Performing Arts
‘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.
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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.
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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.
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Celebrating Philly theater artists’ advocacy in a year of pandemic-limited performance
There was not enough theater in 2020 to hold an awards ceremony, so Theatre Philadelphia will instead recognize its activists.
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Listen 1:38‘Willingboro’s Got Talent’ – a WHYY virtual showcase
Celebrity musicians - and Willingboro natives - Adam Blackstone and Rashid Williams, along with WHYY’s Joy Soto, judged ‘Willingboro’s Got Talent.’
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Performers flock to the polls to play for Philly voters
To calm or to excite, musicians and performers gravitate to the most charged venue right now: the voting booth.
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Actor Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90
The Scottish actor rose to international superstardom as the suave and fearless secret agent, first playing Bond in “Dr No” in 1962.
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How Common made music for voting with a circus of clowns
While Cirque d’Vote was performing for the amusement of voters in North Philadelphia, the rapper dropped by. An impromptu jam ensued.
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Philadelphia Orchestra makes diversity and equity executive priorities
The orchestra has elevated its manager of inclusion, diversity and equity to a vice president position.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: New bill could help struggling performance venues
State Rep. Jake Wheatley has introduced a bill designed to help independent live music venues hit hard financially by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Performers sought to ‘rock the line’ at Philly-area early voting and polling sites
“Rock the Line” is looking for performers of all stripes — including musicians, circus performers, comedians and dancers — to entertain waiting voters.
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From Snacks to a FEAST: a 12-hour cabaret marathon is coming to your screen
FEAST brings dozens of performers from around the world into a 12-hour online event.
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Cherry Street Pier opens its largest public art exhibition since pandemic began
An exhibition of artwork by recent MFA graduates experiments with sound, video, performance, and sculpture to engage the public during a pandemic.
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Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until May 30
Producers, citing health and city authorities, previously extended the shutdown to June 7, then again to Sept. 6 and again to Jan. 3.
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Theatre Horizon casting for households to create virtual pandemic performances
With Theatre Horizon’s Norristown stage dark, the company’s latest idea for pandemic-era entertainment: What if the audiences did the performing?
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