SpArc Rocks
The performers in “SpArc Rocks” are artists at the Cultural Arts program of SpArc Services, a nonprofit dedicated to serving people with disabilities. The Cultural Arts Center at SpArc Services provides a holistic curriculum in the arts through weekly classes in visual arts, ceramics, music, film, theater, fashion, and dance. The Cultural Arts Centers also provides participants with outings to cultural venues and connections with other arts-based organizations. This show…
Spanking Macbeth
Professor Dansay & her intern, Z. Boughten, seize the reins of the venerable ‘Real Works Of Shakespeare Society’. The ‘Real Works’ have pots of money. They’re going to stage ‘Macbeth’. The problem – their Macbeth: Simon Bane, faded star of stage, screen & grungy tabloid & bars across the world.
SonicRainbow
Andy Thierauf presents SonicRainbow, a kaleidoscope of acoustic and electronic sounds utilizing a wide spectrum of percussion instruments. This solo performance includes original compositions and improvisations that weave an intricate web of timbres and sonorities from roars to wisps, drums to gongs, and vibraphone to tin cans. Pulling from classical, jazz, non-Western, contemporary and avant garde music, the works are a unique, postmodern blend of styles.
Something about The Dark
Que a chopped n screwed slow jam and dim the lights. Now let them flicker. Now close your eyes. Open them and blink slowly. At me. Feel the swish of my hips across the room from you and listen to the sound of the love song that plays in the back. Wait? Is it heartbreak? You listen up. Sweat drips. Heads in the room bounce slowly and then drop down….
Socrates, an odyssey
Socrates is an average, everyday sock – a plain sock, not a sock that anybody would particularly remember. But today, they find themselves in the worst of all situations: in the chaos of a spin cycle, they have lost their mate. Thus commences an epic odyssey of a little sock in a big house, braving mythic monsters, uncharted lands, and terrifying pets, all to be reunited with their other half….
soapbox
soapbox* is a dance theater trio which satirizes lectures as a physicalized form of communication. The work incorporates live rhythmic text, improvised movement modes, large dynamic dance phrases, and intricate partnering. Inspired (in part) by working within academia and the performative nature of teaching, the piece questions what it means to be the orator on any given subject. There are comedic compositional explorations of the word “soapbox” as a miniature platform…
Smile! You’re On Camera
“Smile! You’re On Camera” is an interactive, multimedia dance performance exploring the relationship between performer and audience member. How will the audience react to watching a performance that includes watching themselves? When does the viewer switch from audience member to performer? Can those roles coexist in one person?
Skerryvore: A Tale of Terror
In December 1876, the crew of the remote lighthouse at Skerryvore disappeared. The only witness was a young girl called Mary Campbell. 23 years later, she is mesmerized so she can recall the mysterious events. But all is not quite as it seems… This story was written as a site specific piece for London’s Old Operating Theatre and explores the gendered ideas of mental illness that were prominent in the…
CANCELED: Sisyphus & Siri
This show has been canceled. The magician you are about to meet is already dead; he doesn’t know it yet. Join your host, Siri, as she introduces you and guides you through an evening of mystery and impossibility laced with dark comedy and a pinch of Greek mythology. Not suitable for audiences under 16 years of age.
Scribble Sky
Ever daydream while gazing up at the clouds? What if we told you that those daydreams can become plays, and those clouds can become characters? With your creativity, anything is possible! Join Philadelphia Young Playwrights for Scribble Sky, a signature activity that will show you one of the zillion ways to make a play. We’ll move our daydreams onto pages of paper, and take our plays from the clouds to…
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