FringeArts unmoved as petition to cancel ‘blasphemous’ Philly drag show garners 20,000 signatures
“Jesus Drag Superstar” features Martha Graham Cracker and students from Paul Green Rock Academy.
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Radiant return for Feastival, Philly’s renowned food and dance fundraiser for FringeArts
Here’s everything that went down at the Budd Plant party.
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Bon Iver bear fight, dead flower circus, flash mob dance: 5 Philly Fringe shows for the weird of heart
Go on, take a chance — it's art.
How Philly’s arts community is fighting the budget cuts Trump wants
"It is a little tiring to make the case again when it seems like it should be so very obvious.”
Feastival 2016: The undisputed champ of charity dining events
More often than not, you won't sample a restaurant’s best work at a fundraiser. At this one, you can.
Oddest Fringe show yet? Watching paint dry in Kensington (with lots of beer)
Watch paint dry for two hours? Last weekend, this Philly art troupe actually made it fun.
Philly Fringe: Celebrating Jewish survivors with spirited dance
As tribute to her grandparents, choreographer Asya Zlatina created a spirited show set to Yiddish jazz.
This weekend at City Hall: BMX tricks, hip-hop contortionist in ‘modern circus’
But don't expect elephants or trapeze acts ― think hip hop acrobatic contortionist and flatland BMX.