Name: Cotter Interactive
Price range: $

Two Black trapeze artists in mid swing from rope, heads tilted back, arms out, legs in motion, both wearing leather bondage

The new Black Circus Week leaps into Cannonball

A first for the BIPOC circus community in Philly

A full week of shows, workshops, family-friendly cabarets and more arrive with Black Circus Week at Cannonball. An Nichols previews.

An Nichols

Sep 04, 2024 Previews 2 minute read

Photo of outside of Sigma Sound Studio, a sign above the awning, windows with closed shades, on the corner of a street

The long odyssey of Philly’s legendary Sigma Sound Studios

A documentary film caught in limbo

Producer and director Bill Nicoletti talks the trials and tribulations of getting The Philly Sound Heard 'Round the World, a documentary on Sigma Sound Studios, to an audience. Frank Halperin profiles.

Frank Halperin

Aug 31, 2024 Profiles 3 minute read

Weiner, a white woman with brown hair in jeans and a white tank, poses smiling on an outdoor bench overlooking a bay.

Blue Stoop continues its inclusive literary mission with the Jennifer Weiner Fellowship

A new path for debut novelists

Novelists Jennifer Weiner and Emma Copley Eisenberg talk with Emma Riverso about a new fellowship from Philly's Blue Stoop that will offer a new path into the industry for under-represented debut authors.

Emma Riverso

Aug 23, 2024 Features 4 minute read

Selfie of Docherty in a booth with lighting consoles and monitors behind her, a stage can be seen through a window

The art of lighting design with Alyssandra Docherty

Lighting up the space

Freelancer Alyssandra Docherty talks about her work as a lighting designer, how the light bulb got turned on for her, and how she manages to keep learning and growing. Melissa Strong previews.

Melissa Strong

Jul 24, 2024 Profiles 4 minute read

Acrylic on canvas painting, a young woman to the right, painted in blue and black. Lined paper figurine cutouts on the left

The Barnes Foundation and Mural Arts Philadelphia present Visions

An exhibition for restorative justice

The Barnes and Mural Arts’s Visions opens this week featuring artworks from system-impacted young people in southeast Pennsylvania. Cass Lewis previews.

Cass Lewis

Jun 30, 2024 Previews 2 minute read

Three people playing wind instruments stand next to each other in an indoor area

Inviting improvisation for everyone, every week at the Rotunda

Medicinal, positive anarchy

Every Wednesday, Philadelphia residents convene at the Rotunda for two hours of musical improvisation, free and open to all, with no leader, no instructions, and no repeating. Thomas Hagen previews.

Thomas Hagen

Apr 24, 2024 Previews 3 minute read

Two performers in all black formal wear cheers with the host also holding a mic at a small table on stage.

Philadelphia Orchestra presents Orchestra After 5: Haydn and Mozart

A Haydn happy hour

The Philadelphia Orchestra experiments with a new, casual concert format in its Orchestra After 5 series. Cameron Kelsall previews their latest event.

Cameron Kelsall

Apr 03, 2024 Previews 3 minute read

Brown and Wolf on stage with a mic in front of a full house audience, blue and purple neon lighting.

Stand-up for everybody with Next in Line Comedy

A laughing matter

Manny Brown talks comedy and community with the collective Next in Line Comedy, now with a new venue at The Coop. Kiran Pandey profiles.

Kiran Pandey

Mar 20, 2024 Profiles 2 minute read

Schmit, Charles pose together. Schmit wears all black with a blazer, Charles in a print T and jeans, against a white curtain

Pleasurable sex re-education with DTF: Darryl & Timaree Fun Hour

Getting nerdy and dirty

Collaborators Timaree Schmit and Darryl Charles, hosts of DTF, talk sex, comedy, education, and being kindred souls. Daralyse Lyons profiles.

Daralyse Lyons

Mar 13, 2024 Profiles 4 minute read

Two singers. Dressed in all black, singing on stage towards the audience.

Marian Anderson Museum presents Porgy and Bess

Preserving a legendary Philadelphia institute

The Marian Anderson Historical Society will host a performance of Porgy and Bess and looks to continue the museum’s challenging reconstruction project. An Nichols previews.