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A mysterious narrative meets modern tendencies: Wyeth’s 1939 ‘Island Funeral.’ (Image courtesy of the Brandywine River Museum.)

The Brandywine River Museum presents ‘N.C. Wyeth: New Perspectives’

Wyeth’s double life

A seminal Brandywine artist gets new consideration. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Look again: Bill Viola's 2005 'Ablutions,' a color video diptych on two flat-panel displays. (Image courtesy of the Barnes.)

The Barnes Foundation presents ‘The Art of Bill Viola’

Second screenings

In its first exhibition focusing on video art, the Barnes presents the work of video pioneer Bill Viola, who challenges his viewers to rethink how we look at what we see. Gary L. Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

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A monumental work full of allusion: Edouard Duval-Carrié’s ‘Lost at Sea.’ (Image courtesy of Delaware Art Museum.)

The Delaware Art Museum presents ‘Relational Undercurrents’

Art of the archipelagos

Indigenous cultures power this multimedia exhibit, inviting us to a Caribbean that is much more than palm trees and turquoise sea. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Spanning the globe in dance genres: the ensemble of Ujima. (Photo by Aliya Anderson.)

SoLow Fest 2019: Ujima Dance Theatre presents ‘An Afternoon of Dance’

Around the world in one afternoon

Ujima Dance Theatre’s 'An Afternoon of Dance,' part of SoLow Fest 2019, contained five inspiring, globally minded works. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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Think ‘Downton Abbey’ meets drag: Christopher Patrick Mullen and Brad DePlanche in ‘Irma Vep.’ (Photo by Lee A. Butz.)

PA Shakespeare Festival presents Charles Ludlam’s ‘Mystery of Irma Vep’

Page-turners storm the stage

A spirited revival of ‘The Mystery of Irma Vep,’ at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, confirms the genius of Charles Ludlam. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Why return to this work now? The ensemble of ‘Nixon in China’ in Princeton. (Photo by Jessie Franko Designs LLC.)

The Princeton Festival presents John Adams and Alice Goodman’s ‘Nixon in China’

A modern relic

The Princeton Festival offers an admirable staging of John Adams’s landmark opera ‘Nixon in China,’ but the work itself hasn’t aged particularly well. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Demanding surrender: the ensemble of The Crossing’s ‘Aniara.’ (Photo by John C. Hawthorne.)

The Crossing presents ‘Aniara’

The bubble in the glass of God

The Crossing journeys through the cosmos and into performance art with the world premiere of 'Aniara.' Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Yes, this is all really happening: the North American Tour Company of ‘Cats.’ (Photo by Matthew Murphy.)

Broadway Philadelphia presents the national tour of ‘Cats’ at the Forrest Theatre

Nine lives too many

The national tour of ‘Cats’ offers a flea-bitten night at the theater. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Iraisa Ann Reilly: a perceptive performer who lives her creations. (Photo courtesy of the artist.)

SoLow Fest 2019: Iraisa Ann Reilly’s ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Interpreting Aphasia’

When you can't find the words

This new show, still in development at this year’s SoLow Fest, reveals life for people with aphasia and those who work to support them. Suzanne Cloud reviews.
Suzanne Cloud

Suzanne Cloud

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Humor and gravitas wanted: Bradley Cooper (at right) joins Carey Mulligan and singers Alec Shrader (Candide) and Timothy McDevitt (Maximilian). (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents ‘Candide’ with Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan

Seeking star power

Bradley Cooper didn’t impress critic Cameron Kelsall in ‘Candide,’ but the Philadelphia Orchestra’s excellent musicianship sure did.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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