Performing Arts
Opera Philadelphia offers first look at MOVE bombing opera
An opera based on the 1985 MOVE confrontation — when police dropped a bomb on an African-American activist commune in West Philadelphia ...
7 years ago
Listen 1:36Celebration of independence showcases Indian culture in Philly
Happy, nervous energy filled the backstage area as dancers from more than 35 organizations readied themselves to perform at the Festival ...
7 years ago
For cues on renovations, Merriam Theater turns to the audience
The historic Merriam Theater on Philadelphia’s South Broad Street will soon undergo major renovation, and the owners want to entert ...
7 years ago
American politics provides ample material for satirical Bastille Day show
“And what do we say about historical accuracy?” a newly resurrected, glittering Edith Piaf asked the crowd assembled outside of Phila ...
7 years ago
Newfoundland was Britain’s oldest colony; in 1949, however, its inhabitants narrowly voted to join Canada, thus becoming the 10th p ...
8 years ago
I found joy and wholeness in ’90s queer rock of ‘Hedwig & the Angry Inch’
I'd graduated from high school in a small town two hours north of New York City, and had decided that musical theater was my passion. It wasn't.
8 years ago
As summer heat hits Philadelphia, Odunde Festival brings South Street to life
When South Philadelphia residents Lois Fernandez and Ruth Arthur launched the Odunde festival 42 years ago, the celebration took place wi ...
8 years ago
Attacking the NEA does not put ‘America first’
I thought about my grandmother last week, when Donald J. Trump unrolled a federal budget proposal that, to no on ...
8 years ago
Belly dancers ‘Fight For Air’ in Philadelphia
Local dancers shimmied to raise money to fight lung disease this past weekend in Philadelphia. More than 20 belly dancers took the ...
8 years ago
Why do American audiences love theatrical duds?
Richard Strauss’s opera “Der Rosencavalier” first performed in 1911 attracted rave reviews internationally and in citie ...
8 years ago
One Book’s choice of ‘Curious Incident’ spreads incurious view of autism
When I heard that One Book One Philadelphia had chosen ...
8 years ago
A crushing experience at musical theater camp
Two years ago, I decided to participate in a summer musical theater camp. Here's the thing: I don't sing. I don't act. I don't dance. It was a challenge.
8 years ago
N.O.W.: A gala celebration of New Operatic Work by Opera Philadelphia
Brought to you by Freemans Auctioneers, The Circuit, with Caroline Stewart, takes you to the Loews Philadelphia Hotel for Opera Philadelp ...
12 years ago