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Piffaro presents ‘A French Noël’
A noël discovery
An illustrated manuscript made for an illuminating musical evening that transported audiences to a chapel outside Paris in the 1500s. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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The Crossing presents ‘The Crossing at Christmas’
From longest night to ‘Shining Light’
This year, ‘The Crossing at Christmas’ featured an in-progress world premiere based on the work of a philosopher farmer. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present Caleb Teicher & Company
Welcome variations on tap and swing
At the Annenberg, the Philadelphia premiere of Caleb Teicher & Company delivered a whimsical evening of tap and swing dance. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents the Gamut Bach Ensemble
Capturing cantatas
Koji Otsuki’s Gamut Bach Ensemble draws a crowd for a reason — his chamber players have a beautifully controlled and delicate sound. In last night’s performance, however, some of the singers had more lurch than lullaby. Margaret Darby reviews.
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The Lantern presents Charles Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’
A Dickens of a show
Lantern Theater Company’s adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ should become a new holiday tradition. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Mozart’s violin sonatas
Starry sonatas
PCMS offered a thrilling survey of Mozart’s violin sonatas, with pianist Jeremy Denk and three world-class soloists. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents its Chamber Series with David Southorn and Lura Johnson
The gold standard
The smallest DSO chamber ensemble makes big music at the Hotel du Pont. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Raw Street Productions presents ‘The Eighth Fish of Christmas’
A family affair
Raw Street’s ‘The Eighth Fish of Christmas’ heads home for the holidays with a lot of laughs — and some familiar family dynamics. Of course, the cash bar doesn’t hurt. Jill Ivey reviews.
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Tiny Dynamite’s A Play, A Pie and a Pint presents ‘The Audience Disturbs Marcel’s Bath Time’
Private bath?
Tiny Dynamite opens its season with ‘The Audience Disturbs Marcel’s Bath Time and He Is Very Upset with You All,' but the play’s exploration of privacy culture does little to disturb the audience. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Arden Theatre presents E.B. White’s ‘Charlotte’s Web’
A story with strings
True to the best of children’s stories, the undeniable dark side of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ shows up onstage, but this production can’t quite capture the novel’s poetic and lifelike verve. Alaina Johns reviews.
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