News
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March 20, 2019
History Professor Sophia Rosenfeld Publishes New BookHistory professor Sophia Rosenfeld explores the post-Trump state of democracy in America in her new book, "Democracy and Truth: A Short History." Join Rosenfeld at the Parkway Central Library on Wednesday, March 20, for a lecture called “Democracy and Truth: A Short Philadelphia History.” The event is free, and RSVP is suggested.
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March 12, 2019
PennPraxis Launches Toolkit for Neighborhood PreservationPennPraxis, a non-profit from PennDesign, launches the Neighborhood Preservation Toolkit, an informative handbook that guides how to maintain historic sites in Philadelphia.
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March 12, 2019
Penn at SXSWThe Penn Center for Innovation led 7 University-affiliated startups to South by Southwest (SXSW), a series of conferences and festivals in Austin that combine film, music, and interactive media.
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March 5, 2019
‘Vessels’ at Annenberg Brings the Horrors and the Sisterhood of the Middle Passage to the StageShaun Brady of the Inquirer featured Vessels as it was about to premier at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in March 2019. Vessels was created over a four-year period by artists Rebecca Mwase and Ron Ragin. In the article, Shaun Brady writes that “The inspiration for Vessels came from a talk by poet Nikki Giovanni, who pondered how millions of enslaved people arrived on these shores with their sanity intact. The first thought that leaped into Mwase’s mind was ‘song,’ and she set out to investigate how singing offered at least a spiritual escape from suffering.” Vessels was supported in part by a grant from The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation.
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March 1, 2019
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Announces its 2019/20 Dance SeasonIn the 19/20 season, the Annenberg Center and NextMove Dance create a special retrospective celebrating their exciting tradition of bringing the best in dance to Philadelphia. They will showcase beloved audience favorites and look to the future of dance in all its forms.