September 12, 2011
It’s a PIFA return engagement not to be missed even if you saw it during round one: Paris Wheels and the Ready-Maids Present: Not the Henri Rousseau That Some of You Know. The fun factor is as amped as the title is long. Glimpse Paris through the eyes of Henri Rousseau, with dance puppetry, music [...]
Read more»September 8, 2011
Too Darn Hot, a new show co-produced by Philadelphia tap dancers Pamela Hetherington and Kat Richter, makes its debut at this year’s Fringe Festival with two performances tonight, 5:30 and 8 p.m., in the cozy cabaret on the third floor of Society Hill’s Bistro Romano. The evening will feature both choreographed and improvised works performed [...]
Read more»September 7, 2011
What do you get when you combine a former pumping station, 20-foot-high screens, 21 dancers and food trucks? The grand gallery opening of Zon-Mai, the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival’s first-ever visual arts exhibition. Set inside a former pumping station opposite the new Race Street Pier, the gigantic multimedia show is exhibited in a house of [...]
Read more»September 7, 2011
The mosaiced corridors of Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, Isaiah Zagar’s visionary art environment on South Street, will be the site of one of the Philly Fringe Fest’s most exquisite productions: Poetic Passageways, presented by Olive Prince Dance and Rit Mo Collective. On Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9, performers will unite dance, music and language [...]
Read more»September 6, 2011
To assist you in selecting from the hundreds of events and activities going on during the 16-day Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe, we’ve been posting our picks for specific Fringe shows as well as roundup guides to family-friendly Fringe events, Fringe shows in unusual locations and top picks for performances by international artists. [...]
Read more»September 6, 2011
Another don’t-miss Fringe Pick: Wars & Whores: The Henry IV Musical, the creative product of several college friends who embarked on the project on a lark several months back. The show will have its world premiere this Friday, September 9, at the Rotunda in West Philadelphia. Script, music, lyrics and direction are all being done [...]
Read more»September 2, 2011
The WaitStaff, one of Philadelphia’s premier sketch comedy troupes, presents an uproarious hour of comedy featuring Fringe audience favorites, The Real Housewives Of South Philly Jump The Shark!. It’s an all-new show, with pieces of comedy that have delighted audiences in the past, presented at L’Etage Cabaret September 2-18. The WaitStaff troupe has performed for [...]
Read more»September 2, 2011
It’s the first weekend in September, and a long holiday weekend to boot. Fittingly, it’s packed from Friday through Monday with events and activities for all audiences, interests and budgets, from the official kick-off of the 2011 Live Arts & Philly Fringe Festival to the WHYY Connections Festival outdoors at Penn’s Landing. And don’t forget [...]
Read more»September 1, 2011
[Summer in Philadelphia is action-packed, and we want to help you cherry-pick from all the events and activities going on. On certain days that promise particularly bustling evenings, we'll be rounding up our selections for the most can't-miss pursuits with which to fill your schedule. See you out there!] Happy September! We refuse to let [...]
Read more»September 1, 2011
From Applied Mechanics, the company who brought the popular Portmanteau to last year’s festival, comes a new tale of “power, persuasion and perpendicularity.” Head to the Machine Shop on Washington Avenue, a converted loft warehouse, to explore a magical world of installation art in the spirit of choose-your-own-adventure stories. The show unfolds all around you, [...]
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