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Drexel University’s Paul Peck Alumni Center Gallery presents Kurt Vonnegut Jr. As a Visual Artist
When words fail, draw
A timely new exhibition of drawings by Kurt Vonnegut, many of which have never been displayed publicly, offers a new perspective on the iconic author that resonates in our own time. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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The Performance Garage presents Megan Mazarick’s soapbox
Deconstructionist dance winningly asks, “What is your platform?”
Dance artist Megan Mazarick concluded her Performance Garage DanceVisions residency with the world premiere of soapbox, an engaging interdisciplinary dance/theater piece considering digital-age identity. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Woodmere Art Museum presents Eye of the Beholder: Two Philadelphia Collectors’ Visions of Beauty in Art
The collectors’ art of resistance
Eye of the Beholder, now on view at Woodmere Art Museum, curates picks from the collections of two luminaries of the local art scene with an eye for goodness and beauty. K.A. McFadden reviews.
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Philadelphia Ballet presents August Bournonville’s La Sylphide
The oldest surviving Romantic fairytale ballet
Philadelphia Ballet rose to the challenge of August Bournonville’s difficult technique in a new production of La Sylphide, the oldest surviving ballet of its kind, plus an outing with Harald Lander’s modernist Etudes. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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The Philadelphia Artists’ Collective presents Eli Lynn’s CATO (Remixed)
A Founding Fathers favorite, with a modern twist
For Damon Bonetti’s last outing as PAC’s producing artistic director, the company presents CATO (Remixed), based on a play that helped inspire the American Revolution, in the building that hosted the First Continental Congress. Jill Ivey reviews.
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BalletX’s Festival at the Mann presents Maslow’s Peak, by Jennifer Archibald
Lord of the Flies becomes a full-length ballet
For its annual Festival at the Mann production, BalletX presented a monumental new piece inspired by William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, harnessing all the possibilities of a large outdoor stage. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Quintessence Theater Group and Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company present Naomi Wallace and Marcus Rediker’s The Return of Benjamin Lay
Benjamin Lay’s life is a call to action for us today
Quintessence brings the story of a revolutionary Quaker activist back to Philadelphia with a powerful production of The Return of Benjamin Lay, especially timely as the federal government moves to defund the arts. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
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PHILADANCO! presents Relentless Resident Visions
Two world-premiere dances meet earlier works that resonate today
PHILADANCO! marked its 55th anniversary with world premieres by Tommie-Waheed Evans and Ray Mercer, plus works from the early aughts that are relevant today, including a tribute to Alvin Ailey. Melissa J. Strong reviews.
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The Museum for Art in Wood presents The Longest Distance Between Two Points
If wood could watch us
A new exhibition at the Museum for Art in Wood brings Wisconsin illustrator and woodworker Katie Hudnall to Philly for a delightful, mind-bending show. Anndee Hochman reviews.
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The American Philosophical Society presents Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City
A Revolution through ordinary citizens’ eyes
A new exhibition at the American Philosophical Society about the lives of ordinary people in the Revolutionary Era brings an online history portal to life in the physical museum. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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