A new Passover Seder as designed by the Dadaist poet Tristan Tzara. Instead of telling the Passover story, this ritual commemorates the time that all… The post Fringe in Sketch: Tristan T…
The role of Rafiki is one that Gugwana Dlamini is quite familiar with. The post The Wonderful World of Rafiki: Interview with Gugwana Dlamini of Disney's The Lion King appeared first on phin…
Friend of Phindie Josh McIlvain and his band Casual Fantastic released a new video for their song "Happy (You Make Me)" from recently released album… The post A Music Video to Make You HA…
With credits spanning the globe, director Lisa Steven's latest project brings her to Philadelphia. Lisa was brought in by Walnut Street Theatre's president and producing… The post Five O'…
BalletX's 2023 Winter Series sees the company reaching back into their past and looking to the future, with new or reconsidered works by three contemporary… The post WINTER SERIES 2023 (B…
The intimate Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Cultural Campus provides an ideal setting for Philadelphia Ballet's impressive new production, Forward Motion, three world premieres by… The po…
Is Trust given freely, or earned over time? The post Fringe in Sketch: FAIR TRADE (Jessica Creane & Yannick Trapman-O'Brien) appeared first on phindie.
How many bodies make a body of law? Corpus is a play at the intersection of legal interpretation and human experience. The post A Play at the Intersection of Law and Brutality: CORPUS opens …
Pulitzer winners aren't always great theatrical works, but they are often very revealing about the times in which they won The post FAIRVIEW (Wilma): 60-second review appeared first on phind…
2022 Pulitzer Prize winner James Ijames directs the 2019 Pulitzer winner Fairview at the Wilma. The post Winning a Pulitzer, Directing a Pulitzer-winner appeared first on phindie.
In a post-quarantine world, we often don't know what to expect, and the same is true of Sarah Knittel and Bradley Kristian Wrenn's upcoming experience/performance titled MAKE A F@CKIN' SHOW …
Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Marsha Norman's two-woman play 'night, Mother is a tragedy on an intimate, rather than epic, scale. Taking place over a single night, it looks at…
Humble Materials, a new theater company in residence at Philly PACK, will produce an original adaptation of MEDEA, opening February 25.  "Medea is one of… The post Theater's Fierce…
It's a new world with Philadelphia Ballet. Vaccine checks and face masks, a new name (is there any state with less state pride than Pennsylvania?),… The post NEW WORKS FOR A NEW WORLD (Ph…
Marcie Bramucci took on the role of executive director at Hedgerow Theater at an interesting time. For three generations, members of the Reed/Kelsey family had… The post Now Serving: Hedg…
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was the most influential American Catholic author of the twentieth century. His autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, sold over one million copies… The post …
Like many people, I'm only now returning to in-person shows after 18 months finding other means of distraction. In a typical example, I went down… The post BALDWIN AND BUCKLEY AT CAMBRIDG…
Why do we dance? Lily Kind proposes an answer The post Playing "Girl Games": WOLFTHICKET draws on playground fun for joyful dance piece appeared first on phindie.
Shakespeare in Clark Park uses Pericles as the launching point for two community-created interpretations in different Philadelphia parks. The post Kensington-Style Shakespeare: SCP prese…
In 2020, filmmaker and theater creator Irina Varina had a plan to make a film called I Know What You Did in the Summer of… The post Irina Varina Knows What You Did Last Summer appeared fi…
Religious cults have marked every society throughout history, and Philadelphia has seen its share of peculiar groups. The city's streets have seen such charismatic figures… The post Relig…
On March 23, 2020, Philadelphia officially went into a lockdown that's still to end. It's kinda like we've all been stuck in an artificial world,… The post Living in A DOLL'S HOUSE: An Ib…
As warm weather and herd immunity approach, a new dance-theater work heralds a safe return to live performance. The post Live dance begins to return with Dream Chapters appeared first on phi…
A virtual memorial service held on Sunday, January 17, 2021, for Dr. Henrik Eger, who died January 3, 2021, at the age of 79. The post Henrik Eger's Memorial Service appeared first on phindi…
The performing arts lost a vocal supporter and the world lost a vibrant presence last weekend. Editor-at-Large Henrik Eger died on Sunday, January 3, 2021, after being admitted to hospital f…