Upcoming Shows
Hailed as "the best musical entertainment in the country," (The Independent) the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain returns to our stage to celebrate four decades...
Paul Taylor Dance Company is “one of the most exciting, innovative, and delightful dance companies in the entire world.” (The New York Times) This audience-favorite...
Paul Taylor Dance Company is “one of the most exciting, innovative, and delightful dance companies in the entire world.” (The New York Times) This audience-favorite...
The Czech Republic’s Tiburtina Ensemble performs exquisite interpretations of medieval repertoire with an all-female collective of vocalists and a harpist. The ensemble comes to Philadelphia...
Delbert Anderson, a Diné jazz trumpeter and composer, is “at the forefront of a vibrant Native American jazz scene.” (The New York Times) Anderson and...
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Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music in Center City Through New Year's Eve....
Past Shows
Celebrate the rich tapestry of American music and dance with Mark Morris, “the most successful and influential choreographer alive.” (The New York Times) Morris’ signature...
Led by “one of the great movers of modern dance,” Parsons Dance is an audience-favorite, with remarkable athleticism and bold, dance-your-heart-out choreography. Parsons’ signature musicality...
An “American roots string band with punk rock attitude and energy,” (PBS) Old Crow Medicine Show makes its Penn Live Arts debut with a dynamic...
Old Crow Medicine Show will perform on May 22, 2025, at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts as part of Penn Live Arts. Known...
A rising star with inimitable jazz talent, alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin impressed Philadelphia audiences with her radiant performances in our 2022 Coltrane Festival. “Equally melodic...
Spinning circles around the competition, 360 ALLSTARS makes its Philadelphia debut with a dream team of world champion athletes and artists showing off their mad...
2024-2025 NEA Big Read SelectionThe impossible happens every day in the life of a refugee. Driven to tell her family's experience—and the history of the...
What happens when a book character tries to escape? Benny, the plucky puppet in The Paper Escaper, knows they are destined for greater things than a...
Get ready! The Dirty Sock Funtime Band (DSFB) makes its Penn Live Arts debut in a wild, musical comedy show where anything (and we mean anything)...
France’s prestigious Malandain Ballet Biarritz performs in Philadelphia for the very first time in The Seasons, a full-length work set to The Four Seasons, both Vivaldi’s masterpiece...
Co-presented with World Cafe LiveOne of the most consequential singer-songwriters of her generation, Patty Griffin takes the Penn Live Arts stage for the first time....
In this Philadelphia premiere, Grammy® Award-winning early music interpreter and master of the viola da gamba, Jordi Savall, returns to our stage alongside his legendary...
“Every time they take the stage — or soar above it — the 7 Fingers test the limits of possibility.” (The Boston Globe) Revered around...
"The Kronos Quartet has broken the boundaries of what string quartets do.” (The New York Times) This renowned new music ensemble, an early Penn Live...
Angélique Kidjo is a five-time Grammy® award-winner and world music superstar. Blending traditional West African music, jazz, R&B and funk, Kidjo is a force of...
DENTRO. Una storia vera, se voleteINSIDE. A true story, if you think soA mother discovers the worst of truths. A father innocent until proven guilty....
Rennie Harris, “the most brilliant hip-hop choreographer in America” (The New Yorker) and our 24/25 season artist-in-residence, returns with the world premiere of a commissioned work, American...
Co-presented with World Cafe LiveCalled a wunderkind by blues legend Taj Mahal, Grammy®-nominated guitarist and singer Jontavious Willis makes his Penn Live Arts debut. Performing...
With “a wonderfully full yet transparent sound” and “expressive detail that [is] wholly absorbing,” (Gramophone) Belgium’s Ricercar Consort performs in Philadelphia for the very first...
“An intimidatingly strong guitar player,” Rafiq Bhatia is “one of the most intriguing figures in music today." Making his Penn Live Arts debut alongside pianist...
With an “exciting, seemingly improbable fusion of hip hop, ballet and modern dance,” (Los Angeles Times) RUBBERBAND performs its new work, Reckless Underdog, a dazzling, three-act...
“Arguably the most successful Black theatre group in the world,” (American Theatre) the Negro Ensemble Company performs a new production of Douglas Turner Ward’s Day of...
Hailed as “the greatest blues singer of her generation” (The Washington Post) and “a powerhouse vocalist,” (Rolling Stone) Shemekia Copeland makes her Penn Live Arts...
Conceived by Monique MartinJourney through time and space to explore themes of freedom and survival in the early Black American experience. Named in tribute to...
Renowned early music artist Benjamin Bagby returns on the heels of his sold-out performance of Beowulf back in 2023. Joined by Sequentia, one of the world’s most...
Making their Philadelphia debut, Mali Obomsawin is a bassist and singer/songwriter from Odanak First Nation. Infused with American roots, indie rock and jazz, Obomsawin’s internationally...
Korea’s Seo Jungmin pushes the boundaries between traditional and contemporary music with her exceptional skills on the 25-string Gayageum. A member of the renowned Korean...
A titan of American modern dance, the Limón Dance Company performs The Traitor, one of the most significant works of the 1950s that explores betrayal through...
An indie superstar makes his Penn Live Arts debut! Widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of his generation, singer/songwriter and pianist Ben...
Called “South Africa’s Mozart” by Nelson Mandela, Cape Town-born icon and 2019 NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim brings his “spell-binding trio” to our stage on...
Award-winning British vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six, acclaimed for its flawless intonation, “precision and fluency” (The Guardian), makes its Philadelphia debut in a performance of...
Tabla superstar Zakir Hussain is “a fearsome technician but also a whimsical inventor, devoted to exuberant play.” (The New York Times) The 2023 Percussionist of...
Beloved a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock returns to our stage in celebration of its milestone 50th anniversary. Internationally renowned for a musical...
A stunning show with a downright smashing title, Canada’s FLIP Fabrique returns with SLAM!, an electric Philadelphia premiere that amplifies the theatrical and exuberant nature of...
Led by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, “hailed as two of the greatest virtuosos ever to emerge from [Alvin] Ailey” (The New York Times), Complexions...
Penn Live Arts opens its 2024-25 season with Pilobolus, showcasing their latest work, re:CREATION, on September 27 and 28. This dynamic collection features a blend...
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