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Philly Fringe 2021: The Cannonball Festival presents Galumpha
The art of human architecture
A performance from Galumpha combined acrobatics, choreography, and physical theater for a special one-day stint at the Cannonball Festival. Melissa Strong reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2021: the Cannonball Festival presents Corinna Burns’s Bind
Welcome to the dungeon
Writer/performer Corinna Burns presents Bind, her memoir about surviving Philly in the 90s as a dominatrix, part of the Philly Fringe’s new Cannonball Festival. Corey Qureshi reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2021: Asimina Chremos presents The Engine
Ticket to another time
Asimina Chremos conducts audiences to a time when trains were running at the Rail Park in The Engine, her new Fringe piece. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2021: Spin Cycle and JCS Theater Company present Adjust the Procedure
Theatrical cause of death
A story that brings four university administrators together after a tragedy on their Covid-era campus proves that the minutiae of academia do not make for drama on Zoom. Brad Rothbart reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2021: New Paradise Laboratories presents Whit MacLaughlin’s 707 Hazardous Moves
A masterful return to the stage
New Paradise Laboratories founder Whit MacLaughlin is back onstage for the first time since 1996, exploring the poem that might be his salvation in 707 Hazardous Moves. Merilyn Jackson reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2021: Nichole Canuso Dance Company presents Being/With
Alone, but together, too
Performed for an audience of two, on opposite ends of the city, Nichole Canuso’s Being/With is less of a performance and more of an experience. Jill Ivey reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2021: Gamiotics Studios presents Saving Wonderland
A puzzling sense of wonder
Saving Wonderland, an interactive experience, falls short with antiquated immersive theater mechanics and an uninspired narrative. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2021: Jawn Wooders presents The Birth of Jawn
Meet Philly’s newborn drag king
Local drag king Jawn Wooders takes Fringegoers on an audio tour of LGBTQIA2+ Philly, with options for both digital and in-person experiences. Brad Rothbart reviews.

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Philly Fringe 2021: River von Waldron presents Ghost Town: The Musical
Living memories, sorrowful joy
River von Waldron’s new concept album captures the grief and joy of memories through musical vignettes as told by ghosts to Olive, a woman mourning the death of her mother. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.

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The Crossing presents Returning: coming home to song
Times change, mastery remains
The Crossing celebrates a return to in-person performance by singing signature works from its past. Gail Obenreder reviews.

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