2018 PIFA Preview

This week on FYI Philly, we're getting you ready for PIFA. The Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, an 11-day festival packed with more than 50 performances. The event runs from May 31-June 10. You can find the entire schedule and ticket information at www.pifa.org .

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From music to dance...circus acts to comedy and some performances that defy categorization, it is a celebration.

PIFA Gala | Gala tickets
Commonwealth Plaza: Inside the Kimmel Center (May 31 at 6 p.m.)
300 S Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Inventive Mothers: A Tribute to Frank Zappa | Tickets
Performance dates: June 2, 8 p.m.; June 3, 2 p.m.
Kimmel Center: SEI Innovation Studio
300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102 (2 levels below ground floor)

My Organ My Seoul | Tickets
Performance dates: June 3, 3 p.m.
Kimmel Center: Verizon Hall
300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

The Planets: An HD Odyssey featuring the Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia
Tickets
Conducted by Terell Stafford
Performance dates: June 8, 8 p.m.
Kimmel Center: Verizon Hall
300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
The opening act will be The Jazztet of the United States Army Field Band

A 24-hour marathon that covers America's history in music.

Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music | Tickets
Performance dates: 1776-1896 - Saturday, June 2; 1896-Present - Saturday, June 9 noon-midnight
Merriam Theater
250 S Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19102

A French troupe performs a world premiere that the Kimmel Center commissioned for the festival.

Transe Express: Cristal Palace | Tickets
Performance dates: 8 p.m. nightly, June 1-10
Kelly Drive at Fountain Green on the banks of the Schuylkill River

We visit a company that will change the way you see the streets of Philadelphia.

Belmont Plateau is the setting for a show called Doggie Hamlet.

Doggie Hamlet: A 3D Pastoral Poem | Tickets
Belmont Plateau
Performance dates: June 3, 10 a.m./ 6pm; June 4 6 p.m.

We meet a satirical superhero, dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab world.

Bassem Youssef: The Joke is Mightier than the Sword | Tickets
Performance dates: June 6 @ 7:30pm
Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall
300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

We look at a performance that will make your jaw drop in utter disbelief.

SEA: Singular Extreme Actions | Tickets
Perelman Theater
Performance dates: June 5-7

Water on Mars | Tickets
Perelman Theater
Performance dates: June 1-3

There will be a free dance party in the Kimmel Center's lobby.

TILT Lampshade Bouquets
Nine giant floral lampshade bouquets with benches installed throughout Commonwealth Plaza that serve as both a meeting spot before shows or a seating spot for watching shows in Commonwealth Plaza.

Inside the Kimmel Center
300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

¡La NOCHE CUBANA! | Tickets
Performance dates: June 4, 8 p.m.

Sittin' In Featuring Rare Essence | Tickets
Performance dates: June 6, 9 p.m.

South Broad Street will be transformed into a giant street fair.

PIFA Street Fair
Performance dates: June 9, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Broad Street, from City Hall to South Street
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