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Organist Paul Jacobs took a walk on the wild side. (Photo courtesy of the Juilliard School.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents 'British Isles Festival, Week One: Handel and Britten'

Fantastic beasts

The Philadelphia Orchestra crosses the Atlantic without leaving Broad Street as it begins its British Isles Festival. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Violinist Ida Levin devised this PCMS program before her death in 2016. (Photo courtesy of PCMS.)

PCMS presents 'Ida Levin Tribute Concert'

Ida Levin's legacy

PCMS organized world-class musicians for a thoroughly moving tribute to violinist Ida Levin, who died in 2016. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Image from CRUXspace 'Community Tech' show, in collaboration with Mural Arts. (Photo courtesy of CRUXspace.)

Cashing in on "new media" art

The digital underground is ready for its closeup

Digital media, BioArt, interactive art, and more are swiftly becoming the new creative currency, but in Philadelphia, they haven't started generating real currency. Amanda Wagner considers.
Amanda V. Wagner

Amanda V. Wagner

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Hanks (left), Streep: Graham gets the Schindler treatment. (Photo via 20th Century Fox.)

Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’

Katharine’s Choice

The only trouble with Steven Spielberg’s 'The Post' is its heavy-handed director.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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Angela Meade is popular, but this recital didn't make her case. (Photo by Faye Fox.)

PCMS presents 'Angela Meade, Soprano, and Danielle Orlando, Piano'

Prima la musica, poi le parole

Angela Meade’s PCMS debut was heavy on vocal pyrotechnics but light on musical introspection. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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The cast of 'Our Side' stages the stories of their city. (Photo courtesy of Media Mobilizing Project.)

Scribe Video Center presents 'Our Side: The Other Atlantic City'

Beyond the boardwalk

A short documentary based on a theater adaption of Turiya S.A. Raheem’s book, 'Growing up in the Other Atlantic City: Wash’s and the Northside' honors the city’s black legacy. Adryan Corcione reviews.
Adryan Corcione

Adryan Corcione

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Sarah Gliko and director/performer Bill Van Horn attempt to retain the focus Ludwig lost. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

Walnut Street Theatre presents Ken Ludwig's 'Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery'

Send in the Hounds

Walnut Street Theatre’s lively production occasionally lifts ‘Baskerville,' Ken Ludwig’s leaden Arthur Conan Doyle adaptation. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Patricia Urquiola's "Chasen Lamp" was inspired by Japanese tea whisks. (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.)

Philadelphia Museum of Art's 'Patricia Urquiola: Between Craft and Industry'

Soulful contemporary

Patricia Urquiola's Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibition 'Between Craft and Industry' highlights the tactile, stylish work of this Spain-born, Italy-based designer. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Thelma (left) and Roscoe with an old friend: Are the mice evil? (Photo by Dan Rottenberg.)

How kids see the Pennsylvania Ballet's ‘The Nutcracker’ (seventh helping)

But why is it called The Nutcracker?'

Seven years ago, I embarked on an annual journalistic quest to observe how small children (specifically, my grandchildren) develop an appreciation for great art (specifically, Tchaikovsky’s 'The Nutcracker'). Now these kids are ten and eight and the Pennsylvania Ballet has undergone major upheavals. Would they notice a difference? Dan Rottenberg considers.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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Duane Linklater's Penn Treaty Park monument "In Perpetuity" backs up to the still-flowing rivers and creeks. (Photo by Steve Weinik for Mural Arts Philadelphia.)

Mural Arts Program's Monument Lab brought public art to the people

Monumental future

Monuments are a flashpoint around the country, fodder for late-night comics. But in Philadelphia, with Monument Lab, public art had a chance to reinvent itself. Anne Schuster Hunter considers.
Anne Schuster Hunter

Anne Schuster Hunter

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