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EgoPo Classic Theater presents Sam Shepard’s ‘Buried Child’
A Shepard family comedy
EgoPo Classic Theater opens a season devoted to Sam Shepard with an intriguing but tonally unbalanced ‘Buried Child.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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The Wilma Theater presents Clare Barron’s ‘Dance Nation’
Power in discovery
The Wilma Theater presents 'Dance Nation,' a bold comedy about a competitive dance troupe of teenage girls learning, growing, and evolving through self-discovery. Christina Anthony reviews.
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Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Adam Bock's ‘A Small Fire’
‘Fire’ burns bright
Adam Bock’s nuanced, moving ‘A Small Fire’ is the most satisfying production Philadelphia Theatre Company has delivered in years. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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‘Even If Your Heart Would Listen,’ by Elise Schiller
Writing from wounds
‘Even If Your Heart Would Listen,’ exploring the loss of an adult child to addiction, is both memoir and an indictment of how our healthcare system is failing us. Anndee Hochman reviews.
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The Playing and Preserving project aims to save Philly’s endangered historic organs
Organ-ized support
A national nonprofit is combining the forces of several music organizations to help 10 Philadelphia congregations preserve historic organs, launching a three-concert series to engage the public with these important instruments. Margaret Darby considers.
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The Mütter Museum presents ‘Spit Spreads Death’
A world without vaccines
The influenza pandemic of 1918-19 killed millions of people around the globe, but Philadelphia was the hardest-hit of any major American city. The Mütter Museum explores this history, and its implications for modern public health, in ‘Spit Spreads Death.’ Michelle Nugent reviews.
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Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present Stars of American Ballet
Stellar dance
A mixed program of classical and contemporary dance didn’t always cohere in a performance from Stars of American Ballet at the Annenberg, but the dancers never failed to delight. Melissa Strong reviews.
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The Richardson Chamber Players present ‘Clara Schumann at 200’
Absent no more
Among an abundance of male composers’ bicentennials, a world-class woman composer finally gets her due with a Princeton concert marking Clara Schumann’s birthday. Linda Holt reviews.
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The Philadelphia Film Festival presents ‘Parasite’ and ‘Just Mercy’
Opening duo
Bong Joon-ho’s dark comedy ‘Parasite’ and American legal drama ‘Just Mercy’ kicked off this year's Philadelphia Film Festival, which runs through October 27. Stephen Silver reviews.
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The Crossing presents Gavin Bryars’s ‘A Native Hill’
Time without a calendar
The Crossing premieres a remarkable new work by Gavin Bryars, based on the words of a 20th-century farmer-philosopher. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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