Anndee Hochman was at an artists’ retreat on October 7, 2023, making things with words. She remembers how #poetry works, even as atrocities rage:
broadstreetreview.com/essays/thirtee…

Philadelphia-based translator and Penn professor Emily Wilson follows her acclaimed English translation of The Odyssey with a similarly lucid and lean new #Iliad :
broadstreetreview.com/reviews/homers…

Coming ahead of his new podcast launch, Lil’ Drummaboy Recordings founder Samori Coles talks about the history behind the studio, his aspirations in expanding the space, and what makes Philly music special:
bit.ly/3tmdWMo

Consisting of more than 70 sculptures and abundant archival material, the exhibit depicts John Rhoden (1916-2001) as a creative extrovert who found inspiration everywhere he went:
bit.ly/3FYbn69 #art

If we won’t engage with the bare facts of #climatechange , is there another way in? Interdisciplinary artist Stephen Talasnik wonders in his 'FLOE: A Climate of Risk' at The Museum for Art in Wood which imagines the aftermath of an icebound shipwreck:
bit.ly/4awBqiE #woodartist

In December, the #Philly dance calendar seems to become nothing but #Nutcrackers . Dance writer Dr. Camille Bacon-Smith heads to three different productions, to see how this enduring #ballet looks in 2023:
bit.ly/3v46MNr

Star, director, co-writer, and co-producer Bradley Cooper’s 'Maestro', the new Netflix biopic on #LeonardBernstein , has important connections to #Philadelphia ’s creative life and music:
bit.ly/46SOiNi #Maestro

A selection of books, TV shows, movies, and podcasts from the staff here at Broad Street Review that got us through the year:
bit.ly/3TCE9kD #yearinreview #bestof2023

The Arden presents 'The BFG', an adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, in a production fit for both kids and the young at heart:
bit.ly/48dlhwY #theater #Philadelphia

#Philly artist Chuck Schultz has been in the audience at concerts, plays, and dance performances throughout #2023. Now he shares the performances through his own eyes in this one-of-kind BSR gallery:
bit.ly/3ts2W05 #yearinreview #bestof2023

Have time off work during the holiday season?
Lots of great exhibits here in #Philly , including The Fabric Workshop and Museum's 'Jessica Campbell: Heterodoxy':
bit.ly/3FEdwDB

Glad to be featured again in TheaterMania’s end-of-year column for the best productions outside of NYC. Camp Siegfried (@TheatreExile) and tick, tick…BOOM! (@BCPlayhouse) set a high bar for theater in the Greater Philly area in 2023. theatermania.com/news/our-favor…

If we won’t engage with the bare facts of #climatechange , is there another way in? Interdisciplinary artist Stephen Talasnik wonders in his 'FLOE: A Climate of Risk' at The Museum for Art in Wood which imagines the aftermath of an icebound shipwreck:
bit.ly/4awBqiE

Consisting of more than 70 sculptures and abundant archival material, the exhibit depicts John Rhoden (1916-2001) as a creative extrovert who found inspiration everywhere he went:
bit.ly/3FYbn69

Melissa Strong used to leave the lights on after watching 'The X-Files', and hated doing anything risky or scary. But when she pushed herself to begin watching #horror movies, she experienced a surprising change:
bit.ly/3RIkSgw

In December, the #Philly dance calendar seems to become nothing but #Nutcrackers . Dance writer Dr. Camille Bacon-Smith heads to three different productions, to see how this enduring ballet looks in 2023:
bit.ly/3v46MNr

Philly artist Chuck Schultz has been in the audience at concerts, plays, and dance performances throughout #2023. Now he shares the performances through his own eyes in this one-of-kind BSR gallery:
bit.ly/3ts2W05 #yearinreview

Last week to catch 'Fat Ham'!
'This reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic borrows from the source material, but creates its own world, one that is undeniably and unapologetically Black, Southern, and queer...'
bit.ly/485wGyH #theater

Perfect #winterbreak activity...
The Arden presents 'The BFG', an adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, in a production fit for both kids and the young at heart:
bit.ly/48dlhwY

A selection of books, TV shows, movies, and podcasts from the staff here at Broad Street Review that got us through the year:
bit.ly/3TCE9kD #2023InReview #BestOf2023