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An idealized rural past: Morgan Colt’s ‘Phillips Mill Barn.’ (Image courtesy of the Michener.)

The Michener Art Museum presents ‘Impressionism to Modernism’

Pennsylvania town and country

The Michener Art Museum welcomes one Pennsylvania collection with two profoundly different viewpoints. Michelle Nugent reviews.
Michelle Nugent

Michelle Nugent

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Are you really seeing, or just imagining? Spencer Finch’s ‘Thank You, Fog.’ (Photo by Pamela J. Forsythe.)

Arcadia University presents ‘Spencer Finch: As Lightning on a Landscape’

Seeing for himself

An exhibition of photography by Spencer Finch at Arcadia University offers simple views with unexpectedly complex perspectives. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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A flaming star in the sky of music: Moor Mother. (Image courtesy of the artist.)

Ars Nova presents Moor Mother and Roscoe Mitchell

A pair of multiplicities

Ars Nova shatters the fabric of reality with a duet by Moor Mother and Roscoe Mitchell, part of its October Revolution of Jazz & Contemporary Music program. Aaron Pond reviews.
Aaron Pond

Aaron Pond

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The Kenyan government set 105 tons of ivory and 1.3 tons of rhino horn ablaze on April 30, 2016 in a response to the decimation of local populations, as seen in the film ‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch.’ (Image courtesy of Anthropocene Films Inc.)

The Academy of Natural Sciences presents ‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’

A whole new era

‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’ is a new documentary that asks whether we’re in a whole new age of the Earth, thanks to human activity. Lane Blackmer considers a screening and discussion at Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences.
Lane Blackmer

Lane Blackmer

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Whom does history reflect? David W. Young’s ‘Battles of Germantown’ wonders. (Image courtesy of Temple University Press.)

‘The Battles of Germantown’ by David W. Young

Restoring the history that includes us all

The northwest corner of Philadelphia known as Germantown far predates the city itself, and the real roots of its history are only just coming into public light. David W. Young’s ‘The Battles of Germantown’ reveals that work. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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What’s on the other side of the forest? Leigha Kato in ‘Into the Woods’ at Theatre Horizon. (Photo by Alex Medvick.)

Theatre Horizon presents a concert reading of ‘Into the Woods’

A fairy-tale anniversary

Theatre Horizon launched its landmark 15th season with a concert reading of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s fairy-tale musical, ‘Into the Woods.’ Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

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Choreography isn’t just dance: Ballet Jazz de Montréal’s ‘Dance Me’ pays tribute to Leonard Cohen. (Photo by Thierry du Bois.)

The Annenberg Center and NextMove Dance present Ballet Jazz de Montréal’s ‘Dance Me’

Dancing to Leonard Cohen

Annenberg Center Live and NextMove Dance present Ballet Jazz de Montréal’s ‘Dance Me,’ an evening-length performance to the music of Leonard Cohen. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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She wrote music in the shape of the solar system: composer Missy Mazzoli with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. (Photo by Martín Martínez.)

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

A symphony for the spheres

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra opened the season with a luscious concert featuring composer Missy Mazzoli, a Lansdale native. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Saturated with melodic flavor: violinist Leila Josefowicz and composer/conductor John Adams with the Philadelphia Orchestra. (Photo by Pete Checchia.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents John Adams’s ‘Scheherazade.2’

Scheherazade’s future

John Adams led the first Philadelphia Orchestra performance of his ‘Scheherazade.2, Dramatic Symphony for Violin and Orchestra,’ a musical reimagining of ‘The Arabian Nights,’ plus works by Ravel and Stravinsky. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

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A cross-section of reality and poetic metaphor: the set of REP’s ‘August: Osage County.’ (Photo by Evan Krape.)

The Resident Ensemble Players presents Tracy Letts’s ‘August: Osage County’

A well-made tidal wave

‘August: Osage County,’ now onstage with the Resident Ensemble Players at the University of Delaware, brilliantly dissects family dynamics. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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