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Chris Davis presents One-Man Nutcracker 2024
Still working on his pirouettes
Prolific Philly solo artist (and budding mid-life ballerino) Chris Davis is back with One-Man-Nutcracker, a deeply personal glimpse at the famous ballet as well as the yearning to dance that can strike at any age. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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Dolce Suono presents Great Arrangements
Variations beyond Bach
Great Arrangements by Dolce Suono made for a compelling afternoon of chamber music, featuring arrangements of well-known and less-well-known works that differed from the composer’s original vision. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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PHILADANCO! presents Our Voices, Our Choices … This Is Us!
Another emotionally powerful performance
PHILADANCO! honored director Lee Daniels, an alum of the company’s classes, at a program showcasing four Black women choreographers, including company favorites as well as rising star Martha Nichols. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.
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The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History presents Humans of Judaism
The popular online platform honoring the diversity of modern Jewish life comes to museum walls
The Weitzman on Independence Mall honors the diversity of the modern Jewish experience with a new exhibition based on the popular social-media platform Humans of Judaism. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer reviews.
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Arden Children’s Theatre presents Douglas Irvine’s adaptation of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan
Welcoming thrills for young audiences
The Arden’s stage adaptation of Peter Pan, featuring some of Philly’s favorite actors under award-winning director Whit MacLaughlin, holds youngsters rapt. Jill Brooke reviews.
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Quintessence Theatre Group presents Cole Porter and Sam and Bella Spewack’s Kiss Me, Kate
Kate is still great
Quintessence Theatre Group scores a hit with a new production of the Golden Age musical Kiss Me, Kate. Cameron Kelsall reviews.
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Walnut Street Theatre presents ELF: The Broadway Musical
Singing loud for all to hear
A beloved holiday film comes to the Walnut stage with ELF: The Broadway Musical. But does this spirited production offer anything new for fans of the movie? nat čermák reviews.
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PAFA presents Making Strange: Sacred Imagery and the Self
Spiritual art … with a twist
A new exhibition at PAFA spanning the 19th century to today (but rooted in a movement launched in the 1500s) explores religious imagery that has been distorted to signify the artists’ divergent views. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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The Please Touch Museum presents XOXO: An Exhibit About Love & Forgiveness
A chance for Philly youngsters to explore compassion
XOXO, a traveling installation now at the Please Touch Museum, welcomes youngsters for a variety of displays and activities exploring their feelings and compassion for others. Jill Brooke reviews.
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The Delaware Art Museum presents Jazz Age Illustration
Illustrators deserve to be on museum walls
In the first half of the 20th century, the music and culture of America’s Jazz Age drove major social change. Now, a new exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum captures the era’s masterful illustrators. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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