Amplifying the Arts in America 250 Celebrations
Posted May 21, 2026
Rehearsal of in case of fire, speak, co-commissioned by Penn Live Arts and ArtPhilly
America Unfinished: Tommie-Waheed Evans
Posted May 12, 2026
Rehearsal of in case of fire, speak, choreographed by Tommie-Waheed Evans with dramaturg Ain Gordon
Tommie-Waheed Evans is a featured artist in our 25/26 season, America Unfinished, marking our country’s 250th anniversary. The choreographer’s latest work, in case of fire, speak—which we co-commissioned with ArtPhilly—responds to Martha Graham’s American Document (1938) and its essential question: “What is an American?”. Performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company with dancers from PHILADANCO!, the work premieres on our stage on May 29-30.
Ahead of the performance, we invited Evans to reflect and share his thoughts on the piece and this pivotal moment in our country’s legacy:
America Unfinished: Delbert Anderson
Posted April 14, 2026
Delbert Anderson is a featured artist in our 25/26 season, America Unfinished, marking our country’s 250th anniversary. On April 26, Anderson and his quartet will perform the world premiere commissioned work Beyond Belief, a multi-part meditation on Navajo history and the tribe’s broken relationship with America. We invited Anderson to reflect and share his thoughts on his work and this pivotal moment in our country’s legacy:
Fall 2025 Highlights
Posted December 17, 2025
New York Stage and Film: Lagniappe, MOMIX student discovery, Choir! Choir! Choir!, Aakash Odedra: Songs of the Bulbul
Thank you for joining us for a wonderful start to our 25/26 season: America Unfinished. As we head into the new year, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on some of the highlights from the past few months. Between outstanding artists making their Philadelphia debut, new works taking the stage, impactful engagement with audiences and construction progress on our new venues, it’s already been such a rewarding season.
