Reviews

Photo: Peter Ewen
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Watching and Being Watched: Hamlet in Semi-Public Space

Christina Catanese

A scrappy, intimate staging of Hamlet at the Seaport Museum next to the Delaware River

Photo: John Ross
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Going Deep: Cunningham in Three Dimensions

Emma Cohen

A 3D film of Cunningham’s life provides a texturally rich environment in which viewers can dwell.

Photo: Zornitsa Stoyanova
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Eastern Europeans in North Philadelphia

Kat J. Sullivan

Polish performers cross-pollinate with local dancer Zornitsa Stoyanova

Photo: Alexander Iziliaev
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“No Shush Zone”: An Inclusive, Sensory-friendly Nutcracker

Christina Catanese

A relaxed, adaptive performance atmosphere for the holiday classic raises important questions about arts accessibility.

Photo: Dan Kontz
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Gunderson’s Natural Shocks: Lifting the Lid on Violence in America

Mieke D

An unexpected look at gun control in a dizzying array of linguistic sleight of hand.

Photo: Emilie Krause
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All I Want For Christmas is One-Man Nutcracker

Mira Treatman

The intrepid playwright/performer delivers on his promise of a One-Man Nutcracker.

Photo: Jaci Downs Photography
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Kulu Mele’s 50-year Spirit of Reciprocation

Janna Meiring

The 50-year celebration for Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble commences.

Photo: Linda Johnson
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An Inquiry of Oz

Kat J. Sullivan

Quintessence Theatre’s imagining ends without closure

Portrait of Alvin Ailey with Judith Jamison, Linda Kent, and Dudley Williams in dance studio, 1973. Photography by Jack Mitchell, © Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution, All rights reserved.
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Parsing the Significance of a New Archive

Emma Cohen

A collection of Alvin Ailey photographs is made available to the public for the first time.

Photo: Mark Garvin
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Mayhem and Laughter at People’s Light

Kristen Shahverdian

A Christmas Panto created a community for an afternoon and a chance to celebrate each other.