Happy holidays
Wishing you peace and joy this holiday season and throughout the New Year.
Recent Highlights: Sep – Dec 2023
Each new season begins with an air of excitement over what’s to come on Penn Live Arts stages—the best in dance, jazz, classical and popular music, theatre, and more. This year, the season began with heightened anticipation as we received news that we had been awarded a grant from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to support the three-year residency of noted hip hop choreographer Rennie Harris.
Penn Today spoke with our Executive & Artistic Director, Christopher Gruits, about what this means for PLA, Harris, and audiences. “This new, extended relationship allows us to support the vision of a globally significant Philadelphia artist and partner in the creation of new work, while elevating important and relevant issues for our community.” Make plans now to see
Rennie Harris Puremovement in March! September also saw many shows “picked” in season previews of dance, jazz, popular music, new music, and theatre in
The New York Times (
music,
dance),
The Philadelphia Inquirer (
dance,
jazz,
popular music,
classical music), and
WRTI radio.
Read more...poor hymnal
come and rest with us
One-syllable words.
A command.
No, an invitation.
A compellingly stark appeal.
I need your kindness
I do.
We do.
This is the world of David Lang’s poor hymnal, premiering December 15 in Philadelphia. Read more...