Arts & CultureOpera Philadelphia’s ‘Don Giovanni’ is a bit of a bumpy ride but with a fascinating setMozart’s greatest opera often requires miracles to pull off well. Created on relatively short notice, this production is a good-under-the circumstances show.
Arts & CultureOpera Philadelphia’s ‘Don Giovanni’ is a bit of a bumpy ride but with a fascinating setMozart’s greatest opera often requires miracles to pull off well. Created on relatively short notice, this production is a good-under-the circumstances show.
Arts & CulturePhiladanco celebrates its 55th anniversary with the choreography of some of its most frequent collaborators
Arts & CulturePhiladanco celebrates its 55th anniversary with the choreography of some of its most frequent collaborators
Arts & CultureHow a former Inquirer journalist tracked down the dancer who inspired Balanchine’s Tea variation
Arts & CultureHow a former Inquirer journalist tracked down the dancer who inspired Balanchine’s Tea variation
Arts & CultureJennifer Higdon’s $130-million heist opera finally premieres after its Philly debut fell through. Twice.
Arts & CultureJennifer Higdon’s $130-million heist opera finally premieres after its Philly debut fell through. Twice.
TheaterA deft play of fact and fiction arises in Wilma Theater’s ‘Archduke’ Blanka Zizka, who cofounded the company, makes a much-anticipated return as a director after a four-year absence.
TheaterA deft play of fact and fiction arises in Wilma Theater’s ‘Archduke’ Blanka Zizka, who cofounded the company, makes a much-anticipated return as a director after a four-year absence.
Arts & CulturePhiladelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, the city’s biggest arts group, names new leaderAfter serving as the interim leader twice, Ryan Fleur is now the president and CEO of POEA
Arts & CulturePhiladelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, the city’s biggest arts group, names new leaderAfter serving as the interim leader twice, Ryan Fleur is now the president and CEO of POEA
TheaterArden’s ‘The Hobbit’ is a delightful children’s adventure The production proves that the most enduring star of The Hobbit has never been Bilbo Baggins, but Tolkien’s story itself.
TheaterArden’s ‘The Hobbit’ is a delightful children’s adventure The production proves that the most enduring star of The Hobbit has never been Bilbo Baggins, but Tolkien’s story itself.
Arts & CultureFive months in, Philadelphia’s TKTS booth promises a hopeful future for the city’s theater community While some theaters are yet to see a big bump in sales through TKTS, they see the booth as a means to bolster the city's vibrant theater culture
Arts & CultureFive months in, Philadelphia’s TKTS booth promises a hopeful future for the city’s theater community While some theaters are yet to see a big bump in sales through TKTS, they see the booth as a means to bolster the city's vibrant theater culture
1:30VideoMural Arts helps Sharswood residents leave their mark on the neighborhood with poetry stampingPoetry is popping up in the Sharswood section of North Philadelphia. You can’t miss it. It’s right at your footsteps.
1:30VideoMural Arts helps Sharswood residents leave their mark on the neighborhood with poetry stampingPoetry is popping up in the Sharswood section of North Philadelphia. You can’t miss it. It’s right at your footsteps.
Arts & CultureCity Hall’s art curator keeps the work in its halls as diverse as the people on our streetsTu Huynh has spent the last 20 years curating art in “The People’s Building.”
Arts & CultureCity Hall’s art curator keeps the work in its halls as diverse as the people on our streetsTu Huynh has spent the last 20 years curating art in “The People’s Building.”
3:11Arts & CultureSharswood sidewalks are covered in poetry. Here’s why. In a development project as big as Sharswood, there was a lot of cement being poured. That opened up possibilities — and a canvas.
3:11Arts & CultureSharswood sidewalks are covered in poetry. Here’s why. In a development project as big as Sharswood, there was a lot of cement being poured. That opened up possibilities — and a canvas.
NewsPhiladelphia museum unveils largest exhibit of Revolutionary War flags in more than two centuriesAbout half of 30 flags known to exist from that time are on display at the Museum of the American Revolution. It's the largest such exhibit of Revolutionary War flags ever.
NewsPhiladelphia museum unveils largest exhibit of Revolutionary War flags in more than two centuriesAbout half of 30 flags known to exist from that time are on display at the Museum of the American Revolution. It's the largest such exhibit of Revolutionary War flags ever.
3:11VideoWhy some North Philly sidewalks are covered in poetryMural Arts has partnered with PHA to make public art a real presence in the city's $750 million revitalization of the Sharswood area of North Philadelphia.
3:11VideoWhy some North Philly sidewalks are covered in poetryMural Arts has partnered with PHA to make public art a real presence in the city's $750 million revitalization of the Sharswood area of North Philadelphia.
Arts & CultureDOGE slashes millions meant for Philly arts and cultureWoodmere Art Museum, Penn Museum, South Asian American Digital Archive, Rosenbach Museum & Library, and other groups have received notices saying their grants have been scrapped.
Arts & CultureDOGE slashes millions meant for Philly arts and cultureWoodmere Art Museum, Penn Museum, South Asian American Digital Archive, Rosenbach Museum & Library, and other groups have received notices saying their grants have been scrapped.
Arts & CultureFour Philadelphians among this year’s Guggenheim Fellows A UPenn political scientist, a filmmaker, a dancer, and a Gettysburg College professor are part of the Fellowship's 100th cohort
Arts & CultureFour Philadelphians among this year’s Guggenheim Fellows A UPenn political scientist, a filmmaker, a dancer, and a Gettysburg College professor are part of the Fellowship's 100th cohort
ObituariesFrancis Davis, celebrated music critic, author, and historian, has died at 78In 2001, he told Joe Maita, publisher of Jerry Jazz Musician: “Writing about music is trying to figure out why it reaches you and communicate that to someone else, hopefully.”
ObituariesFrancis Davis, celebrated music critic, author, and historian, has died at 78In 2001, he told Joe Maita, publisher of Jerry Jazz Musician: “Writing about music is trying to figure out why it reaches you and communicate that to someone else, hopefully.”
Arts & CultureCollege degrees are gone. What does Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ new certificate look like?More than a year after the school ended its degree programs, it has fleshed out the details of a revived and markedly different certificate course.
Arts & CultureCollege degrees are gone. What does Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ new certificate look like?More than a year after the school ended its degree programs, it has fleshed out the details of a revived and markedly different certificate course.
Theater‘Garden State Gothic’: See the Jersey Devil in a new light "The Devil & Daisy Dirt" is equal parts theater and spoken word, with a backdrop of live bluegrass numbers.
Theater‘Garden State Gothic’: See the Jersey Devil in a new light "The Devil & Daisy Dirt" is equal parts theater and spoken word, with a backdrop of live bluegrass numbers.
New JerseyCamden native Mickalene Thomas named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025The recognition comes close on the heels of a Barnes exhibit that marked a homecoming for Thomas who Alicia Keys calls "bold, fearless, and fierce."
New JerseyCamden native Mickalene Thomas named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025The recognition comes close on the heels of a Barnes exhibit that marked a homecoming for Thomas who Alicia Keys calls "bold, fearless, and fierce."