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Left to right, descending: ‘Millennial Music’ clarinetist Yoonah Kim and composers Joshua Hey, Charles Peck, Andrew Hsu, Rene Orth, and Sky Macklay. (Photo courtesy of Musical Fund Society.)

Network for New Music presents ‘Millennial Music’

Brave new world

Six pieces by composers of the millennial generation, including two world premieres commissioned by Network for New Music, prove that contemporary music is in good hands. Margaret Darby reviews.
Margaret Darby

Margaret Darby

Articles 2 minute read
Mira Treatman and her partner at the December 2018 ‘Duets by Strangers’ workshop. (Photo by Kat J. Sullivan.)

Mira Treatman presents ‘Duets by Strangers’

New shows and duos

For Philly Theatre Week, Mira Treatman offered another round of her ‘Duets by Strangers’ workshop/performance combo. The mixed bill provided an interesting meditation on what two people bring to the table. Kat J. Sullivan reviews.
Kat J. Sullivan

Kat J. Sullivan

Articles 4 minute read
Singing the hell out of 20th-century comedy: Joilet Harris, Mary Elizabeth Scallen, and Jess Conda. (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

1812 Productions presents ‘Broads’

Going everywhere

‘Broads’ doesn’t always hit the modern mark, but with powerhouse voices from three Philly favorites, it’s a great survey of women who paved the way. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

Articles 3 minute read
His fame is no fluke: conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. (Photo by Minna Hatinen for the Finnish National Opera and Ballet.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents ‘A Space Odyssey’ with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Miraculous music

Classical music superstar Esa-Pekka Salonen led the Philadelphia Orchestra in a thrilling program of Bartók and Strauss. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
When will the PA Ballet rehearse outside the States? Principal dancer Oksana Maslova and artistic director Angel Corella in 2018. (Photo by Arian Molina Soca.)

Will the Pennsylvania Ballet ever hit the world stage?

Building an international company

Pennsylvania Ballet artistic director Angel Corella is making plans for the company’s next step, onto stages beyond the U.S. But it’s going to need some new partners. Camille Bacon-Smith considers.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Nam Keung-bong, 87, lost his only chance to see his wife and son after a lifetime apart. (Photo by Pamela J. Forsythe; original artwork by Laura Elizabeth Pohl.)

Temple’s Paley Library presents Laura Elizabeth Pohl’s ‘A Long Separation’

The human cost of walls

As debate over U.S. borders rages, this traveling photography exhibit puts a human face on the tragedy of political separations. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Articles 4 minute read
Swoon-worthy? Gregg Goodbrod and Sarah Gliko in ‘The Bridges of Madison County.’ (Photo by Paola Nogueras.)

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents 'The Bridges of Madison County'

A bridge too far

Philadelphia Theatre Company’s ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ swells with treacly sentimentality. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read
Trying to stay upright in a world designed to knock you down: Ruby Wolf and Rachel Brodeur in ‘Box Clever.’ (Photo by Plate 3 Photography.)

Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Monsay Whitney’s ‘Box Clever’

Two steps forward, two steps back

Inis Nua Theatre Company deftly and delicately handles the cycle of poverty in this two-actor show. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Articles 4 minute read
A stolen kiss at the sleepeasy: Macy Jae Davis and Monica Fischer. (Photo by courtlyn louise.)

The Hum’n’Bards present ‘We’ll Sleep When We’re Dead’

Perchance to dream

The collaboratively-written world premiere of 'We’ll Sleep When We’re Dead' is entertaining and unabashedly queer, but it falls a little short in the dystopia department. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

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Three women in knee-length gowns on a colorfully lit stage sing into microphones like rock stars

Curio Theatre Company presents ‘Three Sisters, by RashDash, After Chekhov’

Punk-rock Prozorovs

Curio Theatre Company’s ‘Three Sisters, by RashDash, After Chekhov’ interrogates theatrical traditions and gendered expectations. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Articles 3 minute read