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PAFA's 113th Annual Student Exhibition

We make artists

PAFA’s strength has been and continues to be the requirement that artists learn through observation of the visual world. The results of that emphasis can be seen in the current Annual Student Exhibition.
Treacy Ziegler

Treacy Ziegler

Articles 7 minute read
Blackbird in flight: Photo by David Merrett, via Wikimedia/Creative Commons.

Orchestra 2001: Four Views of Nature and Religion

Gunfire and birdsong

Orchestra 2001 presents a star-studded program with a valedictory look at its past.
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 4 minute read
"American Legion Parade, Baltimore," 1989. Scott Heiser (1949–1993). Gelatin silver print, 8 x 12 inches. Estate of the artist.

Fashion, Circus, Spectacle: Photographs by Scott Heiser

Just like being there

Scott Heiser’s evocative representations of fleeting moments, events, and people allow viewers to experience, rather than to see, events.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Articles 5 minute read
"The Traitor: The Degradation of Alfred Dreyfus." Henri Meyer: Le Petit Journal, January 13, 1895.

'An Officer and a Spy' by Robert Harris

A retelling of the Dreyfus affair

The Dreyfus affair, as presented by novelist Robert Harris in An Officer and a Spy, raises issues around secrecy and spying that still resonate today.
Armen Pandola

Armen Pandola

Articles 4 minute read
Trying to pass: Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin." (© 2014 – StudioCanal)

'Under the Skin' and 'Only Lovers Left Alive'

New takes on horror

Genre films are not just for hacks — well-regarded indie directors Jonathan Glazer and Jim Jarmusch try their hands at horror.

Andrew Mangravite

Articles 5 minute read

Philadelphia Historical Artifacts by Jon Manteau

A hometown boy's tribute to Philly

There is something strange about Jon Manteau’s art exhibition at the LGTripp Gallery in Old City. It is an homage to Philadelphia, yet it feels more like a New York show in Chelsea or Dumbo.

Anne R. Fabbri

Articles 2 minute read

'Woody Sez' at People's Light

This music is your music

Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie, currently playing at People’s Light & Theatre Company, is a tribute to the legacy of one of America’s folk music icons.

Bill Murphy

Articles 2 minute read
Elliot Madore as Don Giovanni with Cecelia Hall as Zerlina. Photo by Dominic Mercier

Opera Philadelphia's 'Don Giovanni'

The Wilt Chamberlain of the 18th century

Nicholas Muni’s new production shows how you can reinvent a classic, Don Giovanni, without changing its period or distorting its story.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Articles 3 minute read
Nylund: Credible lust, from the Bible to Wilde to Strauss.

Strauss’s ‘Salome’ in concert (2nd review)

May I have this dance?

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s subscription concert season concluded with a lavish, semi-staged version of Richard Strauss’s Salome, mounted in collaboration with the Opera Company of Philadelphia. The two chief principals met the vocal and acoustic demands of the production triumphantly, but the Orchestra itself, led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, was the real star of the proceedings.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

Articles 5 minute read
Slusar, Bunting: Ties that bind, 20 years after.

Sharr White’s ‘Annapurna’ at Theatre Exile

Never too late

Annapurna, Sharr White’s intense two-character play, captures the nuances of despair behind a formerly married couple, as well as the bleak humor of their situation, with a generous assist from superb performances by Pearce Bunting and Catharine Slusar.
Robert Zaller

Robert Zaller

Articles 4 minute read