Piet Mondrian, lighthouses, and horizons

We do not live in measured space, and we cannot live in the annihilation of space; we can only live in ambiguous space.

Treacy Ziegler

Jul 15, 2014 · Articles · 5 minute read

People’s Light presents ‘Bach at Leipzig’

Musical mayhem

Treacherously competitive baroque musicians battle it out in Itamar Moses’s farce Bach at Leipzig, which closes People’s Light and Theatre Company's season.

Bill Murphy

Jul 15, 2014 · Articles · 2 minute read

Royal Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV’

Henry, we hardly knew ye

Why care about Shakespeare’s histories? His two Henry IV dramas show an amazing array of colorful characters as well as captivating tenderness.

Steve Cohen

Jul 14, 2014 · Articles · 3 minute read

‘The Who’s Tommy’ in Norristown

Those old '60s feelings

Who could improve on the Who? A classic rock musical displays new life with the debut of a new theater company.

Steve Cohen

Jul 14, 2014 · Articles · 2 minute read

Bong Joon-ho's 'Snowpiercer'

An allegory with ax fights

Snowpiercer is worth seeing not just because of its indictment of widening global inequality, but because it seriously examines the alternatives.

Jake Blumgart

Jul 12, 2014 · Articles · 3 minute read

'Too Much Sun' and 'August: Osage County'

Daughter-devouring mothers on stage and screen

Mother-daughter conflict provides a break from father-son drama, but it's no more fun to watch.

Carol Rocamora

Jul 12, 2014 · Articles · 6 minute read

Minas in Media

A touch of Brazil

The "new thing" in Brazilian music is no longer new — but it's still infectiously enjoyable.

Robert J. Robbins

Jul 12, 2014 · Articles · 3 minute read

Townes Van Zandt: An appreciation

Townes Van Zandt was all artistry, and if he wasn’t popular, he nonetheless influenced many other musicians who were.

Michael Lawrence

Jul 12, 2014 · Articles · 3 minute read

The Met II in World War II

Philly secretly comes to the rescue

For two years during World War II, from 1942 to 1944, the Metropolitan Museum of Art went to war — in Philadelphia.

Richard Carreño

Jul 08, 2014 · Articles · 4 minute read

Paul Haggis's 'Third Person'

Third person, removed

Third Person underwhelms in its attempt to tie together three separate threads. Its downfall is the very detachment implied by its title.

Kayleigh Butera

Jul 08, 2014 · Articles · 3 minute read