CANCELED: Cirque Du Heauxleil
This show has been canceled. Step right up, step right up! We’ve got clowns, cheese, tease, and sleaze! Cirque Du Heauxleil is Philly’s premiere salacious circus sideshow; peek inside the tent and prepare to be amazed by our poledancing clowns, bed of nails strangebabes, and our resident human pincushion. Featuring Mxstress Lilith, Legs Akimbo, hard feeler, Malice, Riker Grieves, these queer clowns will have you screaming in terror and delight…bring a…
Benevolent Misconduct: A Vision for the Future of Art Making
Welcome to the Benevolent Misconduct Society! Drawing on the work of Felix Rosado (Healing Futures Program Coordinator at the Youth Art & Self-empowerment Project) we will be gathering to examine what the abolition of our current funding systems in the arts could look like. We will be adapting Felix’s work in abolition of the prison systems to examine these questions: What needs do we have that aren’t being addressed by…
Best-Laid Plans
“Best-Laid Plans” defies convention by exploring artistic experimentation and vulnerability. This showcase grants intimate access to artists’ personal journeys, exposing triumphs and tribulations by showing how the sausage is made. Christine Walinski’s small works embrace unintentional outcomes, finding humor in mismatched colors, shapes, and lines reminiscent of her younger self. Sabrina Small presents a collection of abandoned drawings that hold elements of potential, preserved in the hope of future revival….
Behind Every Great Mariska Hargitay Is a Great Kurt Fitzpatrick
A quirky comedic storytelling show about Kurt’s adventures of working as a background actor in New York on and off for ten years. He’s been on Law & Order SVU, Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife, and others, but never said a damn word in any of them. Now he finally speaks and he has a lot to say!
Bicycle Shorts Film Festival
A festival within a festival, featuring two 90-min blocks of short films starting 7 pm Fri and 2 pm Sat and a 24-hour filmmaking contest starting 7 pm Sat. Write, act, shoot, and edit or just sit back and watch the results. Who will win a Golden Bicycle? Visit yellowbicycle.com/bsff for details.
Ben & Bobby
Longform improvisation like you’ve never seen it before! Come and watch Bobby and Ben make shit up on the spot. Show will include some of the following: laughs, a wheelchair, baldness, jokes, a speech assistant, and amazing creativity!
Awakening
“Awakening” is a powerful expedition into the depths of self-discovery, an extraordinary quest that unravels the layers of existence to reveal the profound truth: knowing who you are. It is a mesmerizing dance of personal growth and realization, where the spark of authenticity ignites, guiding you towards the essence of your being. With every step taken on this transformative journey, you transcend boundaries and uncover the brilliance that defines your…
Avenoir
Avenoir is a contemporary dance show that explores the idea of nostalgia in a darker light. Terpsichore Dance strives to use inspiration from nature and femininity to tell a story of leaving where you came from and finding where you belong.
AUNTIELAND
Philadelphia comediennes Rose Luardo, Marisol Soledad, and Rebekah Rickards are Glamorous Dangerous Stuff – a sexy, zany trio of wild weirdos here to tickle your Auntiebone. Rose’s recent work for Cannonball includes 2022’s Pedestrian Circus. Marisol returns to the festival following last fall’s production of The Most Important Place in The World. Rebekah made her debut Cannonball splash in 2022 as the host and producer of the festival’s nightly cabaret,…
As Bare as I Dare
A naked poetry reading with clothing optional for audience members.
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