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Browse This Issue: May 7th, 2009

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Art:
Quantum Leap
Miro Dance Theatre uses physics to untangle the mysteries of human relationships.
by Deni Kasrel
The title Spooky Action is derived from a comment made by Albert Einstein in response to observing quantum entanglement, a curious and not entirely understood physical property whereby two subatomic particles consistently react in opposite ways.

Arts Picks:
Hysteria
May 13-June 14, $39-$55, Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St., 215-546-7824, wilmatheater.org.
by Mark Cofta
Hysteria imagines what might have happened in 1938 when father of psychiatry Sigmund Freud and surrealist painter Salvador Dali met.

Kaleidoscope
Mos Def in Next Day Air | Cracker's Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey | Love, Mom | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: London's Hammersmith Odeon '75

Dance:
Walk It Out
REVIEW: Koresh Dance Co.'s ev-o-lu-tion
by Deni Kasrel
Symptoms of discontent creep in and costumes cover up more of the dancers' bodies, suggesting that the less we show, the more we repress.

Shelf Life:
Pink Slips
Under the Covers with Justin Bauer
by Justin Bauer
Miss Harper Can Do It by Jane Berentson | Alice Fantastic by Maggie Estep | Sadomasochism for Accountants by Rosy Barnes

Arts Picks:
Doppelgangers
Through May 31, Vox Populi Gallery, 319 N. 11th St., 215-238-1236, voxpopuligallery.org.
by Carolyn Huckabay
You need no convincing that doppelgangers exist — they surround you every day.

Globe Dye Works: Layers
Opening reception Sat., May 9, 5-9 p.m., free, exhibit through June 7, Globe Dye Works, 4500 Worth St., 215-288-4554, globedyeworks.com.
by Lauren F. Friedman
The work of 13 artists is spread out across nearly 8,000 square feet, offering a rare opportunity to see a variety of pieces untethered from the traditional confines of a gallery.

Art:
Domestic Exchange
Chuck Palahniuk finds his voice in Germany.
by Molly Eichel
"I haven't seen anything that has a dark, comic school shooting in it. I haven't seen anything with the Wal-Mart anal rape scene in it that's a comedy [laughs]."

Arts Picks:
Wonder Mom and Party Girl
Sat., May 9, 4-8 p.m., $10-$12, American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave., 215-389-1776, philadelphiastories.org.
by Christina Shaffer
Mark Schuster's first work of fiction explores expectations inflicted upon women — reliability, success, sexiness — and their lasting effects.

Thoroughly Modern Millie
Through June 7, $35-$42.50, Media Theatre, 104 E. State St., Media, 610-891-0100, mediatheatre.org.
by Mark Cofta
Escape to the 1920s with plucky small-town girl Millie Dillmount, pursuing a career and love in the Jazz Age Big Apple.

Nichole Canuso Dance Co.
Sat., May 9, 8 p.m., $15-$20, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 866-468-7619, nicholecanusodance.org.
by Carolyn Huckabay
"As we've grown," Canuso says, "so have our expenses. Plus, NCDC was very ready to throw a party!"

Sidi Goma
Sat., May 9, 8 p.m. (pre-show conversation, 6:30 p.m.), $25, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914, paintedbride.org.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Sidi Goma, a 12-man troupe of dancers and musicians, perform ecstatic and devotional rituals, upholding the tradition of traveling faqirs.

Crane's Promise
Fri.-Sat., May 8-9, 8 p.m., and Sun., May 10, 3 p.m., $12, Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave., 215-387-1911, cecarts.org.
by Shaun Brady
Martina Plag has devised a new variation on "The Crane Wife" that combines elegant puppetry with dance and just a hint of text.

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