http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts Coverage of the performing arts in Philadelphia. en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:25:18 GMT 2009-07-05T15:25:18Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49946722&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090705_ap_recessionaddstochallengesforsuburbanarts.html When he hired Itzhak Perlman as artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic in 2007, Joshua Worby thought he'd hit a grand slam. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:25:18 GMT 255aac87a014b176a7d0d9523e0e487f 2009-07-05T15:25:18Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49858382&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090705_Galleries___Irresistible_search_for_clues_linking_students_and_teachers.html There's no telling who studied with whom in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art's "Legacies: Twelve Former Students of Elizabeth Osborne and Sidney Goodman" - and apparently no point in guessing, either. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT c1abc41e580866e16e01329acd6239d2 2009-07-05T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49858422&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090705_Art__Dramatic_drawings_need_not_defer.html In the hierarchy of art media, painting traditionally trumps drawing, which was for centuries a means of capturing impressions and testing compositional ideas. This is no longer true, nor, as far as I can tell, has it ever been so for Sidney Goodman. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 0be0d316f5ddcfa3293aaf3a454e0e27 2009-07-05T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49858402&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090705_The_girl_next_door__a_bit_remote_.html In life, as on screen, Doris Day never quite says yes, and never absolutely says no. She leaves her fans hoping she'll come out from her seaside California home to say "hi," just like in her girl-next-door movies - and make everything perfect. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT ec7881648103877f54e1e51b5e368a11 2009-07-05T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49826892&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090703_Tempo_is_the_downfall_of__The_Four_Seasons_.html Just because Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is about the outdoors doesn't mean it's a good piece to perform there. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT c35181003c869d54962243f68fc19b69 2009-07-03T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49711057&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090703_Performance_and_classical_music_listings.html Theater Professional/semi-professional 1776 Musical based on the country's founding fathers in the days before July 4, 1776. W/music & lyrics by Sherman Edwards. Closes 7/5. Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley; 610-282-9455. www.pashakespeare.org. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT e3fd623d5f905393f4d6cd053227486d 2009-07-03T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49710947&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090703_Museum_and_gallery_events.html Art Museums & Institutions African American Heritage Museum 661 Jackson Rd., Newtonville; 609-704-5495. www.aahmsnj.org. The following all have a reception 7/19 & close 9/26: Donnette Irvis: Recent Artwork - Expresses her vision in sumptuous colors on can Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 82ddb8d284d09c2f561051a89b0cb671 2009-07-03T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49676592&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090702_Paired_to_perfection__Twin_sisters_on_two_pianos_showcase_each_other.html The allure of sibling musicians extends beyond novelty and well into telepathy. Violinist Yehudi Menuhin was always best with his pianist sister, Hephzibah; they claimed to read each other's musical minds. But Christina and Michelle Naughton, who made their Philadelphia Orchestra debut Tuesday at the Mann Center, aren't just sisters, but identical twins, whose musical compatibility is even more keen than their physical resemblance. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 93d68ccd344311dc22741ce567389bfa 2009-07-02T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49585632&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090701_German_choreographer_Pina_Bausch_dies_at_68.html BERLIN - Pina Bausch, the German choreographer renowned for her pioneering, collagelike stagings that meshed dance and theater work, died yesterday. She was 68. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:51:30 GMT fa77847f58aaa23a9ea6a1c796008b97 2009-07-01T15:51:30Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49585457&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090701_At_the_Mann__all_Beethoven__lots_of_listeners.html Having nearly lost a significant part of the Philadelphia Orchestra season due to funding shortfalls, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts and its public on Monday evening seemed out to reaffirm their devotion to the ensemble with 5,830 listeners - a head count usually reserved for Yo-Yo Ma or 1812 Overture with fireworks. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT c4ec55e9eb420240604cbb2fc45b5f1a 2009-07-01T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49492587&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090630_His_heart_is_with_Phila__s_art.html The Philadelphia Museum of Art's new director slipped into town Sunday night and spent yesterday speaking to reporters in the morning, holding a Q&A with employees, lunching with senior staff, and taking a peek at the museum's Brancusis, Mondrians and one of the newest works in the collection, Bruce Nauman's The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:01:00 GMT 6064efcba8de5785e81814c0d40cd499 2009-06-30T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168046&44=49492567&32=3796&7=195487&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Farts%2F20090630_Some_new_voices_in_chamber_music.html How often do you go to a concert with seven world premieres? Flutist Mimi Stillman asked this question through the introduction of her latest concert by Dolce Suono, the chamber-music collective she formed and directs. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:01:00 GMT 3bb1b5581f12b5bc02f627fb17ab9d6b 2009-06-30T07:01:00Z