Arthur Ross Gallery presents Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body

Carving with light

The layered, kaleidoscopic works of Barbara Earl Thomas, who ingeniously harnesses paper, light, and glass, are now on view at Arthur Ross Gallery. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Mar 05, 2024 · Reviews · 5 minute read

The Barnes Foundation presents Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me

Surprising the eye

Twentieth-century designer and photographer Alexey Brodovitch revolutionized more than one field of visual arts, but he’s best known for his stint as art director at Harper’s Bazaar. His first major US exhibition, now at the Barnes, covers his entire career. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Mar 05, 2024 · Reviews · 5 minute read

Ensemble Arts Philly and the Schubert Organization present Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan’s Girl from the North Country

A new kind of jukebox musical

Girl from the North Country, a Bob Dylan jukebox musical set during the Depression by acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson, defies expectations. It stops in Philly on its North American tour. Josh Herren reviews.

Josh Herren

Mar 04, 2024 · Reviews · 2 minute read

People’s Light presents Christina Anderson’s the ripple, the wave that carried me home

A deep dive into the fight for desegregation

Christina Anderson’s the ripple, the wave that carried me home, which explores a family on the front lines of desegregation in Kansas, gets its regional premiere at People’s Light. Krista Mar reviews.

Krista Mar

Feb 27, 2024 · Reviews · 3 minute read

Filament presents The Muse’s Prism

Bach, Buxtehude, and other baroque favorites

Filament, a young early-music trio of violin, viola de gamba, and harpsichord, celebrated its fifth anniversary with a concert of crystalline and perfectly balanced music at Gloria Dei Church. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Feb 27, 2024 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens presents Ritual of Self: Isaiah Zagar’s Self-Portraits on Paper

Never the same man twice

Philly’s Isaiah Zagar is famous for his mosaic murals swirling on hundreds of public walls. Now, fans are invited home to Philadelphia's Magic Gardens for a new show selected from thousands of Zagar’s daily self-portraits. Anndee Hochman reviews.

Anndee Hochman

Feb 27, 2024 · Reviews · 5 minute read

Delaware Theatre Company presents Ted Swindley’s Always… Patsy Cline

Live country all the way

Delaware Theatre Company’s new production of Always… Patsy Cline, with spot-on casting and design, feels like a night in the company of the real country-music legend. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Feb 26, 2024 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Koresh Dance Company presents One Thousand and One Nights

The next generation of choreography at Koresh

Two artists with ties to Koresh Dance Company, Melissa Rector and Jim Bunting, continue their choreography journeys with a collaborative performance exploring healing, truth, and self-awareness at the company’s studio. Melissa
Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Feb 20, 2024 · Reviews · 4 minute read

Hedgerow Theatre Company Presents Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom

A haunting nightly dance

With Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom, Hedgerow Theatre spotlights women characters with existential storylines, a relative rarity in absurdist theater. Melissa Lin Sturges reviews.

Melissa Lin Sturges

Feb 20, 2024 · Reviews · 3 minute read

The Science History Institute presents BOLD: Color from Test Tube to Textile

A colorful history

A new exhibition at the Science History Institute explores how and why we naturally colored our clothes, bodies, and environments for millennia—and what changed when we created color in a laboratory. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Feb 19, 2024 · Reviews · 4 minute read