 lessons from the comic book superhero movies of 2017
While distinct in many ways, considering these films as a group points toward some lessons about the future of the genre.
7 years ago
Is Princeton’s Paul Robeson house trying to tell us something?
The sandal, encrusted with a fine layer of grit, looks like it’s made of stone. A tin of Beecham’s Pills from St. Helen’s, Lancashi ...
7 years ago
‘I could do with less material’: Philly comedy troupe dumps Trump
1812 Productions' 12th annual "This Is The Week That Is" comedy show opens this week in Philadelphia. The "year-in-revue" production will not parody the president.
7 years ago
‘Crimes of the Heart,’ and maybe the play (Curio Theatre Company)
Three sisters have a very bad day, especially in this telling.
7 years ago