SHARP Dance Company 20th Anniversary Performance- “FAMILY”

SHARP’s Fall Season promises a dynamic and emotionally rich lineup, featuring a powerful mix of fan favorites from the past 20 years alongside exciting new works. The program will include “669,” a moving tribute inspired by Sir Nicholas Winton and the 669 children he rescued from the Holocaust, as well as excerpts from “Aquarian Exposition,”

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lithographs

Why do we come to know ourselves inside the narrowness of regulation and its rhythms? What happens when the skin’s agency is overtaken by a pressing force? “This work doesn’t resolve. It stains.” Philadelphia-based choreographer Rece Komorn premieres lithographs — a 50-minute in-motion rupture at the 2025 Fringe Festival. Premiering at Icebox Project Space on

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Animation Studio for Youth

Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring different manual and digital animation techniques: stop motion using cut paper, drawings, and mixed media, as well as digital animation applications for computer and iPad. Instructor: Lowell Boston

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Drumlines at the Symphony: An All-Star 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert

Support the mission of making music education accessible to all by attending Musicopia’s Drumlines at the Symphony: An All-Star 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert on May 31, 2025, from 3:00-4:30 PM, at The Miller Theater. The lineup includes passionate performances by the West Powelton Drummers, the Main Line Symphony Orchestra, and more, as well as an

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Riverbend Barn Dance

Grab your partner and head over to Riverbend’s Spring BARN DANCE! Local musicians Box & String and a caller will be on hand to provide lively music and dancing instructions. Grab your cowboy boots and get ready to do-si-do the night away. Don’t miss an unforgettable night at Riverbend. This event is intended for adults

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Riverbend Barn Dance

Grab your partner and head over to Riverbend’s first-ever BARN DANCE! Lively musicians and a caller will be on hand to provide lively music and dancing instructions. Grab your cowboy boots and get ready to do-si-do the night away. Don’t miss an unforgettable night of fun at Riverbend. All ages and experience levels are welcome!

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Ants on a Log Family Concert

Riverbend is proud to present our “Ants on a Log” family concert featuring the Philadelphia-based band Ants on a Log. Ants on a Log plays music for children and other childlike people. Their award-winning music centers on positivity, social justice, and silliness and has been featured widely in national media, serving as a soundtrack for

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Arts & Culture: Openings and Closings

Can’t miss art shows and festivals By Nancy Chen Asian American Film Festival Nov. 9–19 at International House, Asian Arts Initiative and other venues Celebrating its 10th anniversary this fall, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival is taking the opportunity to reflect. “This year’s festival will include a retrospective of significant Asian-American films in early

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Fringe Festival: Can we find ourselves in the forest?

Photo courtesy of Plate 3 Photography Into the Woods by Heather Shayne Blakeslee At the Fringe Festival two years ago, Birds on a Wire Dance Theatre offered audiences an abstract performance piece that retold the story of Little Red Riding Hood via a duet with dancer Kate Abernathy and cellist Rachel Icenogle.  Wire’s artistic director

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‘Pandæmonium’ explores a hellish landscape of our own making

Photo courtesy of Lars Jan Alone, Together interview by Heather Shayne Blakeslee In “Paradise Lost,” John Milton’s epic poem about the fall of man, he envisions the mythical city of Pandæmonium as the capital of hell, a mansion built on a lake of fire by the demon Mulciber.  For Philadelphia choreographer and dancer Nichole Canuso,

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