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Two dancers face each other in a rehearsal room as Jesús gives instructions

Paul Taylor Dance Company and Omar Román De Jesús present If You Could Swallow the Sun

Dancing with who is present in the room
Along with familiar classics, Paul Taylor Dance Company hosts a world premiere from emerging choreographer Omar Román De Jesús with If You Could Swallow the Sun. Eileen B. Fisher previews.
Eileen B. Fisher

Eileen B. Fisher

Previews 3 minute read
Four people pose for a photo wearing various colored clothing and accessories

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 13-19, 2023

Hymn, Interminable, Philly Otaku Con, and more
Two new exhibits at Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia Film Society’s SpringFest, Philly Otaku Con, and a three-day festival celebrating World Circus Day highlight the week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 4 minute read
Murrah poses in a portrait, wearing an all black suit against a yellow-bronze gradiant background

Aural Compass Projects presents The Greatest Personal Privation

"Genre-bending" poetry and opera
The world premiere of The Greatest Personal Privation is a collaborative project written by Pulitzer Prize winner and former poet laureate Tracy K. Smith and composer Jasmine Barnes. Maria Corley previews.
Maria Thompson Corley

Maria Thompson Corley

Previews 2 minute read
A group of performers in all black with composer stands in a church-like area, a crowd before them as they sing

BSR Classical Music Interludes, April 2023, part 2

From the Source, Sacred and Profane, La Voix de Viole, and more
Gail Obenreder previews the second half of April’s classical music offerings, including performances by Opera Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Variant Six, and more.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 4 minute read
Wilkins, a Black man, in a camo-like blazer jacket holds a saxophone by a mic and conductor stand in a studio space

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

Learning circles and jazz for the soul
The weekly roundup features the School for Temporary Liveness, Leyendo a Fondo, and jazz at the Kimmel and the Rotunda. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 3 minute read
A woman sits holding a violin, lit by soft red light. She wears white, with flowers, books, other artifacts around her.

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, March 30-April 5, 2023

Miniball returns, pay no worship debuts, and Into the Woods arrives downtown
The Miniball Festival returns, pay no worship sees its world premiere with InterAct, Broadway sensation Into the Woods comes to Philly, and an exhibit celebrates 300 years of women in science. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 2 minute read
A path leads to the front of a neoclassical mansion surrounded by trees on a sunny day.

BSR Classical Music Interludes, April 2023

Music at the Mansion, Philadelphia Orchestra's digital stage, and more
Gail Obenreder previews classical music happening in the first half of April in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Previews 3 minute read
Blanchett as Lydia Tár. She holds a conductor's baton, wears a black jacket w/ white blouse, a crowd out of focus behind her

The BSR April 2023 repertory movie roundup

Fluid Karma tour, 25 years of Lebowski, and TÁR talk
Stephen Silver previews film screenings and events for April in the Greater Philadelphia area, including a visit from Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly, a Toshiro Mifune retrospective, and more from Sight & Sound 500.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 5 minute read
Book cover with illustrated wildlife including bugs, fish, raccoons—a river splits the middle of the book, some buildings

Exploring the nature of Philly with Mike Weilbacher’s Wild Philly

Coyotes, falcons, and beavers—oh my!
Mike Weilbacher details the amazing nature in and around the city in Wild Philly. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer previews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Previews 2 minute read
Ridenour stands on a short ladder, propping up a set tree, with blue flowers in the photo's foreground

Bringing Verdi’s La traviata to life at Opera Delaware

The art of the illusionists
Opera Delaware and Opera Baltimore team up to bring La traviata to the stage in North Wilmington, using a bit of crafty magic. Dara McBride previews.

Dara McBride

Previews 3 minute read