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Pennsylvania Ballet presents 'On Edge'
Three to think on
The Pennsylvania Ballet's 'On Edge' presented three pieces (including two world premieres) that took audiences to the edge of emotion and sent them home young again. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Philadelphia Orchestra presents Bach and Bruckner
Sturm, drang, and welcome quiet
Philadelphia Orchestra music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and concertmaster David Kim shine in a double bill of favorite works by Bach and Bruckner. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Gross McCleaf Gallery presents Ying Li's 'Sojourn'
Double geographies
Gross McCleaf Gallery's exhibition of artist Ying Li's new work shows her progress from the social realism of the Chinese Cultural Revolution to pure abstraction. Lev Feigen reviews.
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David France's 'The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson'
Marsha P. Johnson documentary dogged by controversy
The gay liberation movement started when Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick at the 1969 Stonewall uprising, but David France's 'The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson' shows how the movement often excluded the “T” in “LGBT.” Adryan Corcione reviews.
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Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 2017: Rabbi Mordechai Vardi's 'The Field'
Talking across the divide
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival brings Rabbi Mordechai Vardi's documentary 'The Field' from Israel to Philadelphia, as two peoples learn to speak a common language. Stacia Friedman reviews.
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NMAJH presents Bruce Gendelman's 'Sifting Through Ashes'
When memory fails, art survives
In the National Museum of American Jewish History's 'Sifting Through Ashes,' Bruce Gendelman's paintings and photographs revisit the Holocaust as it begins to fade from living memory. Pam Forsythe reviews.
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NextMove Dance presents Paul Taylor Dance Company
Three classics of dance
NextMove Dance brings Paul Taylor Dance Company back to Philadelphia, this time with three of his masterpieces. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Arden Theatre Company presents 'Touchtones' (second review)
Under the white dress
Michael Hollinger and Robert Maggio's new musical, 'TouchTones,' at the Arden Theatre Company, reminds us that it isn’t really about the bride. Alaina Mabaso reviews.
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Walnut Street Theatre presents 'It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play'
It's a wonderful production
'It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play' shares holiday cheer in a fresh retelling of a familiar story at the Walnut Street Theatre's Studio 3. Mark Cofta reviews.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2017: Aki Kaurismäki’s 'The Other Side of Hope'
A Finnish auteur bids adieu
Finnish writer/director Aki Kaurismäki’s final film, 'The Other Side of Hope,' debuted at the Philadelphia Film Festival. Rob Buscher reviews.
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