Performing Arts

Nicole Jordan will be the first Black woman to join the orchestra as a full-time member in the organization’s 120-year history.

Actor and playwright James Ijames explains how his theater community is responding to a nationwide reckoning over racism, and how it's managing to make art during a pandemic.

An online staged reading of “Mr. DuBois: a Myth” brings 19th-century activism to life.

“Seven O’Clock Shout,” written and performed in isolation, is a tribute to moments of humanity during strife.

The 24th annual festival plans a mostly digital presentation of independent theater and performance art, to comply to COVID-19 distancing.

An artist was planning a sound installation based on Edgar Allan Poe’s work into a historic Philly mansion. Thwarted by COVID-19, it can now be installed in your home.

As a new COVID-19 emergency budget threatens to eliminate the city’s Cultural Fund, organizations urge the mayor to spread out the fiscal pain.

As theaters shut for the rest of the season, the next 2020-2021 season remains uncertain. The Wilma Theater asks subscribers to buy into it.

Windish Music and Productions was inspired by the troupe’s optimism.

The former director of New Freedom Theatre in Philadelphia was considered a “genius” of American theater.

New rules Ticketmaster announced stipulate that a show has to be either officially canceled or have new dates announced in order for the purchaser to be eligible for refunds.

We talk with poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney about writing and reading poetry during the pandemic.

The coronavirus shutdown showed artists what they cannot do. Now some are exploring what they can.

Rob Buscher, a recently laid-off arts administrator, reflects on the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the arts in Philadelphia.

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, several organizations are putting out a schedule of live, streaming content. Many update offerings daily.