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Curio Theatre Company presents Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play
Roasting turkeys
Larissa FastHorse’s satire The Thanksgiving Play, one of the most-produced plays in the country, gets its Philly premiere with Curio in a mostly hilarious production. C.M. Crockford reviews.
Reviews
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Philly artists get out the vote with To the Polls 2024, now on view in Love Park
“If you are voting, you are hoping for the future.”
Prolific curator and Streets Dept blog founder Conrad Benner is back with To the Polls 2024, a bi-annual nonpartisan project from Mural Arts urging Philadelphians—who may decide this Presidential election—to vote. Alaina Johns visits.
Features
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The Barnes Foundation presents Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
A sparkling philosophy of love
A new multi-media exhibition at the Barnes featuring New Jersey native Mickalene Thomas celebrates queer existence and the female gaze with mixed-media painting, collage, photography, video, and more. K.A. McFadden reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
OperaDelaware and Opera Baltimore present Puccini’s La bohème
Puccini’s genius lives on
La bohème is one of the opera canon’s all-time favorites. In a co-production with Opera Baltimore, OperaDelaware offered a lively, beautifully staged production that showcased Puccini’s musical genius. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
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Delaware Theatre Company presents Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing
Embracing the audience
Delaware
Theatre Company teams with Charlie DelMarcelle to present the popular one-man
show Every Brilliant Thing, a gentle comedy that embraces the audience
in its exploration of depression and healing. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
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Arcadia University’s Spruance Gallery presents Perpetual Inventory: A Ruminative Installation by Scott Kip
Unmoored and uncanny
Visitors to Scott Kip’s Perpetual Inventory can decide if they want to look at an inventory or gallery notes before entering—but it might be worthwhile to wait, for an impressionistic, mysterious encounter. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
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The Institute for Contemporary Art presents Where I Learned To Look: Art from the Yard
Art without walls
A new exhibition at Philly’s ICA explores what artists express in work made for the outdoors, from shrines to found objects to decorated cars, and a mirrored orb by Jeff Koons. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
The 2024 Philadelphia Film Festival presents Tim Fehlbaum’s September 5 and Sean Baker's Anora
The 33rd Philadelphia Film Festival kicks off with two great new movies
The Philadelphia Film Festival kicks off its 2024 screenings with September 5 and Anora, two great films sure to draw a lot of buzz as they head into their upcoming releases. Stephen Silver reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
Angel Corella opens up about his new Le Corsaire and 10 years at the helm of Philadelphia Ballet
“A star of his generation in dance”
Ten years ago, when Angel Corella became artistic director of Philadelphia Ballet, the company needed new ideas. As the premiere of his revamped Le Corsaire approaches, he speaks with Camille Bacon-Smith about what he brings to the company and what’s next.
Features
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The Wexler Gallery presents Jomo Tariku’s Juxtaposed
A fresh take on old and new art
Ethiopian American artist and design star Jomo Tariku, whose work spans from the PMA and the Smithsonian to Marvel’s onscreen Wakanda, gets his first-ever solo show at Fishtown’s Wexler Gallery. An Nichols reviews.
Reviews
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Piffaro and TENET present Triomphi: Petrarch’s Triumphs Expressed in Music of the Italian Renaissance
A musical tribute to the founder of humanism
In a glorious season opener, Renaissance band Piffaro and the vocalists of TENET explored the musical world of the great poet Francesco Petrarch, including his unfulfilled lifelong love (concert streaming November 1-14). Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
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The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, October 24-30, 2024
RED, Intimate Apparel, Día de los Muertos, and more
New performances at the Wilma, Arden, and Theatre Exile, a soundscape journey at Asian Arts Initiative, and Penn Museum’s annual Día de los Muertos celebration. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Previews
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EgoPo Classic Theater and Abrahamse & Meyer Productions present Tennessee Williams’s The Knightly Quest
Reviving a modern queer fable
To kick off the “B-Side” series of its current Queer Revolutions season, EgoPo welcomes longtime collaborators Abrahamse & Meyer Productions with The Knightly Quest, a relatively little-known piece by Tennessee Williams. Melissa Strong reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Teatro Esperanza presents Tanaquil Márquez’s Nichos
Capturing Philly’s Mexican American experience
An ambitious, sold-out world premiere at North Philly’s Esperanza Arts Center combines real-life stories from Mexican American locals and their families with rich, fantastical cultural elements. An Nichols reviews.
Reviews
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The BSR Podcast: Season 9, Episode 3: Morgan Bassichis presents Can I Be Frank? at the Wilma
Exploring the life of historic queer comedian Frank Mara
Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with Morgan Bassichis, the creator of a new show about comedian Frank Maya, one of the first openly gay performers on mainstream airwaves like MTV. Can I Be Frank? comes to Philly Oct 25-26, 2024.
Podcast
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The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, October 17-23, 2024
Halloween laughs, WEIRDO Fest, Undue Burden, and NICHOS this week
PHILADANCO!’s new show, Crossroads Comedy Theater gets hilariously spooky, a new accessible workshop series at Painted Bride, and Esperanza Arts Center opens its new show NICHOS. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Previews
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BSR Classical Interludes, October 17-31, 2024
More classical music in the Philly area
Offerings from Pyxis Piano Trio, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Jasper String Quartet, and more round out the rest of the month. Gail Obenreder previews.
Previews
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Theatre Horizon presents Jonathan Larson's tick, tick…BOOM!
In Norristown, Larson lives
Jonathan Larson’s early 90s one-man show continues to find new life in light of his legacy with a production by Theatre Horizon. Stephen Silver previews.
Reviews
3 minute read
The Strides Collective presents Matt Shvyrkov’s Confabulation
Having a lot of character
The Strides Collective presents Matt Shvyrkov’s Confabulation, a frequently engaging portrait of misfits that seems at odds with its overly ambiguous structure. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Reviews
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1812 Productions presents This Is the Week That Is 2024
Outdated election-year satire
1812’s popular political satire revue This Is the Week That Is returns to Plays & Players to take on the 2024 election in its 19th edition. But out-of-touch sketches offer mostly limp laughs. Josh Herren reviews.
Reviews
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Hedgerow Theatre presents Dave Droxler’s Robin & Me: My Little Spark of Madness
A marvelous madcap journey in time
This solo show from Delco native Dave Droxler mixes his real-life childhood in the Philly burbs with his love for a slew of comedians, especially his imaginary friend and real idol Robin Williams. Erin Dohony reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read