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Tom Purdom recaps his favorite chamber music premieres
May brings new growth in Philadelphia's chamber music scene
Tom Purdom recalls his top four premieres of this spring's chamber music season. New work was busting out all over.
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National Museum of Women in the Arts' She Who Tells a Story
Twelve provocative photographers from Iran and the Arab world
The National Museum of Women in the Arts' photography exhibition, She Who Tells a Story, brings together a dozen artists from Iran and the Arab world. It's an easy road trip from Philadelphia with great rewards.
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Magic in the Ancient World at the Penn Museum
Do you believe in magic?
Penn Museum's Magic in the Ancient World brings together amulets, coins, bowls and other objects from its collection. Each item has a purpose, even if its only function is to make the wearer feel a little more secure.
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'Philadelphia Noir,' edited by Carlin Romano
Real and imagined crimes
This overlooked 2010 collection of Philadelphia neighborhood-based noir fiction contains plenty of surprises, literary flourishes, and a crazy Biddle.
Rick Soissonand Illustration by Mike Jackson
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'The Secret Garden' at Arden Theatre Company (second review)
A Secret Garden grows in Old City
A melodramatic story is the starting point, but what elevates this production is the grand, almost-operatic vocal score and its classy cast.
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Tempesta di Mare presents Handel and His Frenemies
Sword fights and cultural politics
Tempesta di Mare provides the musical accompaniment to the backstage tensions between Handel and his contemporaries.
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Ayad Akhtar's 'The Invisible Hand' at Theatre Exile
Take the money and run
Money, more than ideology, is the driving force in Ayad Akhtar’s brilliant drama 'The Invisible Hand' at Theatre Exile.
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The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society with the Aizuri Quartet and Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Two quintets with Haydn in the middle
The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society's season ended with both the rare and the familiar, including visits from the Aizuri Quartet and Ignat Solzhenitsyn.
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Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon's 'The Secret Garden' at Arden Theatre Company (first review)
A childhood favorite reimagined for adults
What happens when we peek behind the scenes of a beloved classic? This musical version lets grownups in and provides a satisfactory tear at the end, but why is the story of a strong young woman turned into a tale of a man’s love lost?
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Becky Mode's 'Fully Committed' at Theatre Horizon
A very full plate
You could say that Becky Mode's 'Fully Committed' skewers the underside of the restaurant business, or that it’s a delicious slice of ham, or that it’s an amuse bouche. Primarily, it’s a great vehicle for actor Michael Doherty.
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