Performing Arts
Young, gifted and Black… mentors guide Black artists through Philadelphia’s theater scene
“Growing up ... I would often be one of very few chocolate chips in the theater cookie,” said actor Angelica Jackson. “I was drawn to it because I just love telling stories.”
3 years ago
Listen 1:35N.J. Gov. Murphy signs off on $15 million to aid the arts
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has signed off on $15 million in grants to help arts and culture programs hit hard by the pandemic.
3 years ago
Teatro del Sol is creating the future of Latino theater
Philly’s only all-bilingual theater company nurtures original work with its new play development program.
3 years ago
Theatre Horizon’s autism theater classes continue through the pandemic
Theatre Horizon in Norristown moved its theater classes online. Some students with autism prefer it that way.
3 years ago
COVID-19 laid bare inequities in our city’s creative economy. Here’s how Philly can fix it
Michael Forman, co-founder of the Forman Arts Initiative, argues a new local infrastructure must be built to support and include neighborhood-based artists and orgs.
3 years ago
The Kimmel Center plans to bring Broadway shows back this fall
Shuttered by the pandemic, the downtown cultural campus announces its 2021-2022 lineup of Broadway shows. More programming is expected to be announced in the coming months.
3 years ago
New philanthropic organization to give $3M to Philadelphia arts
The Forman Art Initiative is launching, with a 5-year grant program focused on BIPOC artists and community-based arts organizations.
3 years ago
Arden Theatre recreates ’74 Seconds… to Judgment’ as an audio-only experience
The events of 2020 have given “74 Seconds...to Judgment,” by Philadelphia theater artist Kash Goins, renewed relevance.
3 years ago
Listen 1:42West Philly theatrical installation tells the life of 18th century Black French composer
Curio Theatre in West Philly built a walk-through installation that tells the story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
3 years ago
Listen 1:28Puerto Rican composer collabs with drag queen Sasha Velour in new Opera Philadelphia film
Puerto Rican composer Angélica Negrón and drag queen Sasha Velour explore mother-daughter relationships in new short film for Opera Philadelphia.
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Listen 4:11Philly arts institutions use COVID downtime to focus on accessibility and diversity
One silver lining of the yearlong pandemic is many theater companies have started putting plays and performances online.
3 years ago
Listen 3:36Teenager traces continuum of anti-Asian racism in ‘Pandemic’ play
A teenager pens an intergenerational drama about anti-Chinese racism, presented by Philadelphia Young Playwrights.
3 years 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 years ago
The Urgency of Now: A Spoken Word Experience
WHYY convened Black poets from Camden, Pennsauken, and Willingboro to explore the urgency of now.
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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.
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