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2025-11-16

Penn Live Arts: DakhaBrakha

The DakhaBrakha group posing outdoors in traditional Ukrainian dress

Hailing from Kyiv, DakhaBrakha’s “ethno-chaos” sound plumbs the depths of Ukrainian roots and contemporary rhythms, fusing ancient folk melodies with a range of genres from indie rock and pop to hip-hop and the avant-garde. Secure tickets in advance. Students can receive a discount with Penn ID.

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St.

WVPB (Charleston, West Virginia)

Us & them encore: The housing struggle

Claudia Aiken of the Weitzman School of Design talks about housing shortages and their impact on home ownership and neighborhood development.

2025-11-14

Penn Live Arts: Shadow Cities

Six members of the Ephrat Asherie Dance Company posing together

In this Penn Live Arts co-commission, a cast of six dancers and four musicians explores how we are all an amalgam of cultures, identities and generations, fixed and infinitely fluid, fully embodied and fragmented all at once. Showtimes are Saturday, Nov. 14 at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Secure tickets in advance. Students can receive a discount with Penn ID.

All Day

Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St.

2025-11-08

Penn Live Arts: Choir! Choir! Choir!

Choir! Choir! Choir! playing in front of an audience in a venue with red and indigo lighting

Directed by Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman, this interactive, participatory event turns the audience into performers, inviting them to sing some of the greatest hits of all time from Leonard and Joni to Whitney and Shania. No experience is necessary; all voices welcome. Secure tickets in advance. Students can receive a discount with Penn ID.

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St.

Philadelphia Inquirer

I was an AI scribe-skeptical doctor. And then I actually tried it

Jeffrey Millstein of the Perelman School of Medicine shares his experience as a clinician using an AI scribe.

Associated Press

Your latest prescription is to get outside

A study by Penn and other universities on the value of outdoor activity is cited.

BBC

Is your housework split sexist?

Corrine Low of the Wharton School discusses surveys of gender divisions in housework.

Kansas City Star

4,300-year-old tomb was a doorway for the afterlife. Now it’s being reassembled

The Penn Museum is reassembling the Tomb Chapel of Kaipure, a 4,300 year old door to the afterlife that was located in Egypt.

NY Magazine

Runner’s World

How to fix muscle imbalances for fewer injuries and stronger runs

John Vasudevan of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on how to fix muscle imbalances for running.