Sex Werque: Notes from the Field
Sex Werque:Notes from the Field is an auto-biographical solo show about working as a stripper in Pittsburgh. Ella-Gabriel Mason explores how we perform eroticism and consume intimacy, both in the club and at home. Through theater, dance, and filmed interviews with other sex workers, they unpack the world of sex work: the emotional and economic forces, the movement vocabulary, the masks, and the moments of authentic connection.
Roots Ignite
Roots Ignite is a choreographed dance piece that reflects the choreographer’s and dancers personal connections to dance, family, and love. This piece is made up three years worth of research, done through improvisations, zoom meetings, and music editing. The research surrounds ways people build relationships or connect with one another. The piece represents the choreographers own stories, as well as the stories of the cast and dancers. These stories represent events that…
ROLLER CIRCUS… The Greatest Show on Wheels
Roller Circus: The Greatest Show on Wheels! Step right up and prepare to be amazed by Roller Circus: The Greatest Show on Wheels! The first circus cabaret of its kind, Roller Circus combines aerials, juggling, drag, clowning, fire, and sideshow performance with the art of roller skating in a way you have not seen before! Featuring an incredible cast of talented performers from the Philadelphia area, Roller Circus is a…
Rhythm Bath
Produced by The Institute on Disabilities, Temple University and Studio Susan Marshall. Major support for Rhythm Bath has been provided to the Institute on Disabilities by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Renowned choreographer Susan Marshall and Tony Award-winning set designer Mimi Lien combine forces to create an immersive and inclusive dance installation developed in conversation and collaboration with neurodiverse individuals and communities. Rhythm Bath blends performance, meditation, and…
REV’s LIL’ OL’ RODEO SHOW
Yeehaw!! Pounds of sequins, yards of fringe and really big hair! This lil’ ol’ shindig puts the hoot in hootenanny and the jam in jamboree, with classic retro hits from Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Buck Owens and many more! Plus rope tricks from a genuine lasso-twirlin’, bull whip crackin’ rodeo performer! And – Dang it! – the critics sure do love REV as much as a…
ReFlection
ReFlection is a story of self-acceptance through the lens of a transmasculine experience and the milestones that shape how he views himself and the world around him. Through a powerful combination of circus arts, dance, and cinematic storytelling, we experience the joys and challenges of this deeply personal journey. As our protagonist learns to embrace his truth, we explore a time when what he sees in the mirror does not…
Red Flags
“Red Flags” will explore the dynamics of power in relationships. People will tell their experiences of a time when they were in a toxic situation and then perform their ultimate circus revenge act. The show will be a combination of drama and comedy, with audience participation encouraged. Our shows will also include themes of access to make the experience welcome to a wider audience.
Read Me A World
Book lovers of all ages are invited to participate in the playful, immersive experience of READ ME A WORLD — a collection of interactive activities and artist-designed, temporary outdoor reading nook installations that inspire the intimate, connective joy of reading aloud with loved ones. The Exuberance has collaborated with local visual artists, performers, literacy experts, and read aloud advocates to curate this celebration of the imaginative act of creating worlds…
re:claim
“Reclaiming systems, reframing progress–a modern exploration of legacy through live string music and spoken word.” -ChatGPT “Nothing as compared in frankness to what is coming.” –Edward Bok Social progression and its complications are the central themes of this ambient violin and poetry work by Heather Bowlan and Melinda Rice, performed at the graveside of Philadelphia publisher Edward Bok. Together we’ll explore the change in relationship between humans and…
rattling
As an artist who was always in transit, by decision, it was an important shift in my life when gradually the power I had on making decisions on motion decreased and dispersed. Moved to the US from Turkey in 2021, right after the pandemic, then found myself in a research of different ways of learning/unlearning, observing, evaluating, dynamics of motion.. Differences and similarities of defect, displacement, exile, wander, errantry, space/place,…
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