Mikala Jamison Ryan Bonner, left, an HMS student, with Drexel dance major and partner Sara Nichols. During the hour I spent with Mary Stickney, Sonya Budnovitch and Sara Nichols, all sophomore dance majors at Drexel, along with their dance partners…
Courtesy of Ben Grinberg Communitas is a breathtaking example the acrobatic feats of the evening elicited very real gasps from the audience of how movement and dance can say so much without literally saying anything at all. The…
Bill Hebert Zachary Kapeluck in “There I Was” Hopping aboard the fantastic “free arts stuff around the city” bandwagon this week was BalletX, who performed alfresco during the lunch hour at The Porch at 30th Street Station. About 150 people…
Especially after a winter like that, the heady delights of summertime can make you feel a little tipsy. Nows the season where a few things take over the mind relaxing, getting outside and doing stuff and often, a damn…
Courtesy of Susan Masarek Most wedding gowns are all the same. Sorry. Ever watch “Say Yes to the Dress”? The $40,000 strapless, sweetheart neckline, puffy cupcake “white but not, like, too white, because I like to be different!” gown looks the…
First Person Arts As usual, last night at First Person Arts’ Grand Slam (“Philly’s biggest storytelling showdown”) the event space, this time at Underground Arts, was standing room only. The popular grand event, a culmination of a season’s worth of…
Used with permission from Instagram account @spooney77 Mmm, a cupcake on wheels. East Kensington Neighbors Association’s annual fete of all things artsy and architectural kicked off this morning with both the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby (people dress up like maniacs/construct…
The BlessingsElise Juska(Grand Central Publishing, 2014, 272 pp.) In Elise Juskas The Blessings, a striking assertion about the nature of families arrives swiftly in the early pages. His family, John Blessing thinks, provokes the feeling of standing so close to…
Last night, the Knight Foundation announced its cumulative $780,000 grant to 19 local arts organizations and artists. These funds will support projects that, according to a release from the foundation: “turn everyday moments into artistic experiences…engage and celebrate Philadelphia’s diverse…
Neal Santos Neal Santos LORDY, LORDY, LOOK WHOS FORTY: Ceramicists work alongside a birthday sign gracing the walls of The Clay Studio, which marks its four-decade (and counting) run as an esteemed Philadelphia art institution with a weekend of free…
