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![Selfie of Docherty in a booth with lighting consoles and monitors behind her, a stage can be seen through a window](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Alyssandra-Docherty-BSR-7-23-24.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5123&fp-y=0.4948&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=9cd05e0035c80c200ac5864cce214d91)
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](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/Melissa-Strong-2021.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.494&fp-y=0.4595&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=d8473a63ce747b906e85c494ff0462ad)
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![Three performers on stage—two on saxophone, one on drums—white muslin wall behind them, audience in front](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/World-Again-BSR-4-10-24.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.1525&fp-y=0.2574&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=245ce2f003b71ae81cc2a32b19ea7a42)
Vox Populi Gallery presents Victor Vieira-Branco’s World Again
Curating surprise with improvised music
In 2023, Victor Vieira-Branco began presenting World Again, a monthly series for improvised music in the black box at Vox Populi Gallery. The music sounds a bit like jazz, a bit classical, but with more surprises. Thomas Hagen profiles.
![Thomas Hagen](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/Thomas-Hagen-profile-photo.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5983&fp-y=0.3957&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=bcab692c4ab31764edda68239bac253b)
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![Brown and Wolf on stage with a mic in front of a full house audience, blue and purple neon lighting.](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Next-in-Line-Comedy-BSR-3-19-24.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.0542&fp-y=0.3004&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=9a5475b72c6c1e82276f269279dbead9)
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](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/Kiran-Pandey-headshot.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5439&fp-y=0.4207&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=2766b4508668531400ced94deb6c3b69)
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![Schmit, Charles pose together. Schmit wears all black with a blazer, Charles in a print T and jeans, against a white curtain](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/DTF-BSR-3-13-24.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.3249&fp-y=0.2389&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=20a24122eed3785e689ea9b658600dfa)
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.
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![Coles, a Black man, sits at an illuminated, colorful soundboard in a dim studio](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Samori-Coles-BSR-11-13-23.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.6757&fp-y=0.2784&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=a1f03c5284632f4b4d583bc58d25ce15)
Capturing the Philadelphia sound with Samori Coles
A Lil’ Drummaboy with big dreams
Coming ahead of his new podcast launch, Lil’ Drummaboy Recordings founder Samori Coles talks about the history behind the studio, his aspirations in expanding the space, and what makes Philly music special. Lowry Yankwich profiles.
![Lowry Yankwich](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/Lowry-portrait-sunset.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5273&fp-y=0.2631&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=f5713378256e2c43fdbcd0baba245574)
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![Portrait snapshot of Ongoza, a Black woman, wears matching white floral top and head wrap against a cloth backdrop](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Maisha-Ongoza-BSR-10-24-23.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5986&fp-y=0.4887&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=d675861c08cd508e245725f2af7b65b2)
Creative menstrual hygiene with Maisha Ongoza and the PASHI project
Sewing together affordable, accessible solutions
Maisha Ongoza of the Pan-African Sisterhood Health Initiative talks about the project and its efforts to provide reusable menstrual pads, carry pouches, masks, and panties to schools and organizations in Africa. Crystal Sparrow profiles.
![Crystal Sparrow](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/Crystal_Sparrow.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=4ab38d985766a8f5c9b210a8e0d9fabc)
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![Rainey with another dance partner in mid move, holding them up in a rehearsal space.](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Meredith-Rainey-BSR-10-4-23.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.2744&fp-y=0.542&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=8442a814e1189ab6e12870a38caf917d)
Performance Garage presents When Yesterday Meets Tomorrow: Being Black in Ballet Today
Dancing into the conversation
Performance Garage presents a free panel discussion on being Black in ballet with 2023-2024 DanceVisions resident artist Meredith Rainey, choreographer Tommie-Waheed Evans, and founder of Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet Theresa Ruth Howard. Melissa Strong previews.
![Melissa Strong](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/Melissa-Strong-2021.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.494&fp-y=0.4595&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=d8473a63ce747b906e85c494ff0462ad)
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![Pérez-Vega portrait shot, she’s mid-air mid-step, looking towards low-angle cam, a rainbow painted wall with neon behind her](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Keila-Perez-Vega-BSR-7-25-23.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.4971&fp-y=0.1396&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=aacd62e9ef8433f4601aa30059f82815)
Keila Pérez-Vega and dancing with many hats
Balancing multiple steps and roles
Keila Pérez-Vega talks her favorite parts of performing on stage, her behind-the-scenes work that informs her perspective, and how her upbringing instilled vital skills that she still uses today. Melissa Strong profiles.
![Melissa Strong](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/Melissa-Strong-2021.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.494&fp-y=0.4595&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=d8473a63ce747b906e85c494ff0462ad)
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![Holmes, a Black woman, in a layered floral black top & hoop earrings. She looks to the right against a melon-colored backdrop](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Maori-Karmael-Holmes-BSR-7-25-23.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.6002&fp-y=0.4703&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=b01a7f356ca801a878568e064fb3ebcf)
The art of possibility with BlackStar Projects and Maori Karmael Holmes
Looking forward to the 2023 BlackStar Film Festival, August 2-6
Maori Karmael Holmes, founder of BlackStar Projects and recent winner of the 2023 Berresford Prize from United States Artists, talks with Kyle V. Hiller about the award, the film festival, and the power of possibilities.
![Kyle V. Hiller](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/DSC6881.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5863&fp-y=0.3485&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=9c835316a112f4b2f61e4520681fa856)
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![Conyers poses with a student, who is holding a diploma, for a snapshot in an indoor space, a piano behind them](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/Project-440a-BSR-7-10-23.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5687&fp-y=0.2127&h=169&q=80&w=300&s=7cb258b36c971192d9e687e580c38013)
Tuning youth advocacy in music with Joseph H. Conyers and Project 440
A different frequency of learning
Joseph H. Conyers, founder and vision advisor of Project 440, talks about teaching music to children and young adults, community, and learning more than just the instruments. Maria Thompson Corley profiles.
![Maria Thompson Corley](https://img.broadstreetreview.com/content/uploads/headshots/Maria-Tessa-smiling.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.4115&fp-y=0.1789&h=32&q=80&w=32&s=8b2bfdfc5bf3ef428d3cfa8e404a5ed5)
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