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A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy, by Tia Levings
Women don’t need patriarchy, but patriarchy needs us
A Well-Trained Wife, Tia Levings’s gripping new memoir about her path in and out of a high-control Christian religion, is also an urgent warning to US voters who care about women’s rights. Alaina Johns reviews.
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Breaking the Curse: A Memoir about Trauma, Healing, and Italian Witchcraft, by Alex DiFrancesco
A magical memoir of perseverance
Alex DiFrancesco’s memoir is a transformative exploration of identity, spirituality, and perseverance. By delving into the complex layers of trauma and emotion, they offer a haunting narrative of survival and the search for hope. Cass Lewis reviews.
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Winterthur presents Transformations: Contemporary Artists at Winterthur
Generations of creativity
Artists from across the country, including many from the Philly area, respond to Winterthur’s famous collection of art, textiles, furniture, and more in this exceptional interdisciplinary exhibition. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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New York Circus Project presents Hamlet at FringeArts
A high-flying Hamlet takes risks
New York Circus Project’s Hamlet put an inventive circus spin on Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy with performances at Philly’s FringeArts in late July. Melissa Strong reviews.
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PAFA presents Philadelphia Revealed: Unpacking the Attic
Discover Philly’s new, old, and untold stories with these fascinating objects
The Atwater Kent Collection got a new home with Drexel when the Philadelphia History Museum closed. Now, Philadelphia Revealed, a new exhibition at PAFA, brings the city’s history to life with fascinating objects. Pamela J.
Forsythe reviews.
Forsythe reviews.
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Shakespeare in Clark Park presents As You Like It
All the park’s a stage
Annual summer favorite Shakespeare in Clark Park brings the Forest of Arden to West Philly in an energetic new adaptation of As You Like It directed by Ontaria Kim Wilson, running through July 28. It’s free! C.M. Crockford reviews.
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Alice Walker’s The Color Purple
Celie’s story comes to the Center Valley stage
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival mounts an excellent production of The Color Purple with acclaimed local director Amina Robinson,
but the show glosses over some of the difficult moments so important to this story. An Nichols reviews.
but the show glosses over some of the difficult moments so important to this story. An Nichols reviews.
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Delaware Shakespeare presents Julius Caesar
This textual triumph is especially stirring in an election year
Delaware Shakespeare opens its 22nd year with a finely mounted production of Julius Caesar—one of the Bard’s shortest and darkest plays—in Wilmington’s atmospheric Rockwood Park. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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Arthur Ross Gallery presents David C. Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship
Proving Black art's place at the center of American history
Throughout his groundbreaking career, artist David C. Driskell laid the foundation for the academic study of Black American art long ignored by the art world. A new exhibition at Arthur Ross honors him and his legacy. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire, edited by Alice Wong
Our right to be loved, show love, and to love ourselves
Disability Intimacy, the second essay collection from editor Alice Wong, dives into the ocean of human connection with a disability lens, from dating, sex, and kink to caregiving, parenting, and art-making. Alaina Johns reviews.
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