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Asking no favors: US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg in her official portrait. (Image courtesy of WDC Photos/Alamy Stock Photo.)

NMAJH presents ‘Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’

Changing the world for women in America

A new exhibition from the National Museum of American Jewish History and LA’s Skirball Cultural Center charts the life, career, and rise of our own RBG. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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A delight each time on stage: Madhusmita Bora and Prerona Bhuyan of Sattriya Dance Company. (Photo by Tonmoy Bhagawati.)

The Courtyard Dancers Facing East festival presents ‘Riyaaz’ at FringeArts

More than practice

The Courtyard Dancers Facing East festival presents ‘Riyaaz,’ four dance companies that combine contemporary dance and the classic traditions of India to promote diversity and cultural awareness. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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No-one is guaranteed a place in the neighborhood: Anjoli Santiago, Freddy Amill, and Emily Fernandez in ‘MinorityLand.’ (Photo by Alex Medvick Photography.)

Power Street Theatre presents Erlina Ortiz’s ‘MinorityLand’

Change, change, change

Power Street Theatre remounts its production of Erlina Ortiz’s 'MinorityLand' in a partnership with Theatre Horizon. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

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Riveting as Espada and Mercedes: Lillian DiPiazza and Sterling Baca in ‘Don Quixote.’ (Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.)

The Pennsylvania Ballet presents ‘Don Quixote’

Justice for Cervantes

The Pennsylvania Ballet’s ‘Don Quixote’ is a comic delight. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Inis Nua’s first crack at McPherson’s corpus: Grant Struble and Minou Pourshariati in ‘The Night Alive.’ (Photo by Wide Eyes Studio.)

Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Conor McPherson’s ‘The Night Alive’

The pain we give ourselves

Inis Nua’s ‘The Night Alive’ is a disappointing first foray into the canon of Conor McPherson, Ireland’s most notable living playwright. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Taking the eye further than seems possible with a print: an untitled Mitch Lyons piece from the 1980s. (Image courtesy of Delaware Art Museum.)

The Delaware Art Museum presents Mitch Lyons and Angela Fraleigh

Delaware double-header

Regional artists Mitch Lyons and Angela Fraleigh make for two not-of-a kind exhibitions at Delaware Art Museum. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Hatching plans in the kitchen: Jennifer Childs and Grace Gonglewski in ‘The Roommate.’ (Photo by Mark Garvin.)

1812 Productions presents Jen Silverman’s ‘The Roommate’

More than a move-in

1812’s The Roommate is a revealing comedy about two women in their mid-50s who move in together, with unexpected consequences for both. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

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It isn’t a bad word. (Image courtesy of Abrams Books.)

‘The (Other) F Word,’ edited by Angie Manfredi

Beautiful, accomplished, happy, and fat

‘The (Other) F Word,’ a new collection from editor Angie Manfredi, finds the joy in fatness with contributions from writers of all identities who claim their right to their own bodies. Michelle Nugent reviews.
Michelle Nugent

Michelle Nugent

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Life after a head-wound in battle: a portrait of Richard St. George, by Irish artist Hugh Douglas Hamilton. (Image courtesy of MOAR.)

The Museum of the American Revolution presents ‘The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier’

Picturing the Revolution

In a rare mixture of history, art, and art history, the Museum of the American Revolution revives Irish artist and soldier Richard St. George, revealing the American Revolution anew. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Looking for Hellmut Gottschild: ensemble members of ‘From Zero to Sixty.’ (Photo by Karen M. Smith.)

The Performance Garage presents ‘From Zero to Sixty,’ a tribute to Helmutt Gottschild

Waiting for Gottschild

Instead of seeing reconstructions of his dances, the expectant audience at this tribute saw a confusion of works that bore no relation to Helmutt Gottschild’s oeuvre, except for one. Merilyn Jackson reviews.
Merilyn Jackson

Merilyn Jackson

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