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Group promo photo of the Memphis cast all in costume against a white backdrop

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 27-August 2, 2023

Black Spatial Relics, Clean Green Machine, Elephants and the Grass, and more
The upcoming week features offerings from Yes! And…Collaborative Arts, Black Spatial Relics, Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, and BlackStar Projects. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

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Three dancers in all white in mid-step on stage, a black backdrop illuminated by sparkling lights

Mijkalena Smith and company present Flowing Forms

New dances explore environments internal and external
Mijkalena Smith, Malcolm Shute, and Jessica Warchal-King offer a diverse summer dance program at CHI Movement Arts Center. Melissa Strong previews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

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Actor Choi Min-sik in character, only his upper body and shirt is visible against black backdrop, the title in red letters

The BSR August 2023 repertory movie roundup

Going beyond Barbenheimer
There’s more to the movie theaters than Barbie and Oppenheimer in August. Stephen Silver rounds up screenings in the area for the month.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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Price on stage in a chair playing cello, a piano in the background.

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents The Bach Cello Suites Project

Reconsidering and improvising Bach
Choreographer Megan Bridge and musician Tristan Price offer a new angle on Bach’s music and The Artist’s Mother exhibit. Eileen B. Fisher previews.
Eileen B. Fisher

Eileen B. Fisher

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Three dancers on stage extend arms and hands, looking up, ready to catch fourth dancer who is in mid-air, planked out

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 20-26, 2023

Through My I, Communitas, Shakespeare in Clark Park, and more
Rounding up the next week, with offerings from the Barnes, Perkins Center for the Arts, and Almanac Dance Circus Theatre. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

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Book cover w/ The Pretty One prominent overlaying Brown, a Black woman, wearing a gray sweater, glasses, outdoors, smiling

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup: Book Week 2023

A curated selection of books in celebration of Disability Pride Month
Alaina Johns and Kyle V. Hiller curate a variety of books from a variety of writers living with disabilities for this year’s BSR book week.
Alaina Johns Kyle V. Hiller

Alaina Johnsand Kyle V. Hiller

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A group of four Black cosplayers in costume poses emphatically, joyfully, in a bright indoor space

Five reasons to attend the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention

For the geek at heart
An Nichols previews the 2023 East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention and how it works towards cultural awareness, youth literacy, and building safe spaces for geekdom.
An Nichols

An Nichols

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Performers in colorful robes, headdresses play djembe drums and dance on stage outdoors

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 6-12, 2023

South Jersey Caribbean Festival, outdoor jams, and writing with the seasons
Kyle V. Hiller rounds up the week, with festivals, movie screenings, writing workshops, and more.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

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A screen cap of the film, a dozen or so with light sabers fight off an army of droids in a desert area.

The BSR July 2023 repertory movie roundup

Blobfest, Hitchcock, Star Wars prequels, and more
Blobfest is back! Jurassic Park at the Mann with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Hitchcock seminars, Bruce Lee double feature, and more screenings this month. Stephen Silver rounds up.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 5 minute read
Chill Moody and Atwater dress in mostly black, pose at the balcony of the Mann, the lower level behind them

BSR Classical Music Interludes, July 2023

Opera Philadelphia, Carillon Concerts at Longwood Gardens, and the Young Pianists Academy competes
Curating the hottest classical music events in the area this month, including those from OperaDelaware, Academy of Vocal Arts, and a performance of Black Metropolis. Gail Obenreder rounds up.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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