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The Barnes Foundation presents Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes
The OGs of their genres
A new exhibition from the Barnes draws on the best of the foundation’s extensive collection of works by Matisse and Renoir and places them in conversation with each other. K.A. McFadden reviews.
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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents The Merry Wives of Windsor
Shakespeare did it first
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival brings a thrillingly modern tenor to The Merry Wives of Windsor, which comes to life with musical verve and comic effervescence. Kiran Pandey reviews.
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Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company and Yu.S.Artistry present Two Worlds
Contemporary dance, worlds apart
A split bill from Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company and Yu.S.Artistry titled Two Worlds offered strikingly different styles of contemporary dance, from folklore and fantasy to urgent real-world tragedy. Melissa Strong reviews.
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Philadelphia Dance Projects presents Lily Kind’s I’ve got a tape I wanna play
As much fun as you can have in an hour of dance
Lily Kind brought her puckish humor to the Philadelphia Dance Projects with a new hour-long show, I’ve got a tape I wanna play, which builds on the star quality and choreographic elements of her previous work. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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The Mütter Museum presents its Postmortem Project exhibition
Exhuming the past, examining the future
With its Postmortem Project exhibition, the Mütter Museum continues a fraught but necessary process to evaluate and present its collections in line with modern medical, legal, and ethical standards. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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Drexel University presents Modern Ritual: The Art of Mary McFadden
A “design archeologist” arrives at Drexel
Globetrotting fashion designer Mary McFadden’s archive is now housed at Drexel’s Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection, and its first exhibition there offers a tantalizing glimpse of her world. Wendy Univer reviews.
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National Liberty Museum presents In Pursuit: Artists’ Perspectives on a Nation
An all-American sculptural showcase
Seven artists and two guest curators offer gorgeous and searing expressions of their American experiences in a satisfying and thought-provoking exhibition at Independence Mall’s National Liberty Museum. Emily B. Schilling reviews.
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AAMP Presents IMPRINT: Dox Thrash Black Life, and American Culture
Remembering a revelatory Philadelphia artist
Dox Thrash, the Georgia-born artist who settled in Philadelphia and invented a whole new method of printmaking, gets an important new show at AAMP. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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People’s Light presents Joseph Dougherty’s Off By One
Off by some
Off By One, a world premiere at People’s Light about a writer and the impact of his work, featuring TV and film star David Strathairn, feels stuck in the draft stage. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Roger Q. Mason’s The Duat
Channeling emotional ghosts
Philadelphia Theatre Company presents Roger Q. Mason’s The Duat, a play that, even with an astonishing central role, struggles to settle into its own rhythm. Kiran Pandey reviews.
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