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Berry played Broadwood's unique and uniquely repaired instrument. (Photo via SylviaBerry.org.)

PhilaLandmarks presents 'Across the Pond' by Grand Harmonie

Music is the best medicine

PhilaLandmarks Early Music Series opens an 18th-century wormhole on South Fourth Street. Margaret Darby reviews.
Margaret Darby

Margaret Darby

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In Itzik Galili's 'O Balcao de Amor,' Céline Cassone's bravado impresses Alexander Hille's nerdy admirer. (Photo by qiqi.)

NextMove Dance presents Ballets Jazz de Montréal

Leonard Cohen stole the show

Ballets Jazz de Montréal brings an eclectic modern voice to jazz and ballet technique in three new works presented by NextMove Dance. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Jarrett Ott, the concert's featured baritone, is a recent Curtis Institute of Music alum. (Photo by Dario Acosta Photography.)

New York Choral Society presents C.V. Stanford's 'Songs of the Fleet' at Carnegie Hall

Swimmingly good

NYCHORAL presented a superb concert of music inspired by the grandeur of the sea, at Carnegie Hall with David Hayes conducting. Rick Perdian reviews.
Rick Perdian

Rick Perdian

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Somehow, Kaufman's 'Sensitive Guys' is transformed in the hands of real college students on a college campus. (Photo by Fig Tree Photography.)

Arcadia University presents MJ Kaufman's 'Sensitive Guys'

Second time around

BSR theater critic Mark Cofta visited Arcadia University to see how MJ Kaufman’s play about sexual assault on college campuses, 'Sensitive Guys,' plays on a college campus.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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An illicit romance heats up in the 'Waitress' kitchen. (Photo by Joan Marcus.)

Broadway Philadelphia presents 'Waitress'

Check, please

Broadway Philadelphia brings the national tour of ‘Waitress’ to Philadelphia. It serves up a pile of sugar, but needs a pinch of salt. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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The cast and comedy of 'Tiger Style!': Rob Buscher says if you can't relate, it's not for you. (Photo by Stephanie Price.)

A critical look at the critics of PAPA's 'Tiger Style!'

The show we've been waiting for

Did the non-Asian critics who reviewed Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists' production of Mike Lew's 'Tiger Style!' miss the point? Rob Buscher considers.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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L to R: Ashton Carter's Prince Albert, Paul McElwee's Bees, and Katherine Perry's Amanda the Milliner prove you can't travel backward in time. (Photo by Johanna Austin, austinart.org.)

Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium presents Jean Anouilh's 'Time Remembered (Leocadia)'

The past suits our present

The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium shares 'Time Remembered,' Jean Anouilh's timeless fairy tale. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read
Welcome to the space age: Videosphere Television, made for Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (1970). (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.)

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents 'Design in Revolution: A 1960s Odyssey'

Déjà vu all over again

The Philadelphia Museum of Art gets far out with its new exhibition 'Design in Revolution: A 1960s Odyssey.' Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Articles 4 minute read
Mark Morris's artistry disregards boundaries. (Photo by Erin Baiano.)

Annenberg Center presents Mark Morris Dance Group's 'Dances to American Music'

Dancing coast to coast

Mark Morris Dance Group's 'Dances to American Music' kicks off the choreographer's stint as Annenberg Center artist-in-residence. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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L to R: Jaylene Clark Owens, Charlotte Northeast, and Claire Inie-Richards all play women looking to amplify their voices. (Photo by Alex Medvick.)

Theatre Horizon presents Lauren Gunderson's 'The Revolutionists'

Grace and power

Lauren Gunderson's 'The Revolutionists' at Theatre Horizon blends 1793's rebels with modern women's struggles for equality. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 3 minute read