The Days of Afrekete by Asali Solomon

Life as a mosaic

The past has a way of affecting the present for Liselle and Selena, the two former lovers of The Days of Afrekete, Asali Solomon’s new novel in which a lifetime transpires over a single day. Kirsten Bowen reviews.

Kirsten Bowen

Nov 08, 2021 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Theatre Exile presents Makasha Copeland’s Extreme Home Makeover

A worthy homecoming

With the charming, edgy family comedy Extreme Home Makeover, Theatre Exile finally returns to its own South Philly home. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Nov 05, 2021 · Reviews · 4 minute read

The Delaware Art Museum and Aesthetic Dynamics, Inc. present Afro-American Images 1971: The Vision of Percy Ricks

Fifty years later: Still an essential vision

The Delaware Art Museum teams with Aesthetic Dynamics, Inc. to address a 50-year-old injustice with a reimagining of a historic moment in American art. Vena Jefferson reviews.

Vena Jefferson

Nov 02, 2021 · Reviews · 3 minute read

11th Hour Theatre Company and Prima Theatre present SOON

How soon is now?

In SOON, Nick Blaemire’s new musical, there’s a major climate event on the horizon … so it’s pretty tempting to just stay home and hide out with the 24-hour news cycle. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Nov 01, 2021 · Reviews · 3 minute read

The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror

Explore, perceive, repeat

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, in a special companion retrospective with the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, explores the circle Jasper Johns creates between artist and viewer. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Nov 01, 2021 · Reviews · 6 minute read

The Museum of the American Revolution presents Liberty: Don Troiani’s Paintings of the Revolutionary War

Glory, grit, and agony

The Museum of the American Revolution presents the first major exhibition of original paintings by Don Troiani, America’s foremost historical military artist. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Oct 26, 2021 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Koresh Dance Company celebrates its 30th anniversary with TikVAH

An opening for hope

Koresh Dance Company looks to the past and the future in world premiere TikVAH, establishing itself as a Philadelphia treasure. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Oct 26, 2021 · Reviews · 4 minute read

The Kimmel Center Cultural Campus presents Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton

Still astounding, and still astoundingly good

Hamilton’s long-awaited 2021 Philly run rocks the Academy of Music. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Oct 25, 2021 · Reviews · 5 minute read

The 2021 Philadelphia Film Festival presents Belfast, Finding Cousteau, and Storm Lake

Back in person at the Philadelphia Film Festival

After an all-digital event last year, the Philadelphia Film Festival is back in theaters through October 31 with a series of notable new releases, including Belfast, Finding Cousteau, and Storm Lake. Stephen Silver reviews.

Stephen Silver

Oct 25, 2021 · Reviews · 5 minute read

The Library Company presents Imperfect History

To see what we’re missing

For the 50th anniversary of its graphic arts collection, the Library Company looks beyond the images themselves to highlight what is missing—and why. Anndee Hochman reviews.

Anndee Hochman

Oct 19, 2021 · Reviews · 4 minute read