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Brian Sanders’ JUNK presents Dragonbutter
The art of the game
Dragonbutter is an inventive hour-long experience from Brian Sanders’ JUNK that inserts participants into a hands-on science-fiction video-game quest. Melissa Strong reviews.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Ravel and Bizet
French fantasies
The Philadelphia Orchestra revealed a special flair for French masters Maurice Ravel and Georges Bizet in its latest Digital Stage concert. Linda Holt reviews.
Netflix presents Season 3 of Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None’
Finding ‘Moments of Love’
‘Moments of Love,’ the third season of the Netflix series ‘Master of None,’ follows a queer Black couple discovering what brings them together, and what pulls them apart. Christina Anthony reviews.
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The Brandywine River Museum of Art presents ‘Ralston Crawford: Air & Space & War’
An artist takes flight
The Brandywine River Museum of Art takes a high-flying look at the work of Ralston Crawford with ‘Air & Space & War.’ Gail Obenreder reviews.
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‘Fifty Words for Rain’ by Asha Lemmie
The bonds of family
In Asha Lemmie's debut novel set in post-World War II Japan, a young girl with a Japanese mother and an African American father struggles to find acceptance in a family that despises her. Helene Cohen Bludman reviews.
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Filament presents ‘Music for an Inner World’ at Arthur Ross Gallery
Balm in contemplation
Looking inward by looking back, the early music trio Filament presents 'Music for an Inner World,' a concert of 16th- and 17th-century works, in the Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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‘The Natural Mother of the Child’ by Krys Malcolm Belc
Redefining the parenthood memoir
In his new memoir, Philly writer Krys Malcolm Belc writes about his journey as a nonbinary gestational parent. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
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‘Girl in the Snow’ and ‘Nineteen movements for unaccompanied cello’ by Scott Ordway
Music of memory, dreams, and love
Philadelphia composer Scott Ordway’s music is featured on two new recordings on the Acis label, including ‘Girl in the Snow,’ a beautiful song cycle, and a large work for solo cello. Peter Burwasser reviews.
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Arthur Ross Gallery presents ‘An Inner World’
Venturing out to worlds inside
Digital or in-person attendees of ‘An Inner World’ at Arthur Ross Gallery will discover a world at home in the brush strokes of 17th-century Dutch masters. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
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Theatre Exile and Theatre in the X present Antoinette Nwandu’s ‘Pass Over’
Surviving to the promised land
Theatre Exile and Theatre in the X present ‘Pass Over,’ a story about two young Black men looking to pass over into their imagined promised land. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
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