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The Crossing plays Gavin Bryars and Tõnu Kõrvits
Meditation with saxophones
Donald Nally’s The Crossing voyages into the deep waters of 17th-century mysticism with work by Gavin Bryars and Tõnu Kõrvits.
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Reject Theatre Project's 'SHREW' adapted by Christine Freije
The taming of the beast
Reject Theatre Project exposes the misogyny of Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew,' which most productions try to obscure, with 'SHREW.'
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RAIR presents Martha McDonald's 'Songs of Memory and Forgetting' at Revolution Recovery
The detritus of our lives
Set in a construction-waste recycling facility, this deeply moving installation and performance examines the things we leave behind and the messages they send.
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Zak Berkman's world premiere 'The Harassment of Iris Malloy' at People's Light and Theatre Company
The politics of the personal
Zak Berkman's world premiere 'The Harassment of Iris Malloy' suggests a tabloid situation, but reveals a genuine drama.
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Samuel Beckett's 'Happy Days' at Quintessence Theatre Group
Buried alive and still smiling
Samuel Beckett's 'Happy Days' frustrates our desire for a tidy plot, but offers other riches in Quintessence's impressive production.
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'Peter Grimes' by Benjamin Britten at the Princeton Festival
A Britten masterpiece masterfully performed
The Princeton Festival offers a rare opportunity to see 'Peter Grimes,' a Britten masterpiece known for its accessibility and modern themes. It's an excellent production featuring many Opera Philadelphia and Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia members.
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Richard Ranck, divesting knowledge in The Art of the State
In pursuit of the naïve
Artist Richard Ranck attempts to "divest" his sculpture of meaning, and Treacy Ziegler finds unintentional meaning in her own paintings.
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What changes when working artists become parents
The art in parenting and parenting in art
Seth Reichgott speaks with a few of Philadelphia's theater artist/parents about the ways in which having children affected their careers.
Seth Reichgottand Illustration by Mike Jackson
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'De Palma,' a documentary by Jake Paltrow and Noah Baumbach
This time, the camera is on him
Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow's new documentary features director Brian De Palma discussing his life and career — including his Philadelphia childhood.
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'Jamaica' at New Freedom Theatre
New York, New York, big city of dreams
Presenting a revival of the music comedy 'Jamaica' as just a colorful travelogue is missing an opportunity, but it sure looks good.
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