Philly Fringe 2023: Flamencodanza and KCBCxKCBCII’s Summer Series

Classical dance with contemporary flair

Two Fringe Festival performances feature classical forms of dance while looking to the present and future: Aylin Bayaz and Raúl Mannola’s Flamencodanza and KCBCxKCBCII’s Summer Series. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Sep 11, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: IRC presents Samuel Beckett’s All That Fall

Theater of the abs(heard)

All That Fall, a hilarious and unsettling jaunt to a train station in 1950s Ireland, is expertly staged by Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium in this year's Fringe, offering laughs right up to gut-punch finish. Emily B. Schilling reviews.

Emily Schilling

Sep 09, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Hannah Parke presents Birth. Sparkle. Death.

A hot Fringe ticket

Solo performer Hannah Parke’s new piece on navigating a devastating epilepsy diagnosis is exactly the kind of work that makes the Fringe exciting. If only the venue was bearable. Alaina Johns reviews.

Alaina Johns

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 5 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Kat Siciliano presents Eve

Asking why in the Garden of Eden

This folk retelling of exile from the Garden of Eden unravels the Bible story and weaves a tale of affection, curiosity, transgression, and honesty between characters you thought you knew. Helen Walsh reviews.

Helen Walsh

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Kingfisher Theatre presents Odysseus

Let us tell of a man

Bill George brings Odysseus to the Philly Fringe, a one-man retelling of The Odyssey that captivates in returning the poem to its rhetorical origins. Kiran Pandey reviews.

Kiran Pandey

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: 100th Meridian presents They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too

Soundtrack of your life

One woman’s quest to score a ticket to her favorite band’s farewell show takes on moving dimensions in They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too in this year’s Fringe. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Very Good Dance Theatre presents The Other Gardeners

Beyond Eden

The Other Gardeners, a Fringe show from Very Good Dance Theatre, promises sobbing, laughing, remembering, visioning, dreaming, forgetting, and loving. It delivers a little bit of everything, and more. Zara Waters reviews.

Zara Waters

Sep 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: Justin Jain presents The Dangers of Tobacco

A queer Filipino retelling of Chekhov’s one-act play

Justin Jain puts his own spin on Anton Chekhov’s The Dangers of Tobacco in this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

Sep 06, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Philly Fringe 2023: inFLUX Theatre Collective presents Bite the Dust

Ashes to ashes

inFLUX Theatre Collective’s Philly Fringe show Bite the Dust focuses on the impermanence of life, and the permanence of art. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Sep 05, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

UArts presents Dan Levenson: SKZ Monochrome Classrooms and L’école at the Philadelphia Art Alliance

Schools of imagination and memory

Kicking off the academic year with two uplifting shows about how we communicate, learn, and teach, the Philadelphia Art Alliance at UArts welcomes SKZ Monochrome Classrooms and L’école. Emily B. Schilling reviews.

Emily Schilling

Aug 29, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read