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Lauren Snouffer's Agnès experiences a sudden, unwelcome awakening. (Photo by Kelly & Masse for Opera Philadelphia.)

Opera Philadelphia's presents George Benjamin and Martin Crimp's 'Written on Skin'

Drawn together

Opera Philadelphia’s local premiere of ‘Written on Skin’ offers a fresh spin on a contemporary masterpiece. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Martin and Peakes meet cute, but get serious. (Photo by Matt Urban, Mobius New Media.)

Delaware Theatre Company presents Simon Stephens's 'Heisenberg'

The bonds between us

Delaware Theatre Company’s regional premiere of Simon Stephens’s ‘Heisenberg’ disrupts our rom-com expectations of meeting cute. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla put a unique and youthful spin on the orchestra's concert. (Photo by Frans Jansen.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents 'Mozart and Mahler'

The young and the timeless: Mirga and Menahem

The Philadelphia Orchestra's 'Mozart and Mahler' program brought together conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and pianist Menahem Pressler in a memorable pairing. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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JODI's 'My Desktop OS X 10.4.7' (2007) replicates in video the electronic chaos of contemporary life. (Video still courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix, NYC.)

Institute of Contemporary Art presents 'Broadcasting: EAI at ICA'

Digital killed the video star

The Institute of Contemporary Art's 'Broadcasting: EAI at ICA' examines video art and the pop-cultural detritus that comes with it. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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Le Guin and her work offered Hochman comfort when she most needed it. (Illustration by Hannah Kaplan for BSR.)

Remembering author and inspiration Ursula K. Le Guin

Mistress of the multiverse

Of course Anndee Hochman admires Ursula K. Le Guin's work, but she also admired (and worked with) the woman herself. She'll pay tribute to Le Guin at an upcoming reading.
Anndee Hochman Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

Anndee Hochmanand Illustration by Hannah Kaplan

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J.D. Allen, Matthew Parrish, and Michelle Lordi brought a busload of excitement to the Cornelia Street Café. (Photo by Eugene Hurwitz.)

Michelle Lordi's Bandwagon Excursions

She's with the band

Jazz vocalist Michelle Lordi arranges bus excursions from the Philadelphia area to her concerts in New York. Stacia Friedman hopped aboard.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

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Robert Yang's 'Radiator 2 (still)' (2017) shows an image from his video game, which was already locked out. (Photo courtesy of the artist.)

Institute of Contemporary Art presents ‘Tag’ and ‘Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show’ (second review)

Games (queer) people play

ICA's 'Tag: Proposals on Queer Play and the Way Forward' and 'Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show' offer many different perspectives on queer downtime, with varying degrees of success — and fun. Daniel Park reviews.
Daniel Park

Daniel Park

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In Weymouth's 'Eleven O'Clock News' (1966, tempera on panel), a nearly hidden transistor radio provides the painting's title. (Image courtesy of the Brandywine River Museum of Art. Gift of Richard M. Scaife, 1986. © George A. Weymouth.)

Brandywine River Museum's 'The Way Back: The Paintings of George A. Weymouth'

Frolic examined

At the Brandywine River Museum of Art, area artist and Andrew Wyeth protegé George A. "Frolic" Weymouth has his day. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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UN Ambassador Samantha Powers gets an extreme closeup with President Obama. (Photo via IMDB.com.)

Greg Baker's 'The Final Year' looks back at the Obama presidency

A simpler time and film

Greg Baker's documentary The Final Year, about the waning days of the Obama presidency, leaves out some key details. Rob Buscher reviews.
Rob Buscher

Rob Buscher

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Top billing, second fiddle for pianist Daniil Trifonov. (Photo by Dario Acosta.)

McCarter Theatre Center presents 'Daniil Trifonov, piano and Matthias Goerne, baritone'

Super Bowl of song

On their way to Carnegie Hall, pianist Daniil Trifonov and baritone Matthias Goerne make beautiful, intense music at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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