Arts & Entertainment
Freda Payne is mesmerizing as 'Ella: First Lady of Song'
Gold-record recording artist Freda Payne applies her multi-octave voice to her portrayal of Ella Fitzgerald in Delaware Theatre Company's latest production.
8 years ago
Director Jason Reitman on ‘Tully’
Guest: Jason Reitman In the new film Tully, Charlize Theron plays an already stressed-out mother who’s ...
Air Date: April 30, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:45Violent, monumental work from N.Y. sculptor looms at two Philly museums
One of Ursula von Rydingsvard's works, “Bronze Bowl with Lace,” is a 20-foot bronze, cast in a cedar mold, that resembles a tornado.
8 years ago
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
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