Sympathy Towards a Soldier: The Music and Death of Major John André
SYMPATHY TOWARDS A SOLDIER: The Music and Death of Major John André Friday, Sept 19th at 7pm Gloria Dei, Old Swedes’ Church • 916 S Swanson St, Philadelphia PA 19147 Tickets: $30 general, $15 student with ID During the British occupation of Philadelphia, Major John André was a favorite among tory young ladies and well loved by his peers. An accomplished flutist and artist, Major André organized the opulent Meschianza…
survivor
Powered entirely by one woman’s sweaty desperation, survivor is a solo performance art piece about dance marathons, reality TV, and the spectacle of human endurance. The first hundred hours are the hardest. This is a free gallery-style performance art piece, come and go as you please during the hour.
Strange Root
Strange Root is an immersive contemporary circus experience that guides audiences through pivotal political and social moments that have profoundly shaped the Black American experience. Through powerful visual storytelling and performance, the production explores how Black Americans have navigated and resisted a racist, patriarchal society—transforming struggle into resilience, and creating spaces for liberation, self-discovery, and expression.
Starfish and the Weighted Blanket: a comedy thing about grief
what does grief look like? smell like? taste like? sound like? starfish the clown explores the question over a ridiculous journey through play, loss, sensation, and recovery. throughout the show, audience members will be invited into the fun. The 9/20 performance of this show has been canceled.
Stand-Up at the Studio 9/26
Philadelphia Fringe Festival Presents: Stand-Up at the Studio Friday, September 26th 9pm-10:30pmDoors open at 8:30$5-$15 (sliding scale) Aaron Bell headlines his Stand-Up at the Studio Comedy Series as he brings a new lineup of comedians to Baltimore Avenue as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. This show starring: Lump, Bhavik Patel, Masha, Rasheed Wesley Jr., Nichole Spain, and Aaron Bell, will take place on Friday, September 26th at 9pm. Doors…
Spiritual Experience
Hidden down a quiet street in Philadelphia, shrouded in mystery, is one of the most unique theatrical experiences in the world. Spiritual Experience is a private performance with seating for two people. It is designed to be viewed by friends and familiars, or by one person alone. Like a restaurant with only one table, set for you and a cherished companion, Spiritual Experience is a uniquely intimate encounter. No one…
SPANK BANK TIME MACHINE
Queer Fantasia Time Travel Adventure with trauma clown John Michael – it’s Angels in America meets Snakes on a Plane, but with DRUGS! Time travel with John Michael and receive free lifesaving NARCAN time machines: learn how to go back in time after an overdose. “A celebration of life, … Big belly laughs…. Art never dies!” ★★★★★ —Free Press “It’s fun, raunchy, outrageous, touching, and incredible. Easily my favorite show…
Some Kind of Peace
This piece was born out of a somatic workshop for survivors of sexual violence that I held in early April 2025. Their movements, stories, and wisdom make up the base of the entire work and were my inspiration for every artistic choice. This work is the story of coming back; coming back to life, coming back to the sun, coming back into your own skin. It’s about the soul wrenching…
SLIDESHOW
From the 1950s through the 1980s, the slideshow was a staple of the American household. SLIDESHOW drops audiences back into the time of Kodachrome colors, weaving a fictional family history around strangers’ real slides of long ago vacations. A funny, disturbing, and deeply felt work about the disconnection between the lives of children and those of their parents, SLIDESHOW recreates a lost ritual and delves into the aspirations of 20th-century…
sis.tem | gateways to safehouses
sis.tem | gateways to safehouses is a duet of dance, confronting the public scrutiny that black femmes face now and in our not-so-distant past. Dancers expose the weight of societal objectification on the spiritual body and carefully landscape the uneasy terrain. The lifting and enlivening of movement and melodic rituals call into question, how can we ignite century-long spells cast upon us as protection in eras of refinement and reformation?…
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