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BSR_S07E02 - BSR TEAM (DABC) Don’t Always Be Consuming - Year In Review
Today on a podcast, I turn over the virtual studio to the team that keeps Broad Street Review running. In a sort of Year in Review, our lead editors and Executive Director share some of their media recommendations as the year draws to a close. Here is a chat with Editor-In-Chief, Alaina Johns, Associate Editor, Kyle V. Hiller and Executive Director, Neil Bardhan of Broad Street Review.
Some of BSR’s Media Recommendations:
BOOKS
Merlin Sheldrake - Entangled Life
https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/entangled-life
Adrienne Maree Brown - Pleasure Activism
https://www.akpress.org/pleasure-activism.html
You Have A Match - Emma Lord
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250237309/youhaveamatch
TELEVISION
Severance - AppleTV
https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx
Derry Girls - Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/80238565
Power Rangers
https://powerrangers.hasbro.com/en-us
Midnight Diner - Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/80113541
Support Broad Street Review: https://www.broadstreetreview.com/donate-to-bsr
BSR_S07E01 - Odd Man Out - BRT
Odd Man Out | Part of the America Rising Series
A LIVE Immersive Experience In Complete Darkness
Para ver el sitio web en español, haga click aquí
November 30 – December 18, 2022
Odd Man Out is a captivating play that takes place in complete darkness. Created by Teatro Ciego (an Argentinian company founded by blind artists) and Theatre C (a groundbreaking immersive theatre company in NYC), this story is told unlike any you’ve ever experienced before. You’ll be led into a pitch-black room by ushers. Inside, you’ll immerse yourself in the life story of Alberto, a blind musician returning to Argentina after years of self-exile. It is, at once, a love story, a musical journey, and a multi-sensory immersion into theatre of the blind.
Performances will be in Spanish on Friday, Dec 2 at 6pm | Sunday, Dec 4 at 6pm Thursday Dec 8 at 7pm | Saturday, Dec 10 at 8:30pm | Wednesday, Dec 14 at 7pm Sunday, Dec 18 at 3pm.
This play takes place at 201 Cedar Street, Bristol, PA 19007.
General Admission. Tickets start at $35.
BSR_S06E21 - THIS IS MY BRAVE Pt2
This Is My Brave, Inc. (TIMB), the national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the
stigma surrounding mental illness through storytelling, comes to Philadelphia this fall. The show will be held at the Ambler Theater on October 9, 2022. Performances will feature area community members who live with – or have loved ones living with - mental health challenges or substance use disorders, telling their stories through personal essay, spoken word, poetry, comedy, original music, and dance.
One in five American adults face mental health issues (National Institute of Mental Health), yet the topic continues to carry shame. This Is My Brave aims to end this stigma and silence by celebrating the stories of real people living successful lives with mental health challenges. Since its first show in 2014 in Arlington, VA, This Is My Brave - The Show has featured more than 900 people sharing their stories in over 80 performances across the United States and in Australia.
Philadelphia Show Information:
Ambler Theater
108 E Butler Ave.
Ambler, PA 19002
Sunday, October 9 at 5:00 PM
Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased on This Is My Brave - The Show in Philadelphia's Eventbrite page.
All ticket proceeds will go to the Montgomery County Suicide Prevention Taskforce whose mission is to decrease suicides in Montgomery County by increasing suicide prevention awareness, education, training, outreach efforts, and reducing stigma.
It will also be live-streamed and a link will be available.
Visit www.facebook.com/timbphilly for more information.
RestART with BSR - BSR_S06E20 - RestART Wrap-Up
Today on the podcast, our summer series collaboration with Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance’s “RE-START Initiative”, draws to a close with the Initiative’s champions, Kabria Rogers and Roberta Johnson. Stay Tuned.
The RestART Organizations we heard from:
FUNDERS:
National Endowment for the Arts
Learn more about RestART!
RestART: The Arts are Back!
https://phillyfunguide.com/editorial/restart-the-arts-are-back