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The Mütter Museum presents Trusted Messengers: Community, Confidence, and COVID-19
Five years later: remembering pandemic heroes
A new special exhibition at the Mütter Museum marks five years since the first Covid shutdowns, honoring the healthcare workers, researchers, and truth-tellers who saved millions of lives. Erin Dohony reviews.

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Philadelphia Dance Projects presents Dance Up Close: Seeds and Sounds and Jumper Cables
Choreographic collaborations
Philadelphia Dance Projects’ Dance Up Close 2025 series kicked off with Jumper Cables and Seeds and Sounds, showcasing interdisciplinary collaborations at Christ Church Neighborhood House. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Stravinsky’s The Firebird
Welcoming spring with Stravinsky, Bartók, and Assiginaak
Whether or not it was intended, a spring program including Stravinsky, Bartók, and contemporary Canadian composer Barbara Assiginaak was a welcome reflection on musicians who have faced or presaged tyranny. Linda Holt reviews.

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The Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia presents Highway 65 and Matchmaking 2
Movies celebrating the scope, diversity, and complexity of Israeli culture
The 29th annual Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia highlighted artists rarely seen on American screens for a lineup with plenty to offer local Israeli Americans as well as the non-Jewish community. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.

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Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers presents Luna (月): Dance, Myth, and Nature
Philadelphia treasures
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers reflected on the moon in Luna (月): Dance, Myth, and Nature, with vibrant repertory works and striking world premieres by Weiwei Ma, Evalina Carbonell, and Kun-Yang Lin. Melissa Strong reviews.

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Hedgerow Theatre Company presents Tim Crouch’s I, Banquo
What would you do with a powerful prophecy?
Tim Crouch’s I, Banquo, onstage at Media’s Hedgerow Theatre, asks us in the words of Macbeth’s slain best friend what we would do if someone gave us a prophecy of absolute power. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.

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Ensemble Arts Philly and the Shubert Organization present the national tour of & Juliet
Baby one more time
The musical & Juliet flips the script on Shakespeare in the most delightful way, and it’s easily one of the most enjoyable and important Broadway exports that Philly has seen in years. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents pianist Leif Ove Andsnes
Music of home
In his debut recital with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, pianist Leif Ove Andsnes highlighted composers from his home country of Norway. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philadelphia Ballet presents Boléro, Water Dances, and Dance Card
A triple bill of intense dance
Philadelphia Ballet, celebrating 60 years and its new home on Broad Street, brought a triple bill that enthralled with tension. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

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Theatre Horizon presents Lauren Yee’s Young Americans: A Play in Two Road Trips
Americans on the road
In Lauren Yee’s Young Americans, onstage at Theatre Horizon, members of one family take a cross-country road trip 20 years apart, exploring how they understand each other as family, and as Americans. Emily Esten reviews.

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