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Aerial view of Drexel University and West Philadelphia circa 1985. (Photo courtesy of Drexel University Archives)

Drexel University's Westphal College presents 125 Years: Drexel & the City

More than a retrospective

Drexel University looks back at 125 years of its changing landscape with an immersive exhibition that blends past, present, and future. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Conductor Herbert Blomstedt. (Photo by J.M. Pietsch)

The Philadelphia Orchestra with Herbert Blomstedt and Garrick Ohlsson

Blomstedt illuminates Brahms

Herbert Blomstedt led the Philadelphia Orchestra in a remarkable performance of Brahms’s Third Symphony, while guest soloist Garrick Ohlsson performed Mozart’s sunny 25th Piano Concerto. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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Jeongin Mun, a high-school student at the California School for the Deaf. (Photo courtesy of the Penn Museum.)

Penn Museum presents Mina T. Son's 'Making Noise in Silence'

At the intersection of immigration and deaf culture

The Penn Museum's Second Sunday Culture Film Series presented a Deaf Culture program, featuring Mina T. Son's 'Making Noise in Silence,' with a panel discussion of deaf culture and language. Brittany Barbato reviews.
Brittany Barbato

Brittany Barbato

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The company takes a leap in Osnel Delgado's '24 Hours and a Dog.' (Photo by Bill Hebert)

NextMove Dance presents Malpaso Dance Company

From Cuba with love

Havana-based dancers Malpaso Dance Company arrive in Philadelphia with an international flair for a stint with NextMove. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
Merilyn Jackson

Merilyn Jackson

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Thomas Choinacky spaces out. (Photo by Jen Cleary)

REP Radio podcast with 'A User's Manual' creator Thomas Choinacky

Architecture is everywhere

Step inside the art of creation in our latest podcast, as Darnelle Radford interviews Thomas Choinacky about his newest solo performance piece, 'A User's Manual.'
Darnelle Radford

Darnelle Radford

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Olah's vibrant sculpture greets weary travelers in Terminal A. (Photo courtesy of Janell Olah)

Janell Olah's installation at Philadelphia International Airport's Terminal A

Welcome home

Janell Olah’s art installation at Philadelphia Airport’s international terminal sends a message of hope and welcome to newcomers—and kids love it. Sarah Grey visits.
Sarah Grey

Sarah Grey

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Stephanie Blythe in the "trousers role" of Tancredi. (Photo by Kelly & Massa Photography)

Opera Philadelphia presents Gioachino Rossini’s 'Tancredi'

No more happy ending

A rare Rossini opera is revived as a vehicle for star mezzo Stephanie Blythe. It turns out to have many more merits. Steve Cohen reviews.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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Isabel’s sixth-grade class, with puppets designed by Mark Williams. (Photo by Johanna Austin at AustinArt)

Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium presents Jean Giraudoux's 'The Enchanted'

Into the woods

Jean Giraudoux's 'The Enchanted' blends fairytale magic with philosophical musings in Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Constortium's delightfully complex fantasy world. Mark Cofta reviews.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

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Richard Villaverde and Chloe Felesina in Matthew Neenan's 'Credo.' (Photo by Bill Hebert)

BalletX's Winter Series 2017 featuring Jo Strømgren, R. Colby Damon, Matthew Neenan

Traveling trio

BalletX, featuring choreographers Matthew Neenan, R. Colby Damon, and Jo Strømgren presents two new ballets and an East Coast premiere. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Detail from a bookplate. The inscription reads, "Three things to me God lends, Old Place, old books, old friends." (Photo courtesy of the Rosenbach Museum and Library)

The Rosenbach Museum's The Art of Ownership: Bookplates and Book Collectors from 1480 to the Present

Tiny art, big stories

An exhibition of bookplates at the Rosenbach Museum gives a picture of people, too. Anne Schuster Hunter reviews.
Anne Schuster Hunter

Anne Schuster Hunter

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