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Godfrey, a nonbinary dancer of Korean heritage, poses in a headstand, legs bent in a graceful S shape.

Philly Fringe 2023: Flamencodanza and KCBCxKCBCII’s Summer Series

Classical dance with contemporary flair

Two Fringe Festival performances feature classical forms of dance while looking to the present and future: Aylin Bayaz and Raúl Mannola’s Flamencodanza and KCBCxKCBCII’s Summer Series. Melissa Strong reviews.
Melissa Strong

Melissa Strong

Reviews 4 minute read
The IRC ensemble in 50s costumes, gathered around two mics, scripts, and a table of noise-making items.

Philly Fringe 2023: IRC presents Samuel Beckett’s All That Fall

Theater of the abs(heard)

All That Fall, a hilarious and unsettling jaunt to a train station in 1950s Ireland, is expertly staged by Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium in this year's Fringe, offering laughs right up to gut-punch finish. Emily B. Schilling reviews.
Emily Schilling

Emily Schilling

Reviews 3 minute read
A blend of 3 expressive headshots of Parke, with her natural brown hair in the middle and turquoise and pink hair at sides.

Philly Fringe 2023: Hannah Parke presents Birth. Sparkle. Death.

A hot Fringe ticket

Solo performer Hannah Parke’s new piece on navigating a devastating epilepsy diagnosis is exactly the kind of work that makes the Fringe exciting. If only the venue was bearable. Alaina Johns reviews.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Reviews 5 minute read
Seen from the back of a few rows of outdoor seating, an ensemble of six performers dressed in black, behind music stands.

Philly Fringe 2023: Kat Siciliano presents Eve

Asking why in the Garden of Eden

This folk retelling of exile from the Garden of Eden unravels the Bible story and weaves a tale of affection, curiosity, transgression, and honesty between characters you thought you knew. Helen Walsh reviews.
Helen Walsh

Helen Walsh

Reviews 3 minute read

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Two older white men with gray hair look outward together against an outdoor backdrop of green trees.

Philly Fringe 2023: Kingfisher Theatre presents Odysseus

Let us tell of a man

Bill George brings Odysseus to the Philly Fringe, a one-man retelling of The Odyssey that captivates in returning the poem to its rhetorical origins. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Kiran Pandey

Kiran Pandey

Reviews 3 minute read
Northeast, in striped shirt, black lace gloves and swinging blond hair, listens to music with the Tragically Hip logo behind

Philly Fringe 2023: 100th Meridian presents They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too

Soundtrack of your life

One woman’s quest to score a ticket to her favorite band’s farewell show takes on moving dimensions in They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too in this year’s Fringe. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Reviews 3 minute read
Calhoun & Lat, two nude people with light brown skin, pose gracefully with one draped on the other, looking directly at you

Philly Fringe 2023: Very Good Dance Theatre presents The Other Gardeners

Beyond Eden

The Other Gardeners, a Fringe show from Very Good Dance Theatre, promises sobbing, laughing, remembering, visioning, dreaming, forgetting, and loving. It delivers a little bit of everything, and more. Zara Waters reviews.
Zara Waters

Zara Waters

Reviews 3 minute read
Jain, a Filipino man, dressed in a blazer and gray beard and hair wig, hands out expressive in front of a podium

Philly Fringe 2023: Justin Jain presents The Dangers of Tobacco

A queer Filipino retelling of Chekhov’s one-act play

Justin Jain puts his own spin on Anton Chekhov’s The Dangers of Tobacco in this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Krista Mar reviews.
Krista Mar

Krista Mar

Reviews 3 minute read
The show title above a performer dressed as a bald, graying man, looking bemused and holding a human skull.

Philly Fringe 2023: inFLUX Theatre Collective presents Bite the Dust

Ashes to ashes

inFLUX Theatre Collective’s Philly Fringe show Bite the Dust focuses on the impermanence of life, and the permanence of art. Jill Ivey reviews.
Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Reviews 3 minute read
Large rectangular photo of a much-used blackboard covered with abstract-seeming swirls, shapes & numbers in colored chalk.

UArts presents Dan Levenson: SKZ Monochrome Classrooms and L’école at the Philadelphia Art Alliance

Schools of imagination and memory

Kicking off the academic year with two uplifting shows about how we communicate, learn, and teach, the Philadelphia Art Alliance at UArts welcomes SKZ Monochrome Classrooms and L’école. Emily B. Schilling reviews.
Emily Schilling

Emily Schilling

Reviews 4 minute read