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Flux at the Wexler Gallery

Four artists redefining glass

Daniel Cutrone’s work transcends the process and definition of design, creating pieces that shatter the perception of what glasswork is, and can be.

Lauren Findlay

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Hold on a minute, son: Lerman and Pitt in “Fury.” (Photo by Giles Keyte - © 2014 CTMG, Inc.)

David Ayer's 'Fury' (second review)

The war lover

David Ayer’s Fury is a film that aims to look unflinchingly at war, but finally lacks the will to carry its vision through to the end.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

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Sarah Charlesworth. “Patricia Cawlings, Los Angeles,” 1980. (© Estate of Sarah Charlesworth; courtesy the Estate of Sarah Charlesworth and Maccarone.)

Sarah Charlesworth: Stills at the Chicago Art Institute

Falling

The value of the photographs in Stills rests in the artist’s metaphysical accomplishment: bringing reverence to the act of falling.
Joanna Rotté

Joanna Rotté

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder, “The Peasant Dance”

The Johannes Quartet at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Death and war and a Czech barn dance

The Johannes Quartet delves into two intense, highly emotional pieces, and then ends with a foot-stomping dance by Dvořák.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

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Memories with a golden glow.

Ned Benson's ‘Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby’

A film in three parts

The experience of seeing The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is more rewarding than the content itself.
Kayleigh Butera

Kayleigh Butera

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A short course in theoretical physics with many digressions (Photo by Mark Garvin)

'QED' revived at Lantern Theater

The limits of science

Science can do many things, but it cannot forever stave off individual suffering. Faced with prolonging a life of pain, or giving up, how does a theoretical physicist decide what to do?
Naomi Orwin

Naomi Orwin

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Fearsome yet admirable: John Douglas Thompson as Tamburlaine. (Photos by Gerry Goodstein)

'Tamburlaine, Parts I and II' at Theatre for a New Audience

Blood will have blood

Be prepared to multitask for three hours, with one eye on the program notes and the other on the stage, so you won’t fall behind. Believe me, it’s hard not to, with 19 actors playing roughly 60 roles. But you won’t want to miss a beat.

Carol Rocamora

Articles 5 minute read
H. Leslie Adams: a composer who commissions himself.

H. Leslie Adams, 26 Piano Etudes

Remembering why we play

We need not be afraid of delving into new music; all communication of the soul didn't cease in the 19th century, or even the 20th.
Maria Thompson Corley

Maria Thompson Corley

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Pescow, Wolpe: Your flaws, my virtues. (Photo: Matt Urban, Mobius New Media.)

‘Rest in Pieces’ in Wilmington

Second chances

If our late parents came back to life, would we treat them better? Would they treat us better? Would they treat each other better? Steve Bluestein’s play explores the line between comedy and tragedy, with uneven results.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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Jacobs (left) with Yannick conducting: Look, Ma, no hands! (Photo: Neil Santos)

Philadelphia Orchestra’s organ concert

Battle of the bands? No, a conversation

Organ music never enjoyed as spectacular a presentation in Philadelphia as the Philadelphia Orchestra gave it earlier this month.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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