Arts


If there’s a place where art reigns, it’s Philadelphia. Never short on a place to go for a quality performance of any kind, Philadelphia offers many places to go and get out of the house. Click any of the locations below and find out more about them and anything new in the upcoming months. Don’t forget to grab your tickets before heading out!
	Museum of Art: "Rising majestically at the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Philadelphia Museum of Art stands as one of the great art institutions of the world. In the over 125 years since its founding, it has grown far beyond the limits originally set for it. Today, the Museum houses over 225,000 works of art encompassing some of the greatest achievements of human creativity, and offers a wealth of exhibitions and educational programs for a public of all ages." Click Here for More Information about the Art Museum Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Exhibits Opera: "The Opera Company of Philadelphia is Philadelphia's only producer of grand opera, performing at the Academy of Music, America's oldest, continuously-running opera house. Established in 1975 through a merger of the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company and the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company, the Opera Company of Philadelphia is considered home to some of opera's brightest singers, composers, directors, and conductors. The Opera Company looks forward to continued growth and artistic development in the coming years; Philadelphia's operatic tradition is strong, and its future bright." Click Here for More Information about The Opera Company of Philadelphia Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Events PA Ballet: "In the forefront of dance in America for 40 years, Pennsylvania Ballet has firmly established itself as a cornerstone of Philadelphia's cultural life. Its annual audience has grown to over 100,000 and includes visitors from all over the country. Its outreach and educational programs are introducing new generations to the world of dance. Its repertoire is expanding, with innovative contemporary works and major new productions of classical ballets like Swan Lake and George Balanchine's The Nutcracker." Click Here for More Information about the Pennsylvania Ballet Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Events Philadelphia Orchestra: Founded in 1900, The Philadelphia Orchestra has distinguished itself as one of the leading orchestras in the world through a century of acclaimed performances, historic international tours, best-selling recordings, and its unprecedented record of innovation in recording technologies and outreach. Recent Philadelphia Orchestra highlights include multi-casting a concert to large-screen venues through the Internet2 network; the launch of the Orchestra's Online Music Store, www.thephiladelphiaorchestra.com, in September 2006; regular broadcasts on NPR beginning in April 2006; a series of critically acclaimed recordings led by Mr. Eschenbach and released in partnership with Ondine Records; and a $125 million endowment campaign launched in 2003. The Philadelphia Orchestra annually touches the lives of more than one million music lovers worldwide through its performances, publications, recordings, and broadcasts. The Orchestra presents a subscription season in Philadelphia each year from September to May, in addition to education and community partnership programs, and appears annually at Carnegie Hall. Its summer schedule includes an outdoor series at Philadelphia's Mann Center for the Performing Arts, free Neighborhood Concerts, and residencies at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in upstate New York, and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival. Click Here for More Information about the Philadelphia Orchestra Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Events: Peter Nero and the Philly Pops: Peter Nero and the Philly Pops concerts appeal to all musical tastes! Since 1979, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops has been entertaining audiences with its unique mix of popular classics and new favorites, all with that special Philly Pops flair. Peter Nero leads his one-of-a-kind orchestra with playful sophistication as audiences respond with unbridled enthusiasm. There's no doubt about it - POPS concerts are all about having fun! Grammy Award-winning pianist Peter Nero's imaginative programming has made Philly Pops concerts unique. POPS concerts run the gamut -- from classics to big band, Broadway to rock n' roll. "Our concerts are for people who love all kinds of music," explains Nero. "We've learned that audiences want an eclectic mix, a mix they can't get anywhere else. That's the success of our concerts -- quality, variety and a great orchestra that can play anything!" Click Here for More Information about Peter Nero and the Philly Pops Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Events Kimmel Center: Kimmel Center, Inc., a charitable, not-for-profit organization, owns, manages, supports and maintains The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, which includes Verizon Hall, Perelman Theater, Innovation Studio and the Merck Arts Education Center. Kimmel Center, Inc. also manages the Academy of Music, owned by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association. The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Academy of Music serve as home to eight Resident Company performing arts organizations, including The Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ballet, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, American Theater Arts for Youth, PHILADANCO, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and Peter Nero and the Philly Pops^®. Kimmel Center, Inc.'s mission also includes arts in education, community outreach and a rich diversity of programming through its Kimmel Center Presents and Cadillac Broadway at the Academy series of performances. Click Here for More Information about Kimmel Center, Inc. Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Events Broadway Academy: The Kimmel Center presents two of the hottest productions currently on Broadway this season: The Color Purple and The Drowsy Chaperone will make their respective Philadelphia debuts at the Academy of Music. Plus, a beloved Broadway classic, My Fair Lady, returns to Philadelphia to delight a new generation of theatre lovers. Finally, the Forrest Theatre will host Avenue Q, the 2004 Tony Award^® winner for Best Musical, when it makes its Philadelphia debut. Click Here for More Information about the Broadway Academy Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Events Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: "A founding resident company of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia is a 33-member ensemble led by Ignat Solzhenitsyn, now in his fourth season as Music Director. The Orchestra, founded in 1964 by Marc Mostovoy, has a well-established reputation for distinguished performances of repertoire from the Baroque period through the twenty-first century. The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia performs ten pairs of concerts during its subscription season in the Kimmel Center's intimate, 600-seat Perelman Theater from September through May. The 2007 - 2008 season features five major themes: Masters of All Time, Great Soloists, Baroque Perspectives, Classical Discoveries and A Composer's Portrait of Terry Riley, featuring the World Premi?re of his Triple Concerto for two guitars and violin and the composer offering his own piano improvisations. To date, The Orchestra has over seventy commissions and premi?re performances to its credit, including seven works written since the turn of the century. The ensemble also travels regularly, having toured the United States, Europe and Israel." Click Here for More Information about the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Events Philadanco!: "The Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco) founded by Joan Myers Brown in 1970, is a modern contemporary dance company that tours nationally and internationally. For 34 years, the company has traveled the country and the world, performing before sold-out audiences of diverse people of all ages, creed, ethnicity and cultural traditions. PHILADANCO has a history of being a trailblazer, we were the pilot dance company to be part of the State of Pennsylvania, Comprehensive Education Training Act, arts training program. We were one of the first companies to hire our dancers on a 52 week salary, the first to own housing for the dancers and the first to own a debt-free facility. We are also the company which founded the International Conference of Black Dance Companies and International Association of Blacks in Dance which addresses the special needs of the African American dance community in a supportive environment, and produces an annual conference." Click Here for More Information about Philadanco! Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Events Chamber of Music: "The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society (PCMS) was created so people from all walks of life could enjoy world-renowned chamber music and recital artists. PCMS serves this mission through its unique policy of affordable ticket pricing - enabling audiences to hear the Guarneri, Emerson, Juilliard and Tokyo Quartets, recitalists Richard Goode and Midori, and many other leading musicians for just $22.50 per ticket or less. The PCMS season consists of more than 60 chamber music concerts, instrumental and vocal recitals, jazz and special programs. A Resident Company of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, PCMS performs in the Perelman Theater and other Philadelphia venues. PCMS also collaborates regularly with prominent cultural institutions, and presents 50 education programs to enrich the lives of young people and others through exposure to great music-making. PCMS was founded by Anthony Checchia in 1986. For over two decades, it has played a vital role in enhancing the cultural life of Philadelphia, in building enthusiasm for classical music, and in providing vital concert opportunities and exposure to outstanding performing musicians and composers. The annual program includes masterworks, rarely-heard pieces of special interest, and new music by living composers. Since its founding, PCMS has presented some 700 concerts by 375 ensembles and recitalists, and it has commissioned more than 30 new works." Click Here for More Information about the Philadelphia Chamber of Music Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Events American Theatre Arts for Youth: "American TAFY presents professional, curriculum-related theater for children of all ages in over 300 theaters across the country. Now celebrating 37 years of production continuity, American TAFY successfully performs its original musicals to over 1.4 million students annually. Each musical is designed to capture the spirit of timeless classics; to bring literature and history to life; to provide the magic found only in the live theater experience. As the nation's leading exponent of theater as a superb teaching tool, American TAFY produces 22 tours each year to enrich and educate young audiences. American TAFY's award-winning productions reflect a critically acclaimed commitment to presentations that involve the professional skills, talent and creativity of outstanding directors, designers, performers and technical personnel." Click Here for More Information about the American Theatre Arts for Youth Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Events Mann Center: "Originally founded as the summer home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, The Mann Center for the Performing Arts is the only outdoor cultural arts venue in the Philadelphia region and one of the largest of its kind in the nation. This unique open-air theater has hosted some of the world's best-known artists and performances. Today, The Mann offers a range of arts programs like nowhere else in the area-from orchestra to opera, dance to drumming, pops and jazz to rock and roll." Click Here for More Information about the Mann Center Click Here for Ticket Information for Upcoming Events