Arts & Entertainment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Philadelphia, PA, July 18, 2019) –  Liaoning Ballet of China (Hua Ballet), one of China’s most famous ballet ensembles, has dedicated over 35 years to producing new Chinese cultural works and performing...

Unless you count a 2016 compilation of blues covers virtually nobody ever listened to, the Rolling Stones haven’t released an album’s worth of new recorded music since 2005’s underrated LP, A Bigger Bang. As...

The flavors and flairs of local Indonesian communities were showcased in front of a live television studio audience Friday night.  Through the Live Culture summer series of PhillyCAM, Philadelphia's public access television station, the South...

As a child, Michael DiGiacomo would frequently find himself doodling images of Batman and Bart Simpson.  Mesmerized with the art of illustration, the young South Philly resident started sketching his own comics and cartoons, delving...

Young women from across the city were celebrated through the legacy of Marian Anderson last week. A component of the six-day Wawa Welcome America festival, “HERstory: Uplifting Every Voice,” was hosted last Wednesday at the...

After sprinting around Franklin Square on a humid morning last week, children seeking some shade and stories gathered around a circular bench nestled under an oak tree.  The youngsters were enchanted with a bell rung...

Depicting Philadelphia’s past and future, a medley of mosaics, maps and portraits will soon color the cityscape of 23th and Market streets. Developed from visions cultivated at citywide workshops, the new piece of public art,...

Whether seizing the stage behind a drum kit at Boot and Saddle or portraying a pirate in plays at the Walnut Street Theatre, Lower Moyamensing resident Steve Gudelunas dabbles in many mediums of performance. His...

When James T. Lane was a senior at the Girard Academic Music Program, a ritual spring musical was not slated for the performing arts school that year.  For a rising triple threat, Lane, a 1996...

From the Bok Building to 1241 Carpenter Studios and Artspace, South Philadelphia is amidst a renaissance of creativity. The region’s recent artistic emergence could be partially attributed to CraftNOW Philadelphia, an organization connecting prominent institutions...