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Calling for help: BODYTRAFFIC’s Jessica Liu. (Photo by Rob Latour.)

The Annenberg Center and NextMove Dance present BODYTRAFFIC

Strength and fragility

LA-based BODYTRAFFIC brought contemporary dance in a wide range of styles in a program presented by Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Apr 29, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Echoes of Matisse: The Koresh ensemble in ‘La Danse.’ (Photo by Contigo Photos + Films.)

Koresh Dance Company presents ‘La Danse’

Back to the source

Koresh’s ‘La Danse’ celebrates dance as a response to a world in disarray, with original music by John Levis and poetry by Karl Mullen. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

Camille Bacon-Smith

Apr 29, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Painted-on antics: Evan LeRoy Johnson and Troy Cook in Opera Philadelphia’s ‘La Bohème.’ (Photo by Steve Pisano for Opera Philadelphia.)

Opera Philadelphia presents ‘La Bohème’

Oh, for the cheap seats

Extraordinary singing from several locally trained performers salvages Opera Philadelphia’s vulgar, high-concept ‘La Bohème.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Apr 28, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Microscopic and celestial: Claire A. Warden’s 2016 ‘No. 09 (Not Basic Color Theory).’ (Image courtesy of PPAC.)

PPAC presents its 2019 Contemporary Photography Exhibition

Two looks at life and identity

Philadelphia Photo Arts Center’s eighth annual Contemporary Photography Competition and Exhibition showcases two wildly contrasting photographic narratives exploring power, identity, and joy. Christina Anthony reviews.

Christina Anthony

Apr 28, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

A powerful presence: Nichalas L. Parker as the Narrator in ‘Civil War Voices.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

The Walnut Street Theatre presents James R. Harris’s ‘Civil War Voices’

Civil War diary

A long-lost American diary inspires a musical show based on the words of real people during the Civil War. Suzanne Cloud reviews.

Suzanne Cloud

Apr 27, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

Unapologetically sentimental: The ensemble of ‘Honk!’ (Photo by Matt Urban at NuPoint New Media.)

Delaware Theatre Company presents ‘Honk! The Ugly Duckling Musical’

A tall tale for all seasons

Family-friendly, but more than a kids' show, 'Honk!' paddles swimmingly into Delaware. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Apr 27, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

Glenda Sol Koerus, aka ‘La Argentinita,’ performs in a flamenco tablao at Fleisher Art Memorial. (Photo by Contigo Photos + Film.)

Artsi and Pasion y Arte present ‘The Voices of Women in Flamenco’

Welcome to flamenco

Artsi and Pasion y Arte joined forces to present an evening of flamenco fit for Fleisher Art Memorial, combining the old and new in more ways than one. Kat J. Sullivan reviews.

Kat J. Sullivan

Apr 23, 2019 Articles 3 minute read

All for empathy and benevolence: Satanic Temple cofounder Lucien Greaves speaks at a rally in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Films.)

Penny Lane’s ‘Hail Satan?’

Separation of church and Satan

Penny Lane’s devilishly incisive documentary follows a group of Satanic activists pushing the legal boundaries of religious freedom in the heart of the Bible Belt. Gary Day reviews.

Gary L. Day

Apr 23, 2019 Articles 2 minute read

Hands like tiny starfish: The grandkids. (Image courtesy of Random House.)

‘Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting’ by Anna Quindlen

Love the grandkids; hold your tongue

In her new memoir, Anna Quindlen shares advice based on her latest role in life: grandparent. Kathye Fetsko Petrie reviews.

Kathye Fetsko Petrie

Apr 23, 2019 Articles 4 minute read

More than leather, spandex, and big hair: Tesla in 2019. (Image courtesy of the Keswick Theatre.)

As the Trocadero closes, look back at Tesla's 1990 'Five Man Acoustical Jam'

Don't you even worry, Philadelphia…

On a summer night 29 years ago, the band Tesla recorded one of rock's greatest live albums, ‘Five Man Acoustical Jam,’ at the Trocadero here in Philadelphia. With the venue closing and Tesla returning to town on April 23, Stephen Silver takes a look back at that album.

Stephen Silver