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The Month in Philly Dance: August 2025

Arts on Center Stage and previewing Penn Live Arts new season
Dancing at Dilworth Park, new shorts from CHI Movement Arts, and looking ahead to Penn Live Arts' 2025-26 season. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Previews 3 minute read
A blonde woman holds a black landline phone receiver in a dark room, wearing worry or concern

The BSR August 2025 repertory movie roundup

Mulholland Drive, The Long Goodbye, Aguirre and the Dead
Film screenings in the Philadelphia area happening in August. Stephen Silver rounds up.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 3 minute read
Portrait shot of Loots, in a cream-colored dress, holds a magnifying glass up to her left eye

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, August 2025

BlackStar Film Fest, AstroQuest, Theatre in the X, and more this month
Rounding up the month of August in with events happening in Philly. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 5 minute read
Colorful rendering on the side of the building shows Still seated & writing next to his daughter, wearing a stethoscope

With a new mural, Philly finally gets public art dedicated to abolitionist William Still

Celebrating family, freedom, and Philadelphia history
The dedication of new work from Mural Arts will bring the legacies of William Still, his family, and Philadelphia’s historic 7th Ward into the public eye. Melissa Strong previews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Previews 3 minute read
Peakes and Close face Ebrahimzadeh, at left. Peakes smiles and Close looks anxious. They’re in subdued Elizabethan costumes.

Your August guide to Philadelphia-area theater

No dog days for the stage
BSR may be going on our August hiatus, but theater in our region doesn’t take a vacation. Cameron Kelsall previews some of August’s local productions, from hyperlocal al fresco performances to classic Shakespearean tragedies.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Previews 3 minute read
A black and white image of Bouvia in her wheelchair, pillow in lap, gazing ahead. Four male lawyers staged around her

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 24-30, 2025

I Think It Could Work, Relaunching Mars, and LIFE AFTER
Rounding up the last week of July with documentary film LIFE AFTER, music from Opera Philadelphia on the Parkway, a pair of events at FringeArts, and a chance to run away to Mars. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 3 minute read
Two Black dancers in pas de deux on a dark purple tinted stage in red see-through outfits

PHILADANCO! celebrates Black dance in Philadelphia with Founder’s Day

Dancing for connection
PHILADANCO! celebrates 55 years on its annual Founder’s Day with a day spotlighting Philly’s Black dance community. Camille Bacon-Smith previews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Previews 2 minute read
Black and white photo of two older Black people dancing together, in a room with other people talking with each other

Scribe Video Center presents the North Philadelphia History Festival

History’s crossroads
Scribe Video Center hosts a festival looking at the history of various landmarks in North Philadelphia, honoring its Black and Puerto Rican communities. Erin Dohony previews.
Erin Dohony

Erin Dohony

Previews 3 minute read
Two people sit cross-legged in the grass by a tree during the day, looking peaceful

Lumazen Yoga and ADSS present Language N’ Motion: Poetic Movement Expressions

Connecting through art and yoga
Through ‘Language N’ Motion’ artistic collaboration, the yoga mat becomes space for both movement and written poetic expression. Dara McBride previews.

Dara McBride

Previews 3 minute read
Two characters, one in drag, and another looking on at them, eager and smiling, stand outdoors by a large tree

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, July 17-23, 2025

A Bottom’s Dream, 2nd Place Race, and I THINK NOT
Shakespeare in Clark Park premieres a bold, queer take on Midsummer, the 2nd Place Race is back, and two nights with your inner monologue. Kyle V. Hiller rounds up the week.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

Previews 4 minute read