Topics :: Philly Int’l Fest of Arts (PIFA)

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Philly’s Peek-A-Boo Revue Undresses the Moulin Rouge

By Mark Thompson | Friday Apr 22, 2011
While W.C. Fields might find it hard to fathom, Philadelphia has been the hotbed for a burgeoning neo-burlesque scene - thanks in large part to the long-running, shimmying shenanigans of the Peek-A-Boo Revue.

Lady Duff, aka Lucile, the Unknown Mother of Ballroom Culture

By Mark Thompson | Monday Apr 11, 2011
Before there was Alexander McQueen, there was Lucile, the first British fashion designer to achieve international renown. It was Lucile who introduced the "mannequin parade," which is what we call a fashion show - or else ballroom culture.

Get Thee to Philly This Spring, For Les Nubians

By Mark Thompson | Monday Feb 21, 2011
In case you have yet to hear, Philadelphia is turning it out this spring with the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), a three-week arts smorgasbord centered around the theme "Paris: 1910 - 1920."
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