Monthly Archives: April 2011

Two Jews Walk Into A War at InterAct

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

At the Adrienne last Thursday night, the show started before the curtain went up: first there was the woman who got a verbal spanking from the theater staff for munching on a snack in her seat (“Excuse me ma’am? You … Continue reading →

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World War What? Did PIFA forget a little something in its celebration of Paris 1910-20?

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

We here at PPAA are all for the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA)–it’s great to have a major springtime performing arts festival in the city. But is it just a little strange in settling itself on a theme … Continue reading →

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Video of the Week!

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Just to spice things up around here, we thought we start a new feature called “Video of the Week!” Of course we have no intention of making this a weekly thing, but it will happen often enough! Up this week, … Continue reading →

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Dance and Music Rights, or When Were You Planning To Pay For That Music, Friend?

Posted on April 10, 2011 by

In the not distant past, I was watching a dance performance, which I was enjoying, and I couldn’t help thinking—if this dance company was caught by the people who own the publishing rights to those songs, they would never be … Continue reading →

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