
Performing Arts
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.
2 weeks ago
Chick Corea, jazz fusion pioneer, has died of cancer at 79
The keyboardist, composer and bandleader died Feb. 9. He was one of the fathers of jazz fusion, with his work spanning from acoustic jazz to his own Mozart interpretations.
3 weeks ago
The Urgency of Now: A Spoken Word Experience
WHYY convened Black poets from Camden, Pennsauken, and Willingboro to explore the urgency of now.
3 weeks ago
24-hour online performance art marathon rallies support for city arts funding
This will be the second online marathon rally. The first happened last June in response to a city budget proposal that eliminated arts funding.
4 weeks ago
Christopher Plummer, star of stage, screen, ‘Sound Of Music,’ dies at 91
The Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor died Friday at his home in Connecticut. He was 91.
4 weeks ago
BalletX explores interracial romance and post-election anxiety in new dance films
Francesca Harper choreographed 'THAW’ for BalletX, inspired by interracial love, the poetry of Alice Dunbar-Nelson, and the post-election political crisis.
1 month ago
Local theater company got caught in Facebook’s sweep of QAnon
The tiny Paper Doll Ensemble used Facebook to promote an anti-Trump discussion event, triggering an automated ban from the platform.
2 months ago
Highlights from The Philly Festive, a celebration of local music
For “The Philly Festive,” Amir Richardson curated performances from some of Philly’s most unique independent musicians.
2 months ago
Musicians of Piffaro bring back the masque…with masks
The renaissance band is staging a COVID-safe version of the elaborate 17th-century performance from a West Philly cathedral.
2 months ago
After New Year’s, Times Square will become part of a sound art opera
The Prototype opera festival will debut ‘Times3’ by Geoff Sobelle and Pamela Z, a sound art composition about the past, present, and future of Times Square.
2 months ago
Wilmington’s Grand Opera House finds new stage to shine light on the arts
Stages in Wilmington have been dark since the pandemic started in mid-March, but the Grand Opera House has found a new way to connect with its audience.
2 months ago
In-person performance is the ‘best Christmas gift’ Delaware choir can give
Students at the Choir School of Delaware return to the stage at Winterthur Museum for their first live performance together since the start of the pandemic.
3 months ago
Listen 4:02‘Underground’ brings Dostoevsky to pandemic-era Philadelphia
The classic Dostoevsky novel “Notes from Underground” is retold online as a Black man emerging from decades of self-isolation.
3 months ago
Need a little Christmas? There are several ways to see the Nutcracker this year.
Philly performers find novel ways to present classic holiday shows during the pandemic.
3 months ago
Listen 1:37Philly doctors, medical pros perform music for a pandemic Thanksgiving
The Penn Med Symphony Orchestra has created a virtual performance of a short piece by Edward Elgar as a Thanksgiving gift.
3 months ago