Arts & Entertainment
Light that helps, light that hurts in ‘Sing the Body Electric’ from Theatre Exile
Michael Hollinger's new play illuminates the scars of people in transition.
8 years ago
Building a graffiti business, letter by letter
For the longest time, I wanted to be able to support myself and my family with my art, but I never really imagined how it was possible.
8 years ago
The key to creativity in another man’s shirt
To produce a book representing his work, a Kensington artist turns to the physical leftovers of an illicit lover.
8 years ago
Watch: Dancing monks from India perform in Philly as part of first U.S. tour
The Dancing Monks of Assam teach and perform a 600-year-old classical Indian dance form called Sattriya.
8 years ago
Philadelphia’s Poet Laureate Raquel Salas Rivera
Guest: Raquel Salas Rivera Philadelphia’s new Poet Laureate ...
Air Date: April 27, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 36:17OperaDelaware presents ambitious Puccini trilogy
Puccini’s “Il Trittico,” is a rarity in the repertoire: a series of three one-act operas with nary a connection to one another.
8 years ago
Philly poet laureate writes verse on Puerto Rican debt
Philadelphia poet laureate, Raquel Salas Rivera, publishes book-length poetry cycle on Puerto Rican debt crisis.
8 years ago
Listen 6:23A ‘Passage’ with no exit, at Wilma Theater
A new play considers oppressing and being oppressed.
8 years ago
Music has been just one step on my creative journey
My primary artistic expression is as a musician, but my creativity manifests in various media depending on where I am mentally, physically, or spiritually.
8 years ago
Writers house in Camden honors ‘haiku king’ Nick Virgilio
Camden's king of haiku poetry - Nick Virgilio - now has a writers house named after him.
8 years ago
Listen 2:50Carnaval de Puebla returns to Philadelphia amid increase in deportations
The traditional Mexican celebration resumes in South Philly after skipping a year.
8 years ago
Poet Gregory Pardlo: ‘Air Traffic’
Guest: Gregory Pardlo Poet GREGORY PARDLO’S ...
Air Date: April 25, 2018
Listen 49:45Believe it! 76ers roll with Meek Mill past Heat in Game 5
Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons shined again in front of rapper Meek Mill, and the dominant duo ushered the nightmares-into-dreams Process of ...
8 years ago
Bob Dorough, jazz musician best known for ‘Schoolhouse Rock!,’ dead at 94
Dorough continued to play throughout the rest of his life as recently as three weeks ago in upstate New York.
8 years ago
Protest pop: On creativity as resistance
As I embark on my third solo album, I find myself in a culture that increasingly sells its soul, in the name of money, in the name of sex.
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