Philly Arts

Over the past month, Ben and I have been to more performing arts shows than we would've gone to in a year living in NYC. In combination of working at the Orchestra and getting student tickets to the Annenberg center courtesy of our friend Cara, we've been able to go to a variety of shows for very cheap. Since December, we've seen the Philly Pops Christmas Show, a dance show that I was in, The New Years Eve Philadelphia Orchestra Concert, Doug Varone Dance Company, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and Ain't Misbehavin (a Broadway Musical). Not to mention seeing Coldplay in November and the Dancenow Performance at DTW (which I was in).

Although Philly's Art scene is small and limited compared to New York and most of the art is experimental, it's nice that we have such easy access to some good companies/organizations. And there is a benefit of living outside of New York, in that most reputable dance companies tour the country more than they perform in New York.

We do notice that almost 90% of the people who come to these shows are over 50 years old, which makes us a little worried for the arts in smaller cities when our generation is older. Will our generation be patrons of the arts when they are old? I am not sure. For now, I encourage all of you to take advantage of the arts in your area.