Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers presents KyLin’s Garden

KYL/D celebrates 25 years

Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers celebrated its 25th anniversary with two world premieres by company artists, and four reimagined works by the founder, linking past, present, and future. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Mar 14, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents House of Photographs

In the eye of the collector

House of Photographs is a visual treasure that wraps visitors in the collectors' point of view, ranging from a microscope to a Brooklyn sidewalk, from French gardens to Chinese arbors to outer space. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Mar 13, 2023 · Reviews · 5 minute read

Irish Heritage Theatre presents Brian Friel’s The Bear and Afterplay

Chekhov with an Irish brogue

Brian Friel tackles the Russian master in The Bear and Afterplay, the latest double bill from Irish Heritage Theatre. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 10, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Quintessence Theatre Group presents Shakespeare’s The Tempest

A well-masked effort

Quintessence Theatre Group combines creative casting, minimalistic design, and a whole lot of masks for its ambitious production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Mar 07, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

The Print Center presents its 97th Annual International Competition

The Light Outside Home, and other works on trauma and memory

For its 97th Annual International Competition, the Print Center selected three artists out of 400 applicants. Each of them grapples with trauma, memory, and immigrant experiences. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Mar 07, 2023 · Reviews · 5 minute read

Azuka Theatre and Teatro del Sol present AZ Espinoza’s All My Mothers Dream in Spanish

A bilingual feast

Azuka teams with Teatro del Sol for the world premiere of AZ Espinoza’s All My Mothers Dream in Spanish, a magical exploration of ancestry and healing that’s also very much of the moment. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

Mar 06, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read

PCMS presents the Brentano Quartet’s Dvořák and the American Identity

American music, then and now

The Brentano Quartet used their annual recital with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society to establish Antonin Dvořák as an American master. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 06, 2023 · Reviews · 3 minute read

BalletX presents its 2023 Winter Series

The return of Jorma Elo

Two world premieres and a poignant reprise make a strong, balanced program at BalletX’s 2023 Winter Series. Eileen B. Fisher reviews.

Eileen B. Fisher

Mar 03, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read

The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

The Revelations we still need

Alvin Ailey visited the Academy of Music for four performances, including work by Twyla Tharp and Ailey’s own piece celebrating Winnie and Nelson Mandela, and the beloved Revelations. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

Camille Bacon-Smith

Feb 28, 2023 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Lyric Fest presents Cotton

Recreation and catharsis

Cotton, an immersive multimedia experience recreating generational trauma, marks Lyric Fest’s 20th anniversary, with new music by Damien Geter and a slate of poets inspired by the photography of John Dowell. An Nichols reviews.

An Nichols

Feb 27, 2023 · Reviews · 2 minute read