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Performing Arts

Kishia Nixon and Trevor William Fayle in Theatre Exile's world-premiere production of
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Light that helps, light that hurts in ‘Sing the Body Electric’ from Theatre Exile

Michael Hollinger's new play illuminates the scars of people in transition.

7 years ago

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Watch: Dancing monks from India perform in Philly as part of first U.S. tour

The Dancing Monks of Assam teach and perform a 600-year-old classical Indian dance form called Sattriya.

7 years ago

In the Wilma Theater production of
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Arts & Entertainment

A ‘Passage’ with no exit, at Wilma Theater

A new play considers oppressing and being oppressed.

7 years ago

Idalmis Garcia Rodriguez in “¡Bienvenidos Blancos!” from Team Sunshine Performance Corporation, at FringeArts.  (Photo courtesy of Kate Raines/Plate 3 Photography)
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‘¡Bienvenidos Blancos!’ — Welcome, White People! — to Cuba, from Team Sunshine

How the history of Cuba and the revolution continues to shape the identities of Cubans and their American kin.

7 years ago

Jayce Ogren is the Artistic Director of Orchestra 2001. (Provided)
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Arts & Entertainment

More than a ‘Freakout’: Exploring Frank Zappa’s classical roots with two Philly performances

Orchestra 2001 will perform on Sunday, April 22 at World Café Live, and Saturday, April 28 at the Fillmore.

7 years ago

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Director Alex Torra works with performers with Team Sunshine Performance Corporation on
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International theater collaboration examines Cuban, American perspectives

A new play "¡Bienvenidos Blancos!, or Welcome White People!" tracks a descendant of the Cuban exodus as he re-assesses his feelings for the island nation.

7 years ago

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Kylie Westerbeck (left) and Kristie Ecke as the daughters of Lydie Breeze in EgoPo Classic Theater's production of
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‘Madaket Road,’ the last of a robust trilogy, from EgoPo Classic Theater

John Guare's "Lydie Breeze Trilogy," about a Civil War nurse and the men she draws into her life's adventures, comes to an end.

7 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, April 13, 2018

Bill Cosby’s main accuser takes the stand in his sexual assault retrial. Data shows Philadelphia’s ICE field office is ...

Air Date: April 13, 2018

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Mary Pat Walsh (shown) gives a hug to Katie Stahl in the Irish Heritage Theatre production of
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Arts & Entertainment

‘The Women of Ireland’: Who are they? — from Irish Heritage Theatre

Five short plays — three of them super-short plays — and a mystifying title for their grouping.

7 years ago

Step Afrika! rehearses for its production “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence.” (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Step Afrika! tells Great Migration story through dance

With stomping feet, clapping hands and spoken word, the Step Afrika! dance company is in Wilmington this week to tell the story of the Great Migration.

7 years ago

In Quintessence Theatre's production of
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A ‘Wild Duck’ driven by the females, from Quintessence Theatre

At Quintessence Theatre, the females in the cast seize the production by the sheer dint of their acting.

7 years ago

Mary Tuomanen performing
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Philly-based playwright puts the audience to work to create space for multiple narratives

This semester, Haverford College's Friend in Residence program brings Mary Tuomanen to the campus.

7 years ago

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Playwright Michael Hollinger (left) listens to a first read of a new script during rehearsal for his drama,
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Playwright wears masks of comedy, tragedy simultaneously in Philly

Playwright Michael Hollinger is now rolling out two plays — a comedy, and a drama — and holding rehearsals for each in the same building.

7 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, April 10, 2018

The Cosby retrial enters its second day. The University of Pennsylvania faces a lawsuit from the parents of a student who committed suic ...

Air Date: April 10, 2018

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Newark, Delaware's Kelsea Johnson performs on NBC's
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Delaware singer continues her 'Voice' journey

On Monday night’s episode of the singing competition show, Johnson, 22, beat contestant Sharane Calister in the “knock out” rounds to advance in the competition.

7 years ago

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