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On this week's episode, we welcome Daniel Burgess, Karen Li, Bi Jean Ngo from the InterAct Theatre Company production, Seng's Hair Salon.

• Website: https://www.twelvegatesarts.org/
• Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/12gates/#

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u

On this week's episode, we welcome artist Aissulu Kadyrzhanova.

• Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/aissulu_kadyrzhan/ | https://www.instagram.com/skydesignworkshop/

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u
• Chicago is showing at the Forrest Theatre from May 12th to May 17th: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/broadway-series/chicago
• Opera Philadelphia presents The Black Clown from May 14th through May 17th at the Miller Theatre: https://www.operaphila.org/whats-on/2526-season/the-black-clown/
• Philadelphia Orchestra presents Orchestra After 5: Postcards from Spain on May 14th at the Kimmel Center: https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/philadelphia-orchestra-series-and-subscriptions/orchestra-after-5/postcards-from-spain
• Yannick Leads Bruckner and Sorey, running on May 15th and May 16th; this Philadelphia Orchestra production will be at the Kimmel Center: https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/mahler-and-sorey
• Val Rossman's show is ongoing at Muse: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions
• Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground is ongoing at Twelve Gates Arts: https://www.twelvegatesarts.org/
• American Interior by Dan Gunn and Where Spring Begins to Speak, works from the in house collection from La Vaughn Belle, Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp, Kiki Gaffney, Judy Gelles, Raymond Saa, at Pentimenti Gallery: https://www.twelvegatesarts.org/
• Press Play at James Oliver Gallery opened earlier this week, a group exhibition featuring works from Alexis Nutini, Amira Pualwan, Jackson Kramer, and Katie Garth: https://www.jamesolivergallery.com/

In today's episode, Lucinda and Robert are joined by Nikil Saval..

Social Media:

• Website: https://nikilsaval.com | https://pasenatorsaval.com
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/pasenatorsaval.com/post/3lrgolkghgk2f
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorsaval/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSaval/

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u

On this week's episode, we welcome Daniel Burgess and Karen Li from the InterAct Theatre Company production, Seng's Hair Salon.

• Website: https://www.interacttheatre.org/
• Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/interacttheatreco

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u
• The Philadelphia Ballet's Romeo and Juliet is at the Academy of Music is ongoing through May 10th: https://philadelphiaballet.org/25-26-season/romeo-and-juliet/
• PhilOrch presents Musician's Choice from May 7th to May 9th at Kimmel Center: https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/bach-and-mozart-piano-classics
• Isata Kanneh-Mason on Piano presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society on May 12th at the Kimmel Center: https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/isata-kanneh-mason-piano-2026/
• Val Rossman's show is ongoing at Muse on May 1st: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions
• Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground is ongoing at Twelve Gates Arts: https://www.twelvegatesarts.org/
• American Interior by Dan Gunn and Where Spring Begins to Speak, works from the in house collection from La Vaughn Belle, Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp, Kiki Gaffney, Judy Gelles, Raymond Saa, at Pentimenti Gallery: https://www.twelvegatesarts.org/
• Press Play at James Oliver Gallery opened earlier this week, a group exhibition featuring works from Alexis Nutini, Amira Pualwan, Jackson Kramer, and Katie Garth: https://www.jamesolivergallery.com/
• The Great Escape show is ongoing at Works on Paper Gallery: https://www.wpartcollection.com/
• Chicago is showing at the Forrest Theatre from May 12th to May 17th: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/series-and-subscriptions/broadway-series/chicago

On this week's episode, we welcome Hanchien Lee and Steven Smith from Altissimo Arts.

• Website: https://www.altissimoarts.org/
• Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/altissimoarts/

// Show Notes:

• An American Celebration: Wenyin Chan, Hanchien Lee, Piano Four-Hands, Sunday, May 3rd, Trinity at 22nd: https://www.altissimoarts.org/events/an-american-celebration-wenyin-chan-hanchien-lee-piano-four-hands
• Anniversary Concert, Friday, June 12th, Trinity at 22nd: https://www.altissimoarts.org/events/anniversary-concert

On this week's episode, we welcome Val Rossman.

• Website: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/artists/val-rossman | https://www.valrossman.com/
• Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/valrossman/ | https://www.instagram.com/musegalleryphila/

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u

On this week's episode, we welcome Philadelphia Ballet's Charity Eagans and daugthers, Isabella, Ava, and Olivia.

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u
• The Philadelphia Ballet's Romeo and Juliet is at the Academy of Music from April 30th to May 10th: https://philadelphiaballet.org/25-26-season/romeo-and-juliet/
• Ensemble Arts presents the Brodsky Star Spotlight Series, Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler's House on May 3rd at the Kimmel Center: https://my.ensembleartsphilly.org/syos/performance/58423
• Mark Steinberg on Violin, and Jonathan Biss on Piano on May 7th at the Kimmel Center, presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/steinberg-biss-4/
• Val Rossman's show is opening at Muse on May 1st: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions
• Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground is ongoing at Twelve Gates Arts: https://www.twelvegatesarts.org/
• American Interior by Dan Gunn and Where Spring Begins to Speak, works from the in house collection from La Vaughn Belle, Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp, Kiki Gaffney, Judy Gelles, Raymond Saa, at Pentimenti Gallery: https://www.pentimenti.com
• Press Play at James Oliver Gallery opened earlier this week, a group exhibition featuring works from Alexis Nutini, Amira Pualwan, Jackson Kramer, and Katie Garth: https://www.jamesolivergallery.com/
• The Great Escape show is ongoing at Works on Paper Gallery: https://www.wpartcollection.com/

Opera Philadelphia Executive Vice President, David Levy, invites Robert and Lucinda to the rehearsal hall joins to announce the 2026-2027 season program.

Subscribe to the Opera Philadelphia season, and secure your tickets now: https://www.operaphila.org/your-visit/tickets-packages/subscriptions/

Or call 215-732-8400.

It's opera. But different!

On this week's episode, we welcome back past guests, PII Gallery's Margaret Berczynski and Aleksa Berczynski.

• Website: https://piigallery.com/
• Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/piigallery

// Show Notes:

• Contribute to the Philadelphia Ballet Capital Campaign: https://event.philadelphiaballet.org/BcBi1u
• PII Gallery is showing works from daughter Judy Geist and her late mother, Aline, in Two, running through the end of the month: https://piigallery.com/
• Chris Wagner, Always Color at Muse Gallery: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions/chris-wagner/always-color
• BA Harrington, Suite Américaine at the Museum for Art in Wood: https://museumforartinwood.org/exhibition/suite-americaine/
• From Ash We Do Not Rise: The Gospel of No One, a solo show from Pthalo at Wit Lopez Gallery until April 27th: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVrVhcxift9/
• Soft Architectures, a group show at Bridgette Mayer Gallery is showing until August 1st: http://www.bridgettemayergallery.com/exhibitions/soft-architectures
• Sleepers Awake, an Opera Philadelphia production is showing April 22nd, 24th, and 26th: https://www.operaphila.org/whats-on/2526-season/sleepers-awake/.

Philadelphia Theatre Company Co-Director, Tyler Dobrowsky, joins Lucinda to announce the 2026-2027 season program.

Subscribe to Philadelphia Theatre Company season, and secure your tickets now: https://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org