Helen Hunt for “The Sessions”
Helen Hunt talks to Patrick Stoner about how she approached the sensitive role of a sex therapist in “The Sessions” and about John Hawkes’ Oscar buzz role.
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Teenager traces continuum of anti-Asian racism in ‘Pandemic’ play
A teenager pens an intergenerational drama about anti-Chinese racism, presented by Philadelphia Young Playwrights.
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Philly Councilmembers Thomas and Richardson propose $1M for the arts
The intention is to prioritize individual artists and small arts organizations that do not have the same access to financial resources as larger cultural institutions.
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‘Why have I never heard of this?’: Phila Orchestra revives America’s first Black woman composer
Florence Price had one of her pieces performed in 1933, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Since then, she has disappeared from the classical canon.
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