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Andsnes, a white man with brown hair wearing a black suit, is seen in profile playing a grand piano on the Perelman stage.

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents pianist Leif Ove Andsnes

Music of home

In his debut recital with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, pianist Leif Ove Andsnes highlighted composers from his home country of Norway. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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More than two dozen dancers fill the stage, dressed in black bandeaus, in unison of two different poses

Philadelphia Ballet presents Boléro, Water Dances, and Dance Card

A triple bill of intense dance

Philadelphia Ballet, celebrating 60 years and its new home on Broad Street, brought a triple bill that enthralled with tension. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Next to a vintage boombox, Ngo spreads a map and looks worriedly at Tan sitting beside her, talking happily.

Theatre Horizon presents Lauren Yee’s Young Americans: A Play in Two Road Trips

Americans on the road

In Lauren Yee’s Young Americans, onstage at Theatre Horizon, members of one family take a cross-country road trip 20 years apart, exploring how they understand each other as family, and as Americans. Emily Esten reviews.
Emily Esten

Emily Esten

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Knight, a white man in a blue jersey and backwards cap, gestures wildly while Fauzer, in a green dress, looks on, surprised.

Fever Dream Repertory presents Bruce Walsh’s james

A Taptacular transformation

Fever Dream Repertory presents the world premiere of Bruce Walsh’s james at the upstairs Skinner Studio at Plays and Players, about an everyman who wins a makeover at the Super Bowl. Joshua Herren reviews.
Josh Herren

Josh Herren

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In a variety of poses, sitting and standing, the ensemble looks to the left with awe, decked out in flowered bodices.

Quintessence presents Shakespeare’s Midsummer and Antony & Cleopatra in rep

Passion’s slaves: the Reckless Romance Repertory

Mt. Airy’s Quintessence welcomes spring with repertory productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Antony & Cleopatra, an ambitious and ultimately successful undertaking by director Alex Burns. C.M. Crockford reviews.
C.M. Crockford

C.M. Crockford

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The three actors, in different costumes for their era, are grouped together onstage with concerned expressions.

Hedgerow Theatre presents Stef Smith’s Nora: A Doll’s House

The lives of our mothers

Nora: A Doll’s House, now getting its American premiere at Hedgerow Theatre, takes the Ibsen classic and reimagines Nora’s life in 1920, 1973, and 2018. Isabel Soisson reviews.
Isabel Soisson

Isabel Soisson

Reviews 4 minute read
About 12 singers & musicians, wearing black, receive applause at the small, ornate venue with red brick pillars.

Variant 6 and the Sylvan Consort of Viols present Kile Smith’s Endless Morn of Light

Old is new and new is old again

In concert at Philly’s Fleisher Art Memorial, the Sylvan Consort of Viols and Variant 6 combined forces for the world premiere of Kile Smith’s Endless Morn of Light in a harmonious program with 16th- and 17th-century music. Peter Burwasser reviews.

Peter Burwasser

Reviews 3 minute read

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Four dancers in different poses on stage, dressed in black pants with print T-shirts.

Rennie Harris Puremovement presents American Street Dancer

Moving feet to the beat

Rennie Harris Puremovement celebrates street dance in the world premiere of American Street Dancer. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 4 minute read
Five dancers in red shirts, loose pants stand firmly. Arms up, fists round, hard light behind them piercing dim staging

Koresh Dance presents Darkness Dancing into Pieces

Stepping into the light

Koresh Dance Company’s new full-length work, Darkness Dancing into Pieces, sets the stage for understanding terror through dance. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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O’Hare, a white woman with curly blond hair, yells defiantly. She wears a white skirt, purple bodice and red plaid shirt.

Inis Nua Theatre Company presents Gary Owen’s Iphigenia in Splott

From Aulis to Cardiff

Inis Nua Theatre transports Greek tragedy to industrial Wales in Gary Owen’s Iphigenia in Splott. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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