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Four actors peer out from a split of a red stage curtain with various expressions of concern

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 27-May 3, 2023

Many Lumens, The Play That Goes Wrong, and closing out Poetry and Jazz Month

April comes to a close with Sistahs Laying Down Hands Collective and a Nina Simone event at Harriett’s Bookshop, Many Lumens is back, and The Play That Goes Wrong premieres in Philly. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

Kyle V. Hiller

Apr 26, 2023 Previews 3 minute read

Two dancers in mid-step in an indoor space, with warm, purple-tinted lighting

Pasión y Arte presents Feria de Abril

Celebrating spring, Spanish style

Pasión y Arte presents its Feria de Abril, an outdoor Spanish-style spring celebration with dancing and tapas. Melissa Strong previews.

Melissa Strong

Apr 26, 2023 Previews 2 minute read

Kearney sits on a sculptured, large, mostly white boot several times her size. Other shoes rest on shelves in the gallery.

Shoes, A Love Story reveals curator Jill Kearney’s special journey

Every shoe tells a story

ArtYard’s visionary founder Jill Kearney talks about her new exhibit that considers footwear as more than just a pair of shoes. Wendy Univer previews.

Wendy Univer

Apr 26, 2023 Previews 3 minute read

A large group of children and adults at the edge of a boardwalk cast nets into a body of water

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 20-26, 2023

Abandon, Take My Otherness, Plum Bun, Naturepalooza, and more

Hitting the stage with Theatre Exile, EgoPo, and Theater in the X, new exhibits from HOT BED and Grounds for Sculpture, and more this week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

Kyle V. Hiller

Apr 19, 2023 Previews 4 minute read

Einbinder in all “devilish” red silk, hair, makeup, horns, posing while revealing their fangs.

FringeArts brings laughs with the fifth annual Blue Heaven Comedy Festival

Angels, death, and a devilishly good time

FringeArts presents the fifth annual Blue Heaven Comedy Festival celebrating the best and most exciting alternative comedy. Melissa Strong previews.

Melissa Strong

Apr 19, 2023 Previews 2 minute read

Two dancers face each other in a rehearsal room as Jesús gives instructions

Paul Taylor Dance Company and Omar Román De Jesús present If You Could Swallow the Sun

Dancing with who is present in the room

Along with familiar classics, Paul Taylor Dance Company hosts a world premiere from emerging choreographer Omar Román De Jesús with If You Could Swallow the Sun. Eileen B. Fisher previews.

Eileen B. Fisher

Apr 19, 2023 Previews 3 minute read

Four people pose for a photo wearing various colored clothing and accessories

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 13-19, 2023

Hymn, Interminable, Philly Otaku Con, and more

Two new exhibits at Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia Film Society’s SpringFest, Philly Otaku Con, and a three-day festival celebrating World Circus Day highlight the week. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up.

Kyle V. Hiller

Apr 12, 2023 Previews 4 minute read

Murrah poses in a portrait, wearing an all black suit against a yellow-bronze gradiant background

Aural Compass Projects presents The Greatest Personal Privation

"Genre-bending" poetry and opera

The world premiere of The Greatest Personal Privation is a collaborative project written by Pulitzer Prize winner and former poet laureate Tracy K. Smith and composer Jasmine Barnes. Maria Corley previews.

Maria Thompson Corley

Apr 12, 2023 Previews 2 minute read

A group of performers in all black with composer stands in a church-like area, a crowd before them as they sing

BSR Classical Music Interludes, April 2023, part 2

From the Source, Sacred and Profane, La Voix de Viole, and more

Gail Obenreder previews the second half of April’s classical music offerings, including performances by Opera Philadelphia, Delaware Symphony, Variant Six, and more.