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Arts & Entertainment

Wilmington’s first Dance Jubilee celebrates local talent and community unity

This first-of-its-kind festival will showcase diverse dance styles and highlight the city's rich artistic talent while emphasizing homegrown creativity.

3 months ago

Listen 1:23
Michaela DePrince
Arts & Entertainment

Pioneering ballerina Michaela DePrince dies at 29

Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, an inspirational and pioneering figure in the dance world, has died at age 29 of undisclosed causes.

4 months ago

the cast acting, showing surprise
Arts & Entertainment

After the debate, a little dessert: ‘POTUS’ brings political pratfalls to the Arden Theatre

Three blocks from the presidential debate stage, a foul-mouthed comedy cleanses the political palate.

4 months ago

Listen 1:36
Dito van Reigersberg on stage
Arts & Entertainment

Spies, breakups and thick glasses: Philly’s Pig Iron Theatre obsesses over Aimee Mann in ‘Poor Judge’

A cast of seven Aimee Mann clones populate Dito van Reigersberg’s return to Pig Iron Theatre.

4 months ago

Listen 2:33
A scene from a rehearsal of the play
Arts & Entertainment

A new musical about a Jenkintown Holocaust survivor is premiering at Gratz College in Elkins Park

Ruth Kapp Hartz evaded Nazis as a young Jewish girl in France during WWII. Now, she is watching her story onstage through the musical “Hidden.”

4 months ago

Nell Bang-Jensen smiles
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival 2024 launches by announcing its new CEO

Nell Bang-Jensen, of Theatre Horizon in Norristown, has been tapped to be next leader of the Philly Fringe Festival.

4 months ago

Listen 6:15
Young dancers portray enslaved children in the dance-theater production, ''On Buried Ground.''
Arts & Entertainment

Historic Black Philadelphia brought back to life in ‘On Buried Ground’

A dance and theater piece imagines the lives of 18th and 19th century Black figures buried at Christ Church.

4 months ago

the Philadelphia Ballet building
Arts & Entertainment

William Penn Foundation grants $24 million for culture capital projects

Stalled building projects and imminent 2026 initiatives in Philly are getting an infusion of money.

4 months ago

Listen 1:05
Charlie XCX's
Studio 2
Lifestyle

New Music Friday on a Thursday – from “brat summer” to Sabrina Carpenter

Charlie XCX's "brat" album cover, with its bright green background and simple font, is a visual hit. On the show, we discuss new music and revisiting some oldies.

Air Date: August 8, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:08
A dancer is seen from the National Ballet of Ukraine
Arts & Entertainment

National Ballet of Ukraine includes Philly on first U.S. tour in over 30 years

The company based in Kyiv has not done a multi-city tour of the U.S. in over 30 years. It will come to Philly in an act of cultural diplomacy.

5 months ago

Listen 1:10
Actors at Hedgerow Theatre perform a fight scene from ''A Midsummer Night's Dream,'' set in a boarding school and reimagined with same-sex romantic partners by Mauckingbird Theatre. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

What did the pandemic do to your favorite theater company? Some survived, others didn’t make it

The pandemic caused an existential crisis for many small theaters and theater companies in the Philadelphia area.

5 months ago

Listen 3:00
There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland by Steven Hyden
Studio 2
Arts & Entertainment

Music never dies: Bruce Springsteen, Terell Stafford, and the industry’s future

We discuss how AI is transforming music, while artists struggle with streaming payouts. Plus, we explore the Boss's influence on our region, and lasting commentary on the US.

Air Date: July 31, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 52:14
Logan Edra, of the United States breakdancing team, dances as she travels along with teammates on the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
Arts & Entertainment

A Philadelphian helped pave the way to breaking’s Olympic debut in Paris

Breakdancing has been around since the 1980s. It’s finally getting its due at the 2024 Olympic Games.

5 months ago

Listen 6:09
dancers during a performance
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe Festival announces fall lineup

The annual theater festival returns with familiar faces, and a record number of new ones.

5 months ago

Listen 1:04
An architecture rendering of the Sedgwick Theatre
Arts & Entertainment

Quintessence Theatre company buys historic Sedgwick Theater in Mt. Airy

The Art Deco movie palace cost the small theater company $2.3 million, with millions more ahead in renovations.

5 months ago

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