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Donald Nally conducts The Crossing. (Photo courtesy of The Crossing Choir)

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.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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Julia Ray and Leslie Nevon Holden. (Photo courtesy of Reject Theatre Project)

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.'
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 5 minute read
Dufala, McDonald, and everyone else's everything else. (Photo courtesy of RAIR)

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.
SaraKay Smullens

SaraKay Smullens

Articles 3 minute read
The senator from Colorado and the waitress from New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Garvin)

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.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 2 minute read
E. Ashley Izard as Winnie. (Photo by Shawn May)

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.
Mark Cofta

Mark Cofta

Articles 2 minute read
Alex Richardson as Peter Grimes, Caroline Worra as Ellen Orford. (Photo by Jessi Franko)

'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.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Articles 3 minute read

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'Self-Defacing,' sculpture by Richard Ranck. (Photo by Richard Ranck)

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.
Treacy Ziegler

Treacy Ziegler

Articles 5 minute read
Commedia dell'infante (Illustration for BSR by Mike Jackson of alrightmike.com)

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 Reichgott Illustration by Mike Jackson

Seth Reichgottand Illustration by Mike Jackson

Articles 4 minute read
Paltrow, De Palma and Baumbach. (Photo via EPK.tv)

'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.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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Colorful costumes and calypso tunes. (Photo by ethimofoto.net)

'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.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Articles 3 minute read