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Performing Arts

Anne Ishii,
Arts & Entertainment

Anne Ishii to step down as leader of Philly’s Asian Arts Initiative

Ishii has been executive director for six years and guided the community-focused organization through the pandemic.

5 months ago

Listen 1:05
Tracy Somani and her classmates
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Ballet offers no-fear dance classes to wary adults

The "Absolute Beginner" course is designed to teach adults the art of ballet, boost their confidence and reacquaint them with their own bodies.

5 months ago

Listen 1:28
Pharmacist filling a prescription
Politics & Policy

New Pennsylvania law aims to help local pharmacies

Since January, more than 140 pharmacies across the state have shut down.

5 months ago

rendering
Urban Planning

Philly’s Avenue of the Arts to spend $100 million greenifying South Broad Street

Three decades after South Broad was designated as an arts destination, the Avenue of the Arts will be refreshed to attract more pedestrians.

6 months ago

Listen 1:20
Students join faculty and staff of the University of the Arts at a rally
Education

‘Displaced’ and ‘abandoned’: Former UArts students file class-action lawsuit

Following UArts faculty’s lawsuit last week, students claim the now-closed school committed fraud and breach of contract.

7 months ago

Sid Sachs packs up beneath a painting of Christine Wetherill Stevenson
Arts & Entertainment

After the fall: Philly arts programs search for a way out of the collapse of UArts

UArts was home to a handful of organizations with various levels of independence. After the dramatic closure, who will survive?

7 months ago

Listen 1:37
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

Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” anniversary, UArts in Philadelphia closing

The legendary album of the Boss turns 40 and we reflect on the impact of Bruce Springsteen's music and what it says about our region, country, politics and more.

Air Date: June 4, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:03
Attendees watching a show and smiling at the camera
Arts & Entertainment

Celebrating Black joy: The enduring appeal of the Roots Picnic

The Roots hosted the 15th iteration of their iconic Philly music festival with performances from Jill Scott, André 3000 and more.

7 months ago

a scene from the play
Arts & Entertainment

Mt. Airy’s Quintessence Theatre sets the table for Juneteenth with a modern classic about the Civil War

Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Father Comes Home From the Wars,” set during the Civil War, has its Philadelphia premiere during Juneteenth.

7 months ago

Listen 1:40
Managing Director Leigh Goldenberg and Co-Artistic Directors Lindsay Smiling, Morgan Green and Yury Umov.
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater wins a Tony Award

The Regional Theater Award recognizes the company’s unique creative structure and risk-taking productions over the last 45 years.

7 months ago

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Serban Petrescu and Tatyana Roytshteyn’s younger daughter, Alexandra (9) in this photo at a studio recital, with their older daughter Beatrice playing the piano at Widener University. (Courtesy of Serban Petrescu and Tatyana Roytshteyn)
The Pulse
Science

For scientists, musical giftedness remains an enigma of human biology

Researcher Dawn Merrett at the International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research in Montreal is one of many scientists looking for answers.

7 months ago

Listen 9:14
Dabney Coleman
Arts & Entertainment

Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92

He won a Golden Globe for “The Slap Maxwell Story” and an Emmy Award for best supporting actor in Peter Levin’s 1987 small screen legal drama “Sworn to Silence.”

7 months ago

Johnson Cano and Ryan Bradford
Arts & Entertainment

Love in a time of dementia: ‘A Song by Mahler’ combines science and music

A piece of music theater by Marc Neikrug, about the role of music in dementia therapy, makes its Philly premiere.

8 months ago

Ballet dancers on stage
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s arts and culture scene is still a ‘powerhouse,’ but pandemic recovery remains uneven

Despite some success stories, many of the region’s arts and culture organizations have not returned to pre-pandemic levels.

8 months ago

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The title role of Madame Butterfly in Opera Philadelphia's production is represented by a puppet, voiced and manipulated by Karen Chia-ling Ho.
Arts & Entertainment

Opera Philadelphia’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ evades ‘Puccini’s trap’ with an operatic puppet

The short story and opera is both beautiful and a problem. Opera Philadelphia designed a puppet to help it avoid orientalism.

8 months ago

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