Labyrinth Of The Other
Labyrinth Of The Other (LOTO) is loosely based on my lived experience and is an interdisciplinary reimagining of the classically greco-anglo, patriarchal, myth of the Minotaur. LOTO looks at the origins of the Minotaur, the sins of the father, the mother maligned, the architect nearly lost in his design, the monster, and the sister left behind to die. LOTO asks who we are beneath the mask of the monster? Who…
La Otra
A hilarious, moving, fantastical theatrical world premiere written and directed by award-winning Philadelphia theatermaker Tanaquil Márquez & Eliana Fabiyi, bilingual in English and Spanish. Three Colombian sisters gather in Bogotá to celebrate their father’s 80th birthday. When an unexpected guest arrives, secrets are revealed that will change the family dynamic forever. In this bilingual world premiere comedy, La Otra explores intimate relationships through comedy and magical realism. Tres hermanas colombianas…
Krampus Gets Cramped
“Krampus Gets Cramped” is an intimate shadow puppet piece that will use back-lit “crankie” boxes to tell this story. Crankies are storytelling machines that use a paper or cloth scroll to illustrate the narrative. This piece will utilize a series of different crankies and other forms of puppetry to tell the myth of Krampus, the Christmas demon and the psychobilly, gorehound rock and roll band, The Cramps. And how they…
Klorkhana the Tyrant
Klorkhana is the Mind Healer, or Ror Noki, of Planet Sephro. He is supposed to help people find the answers to whatever challenges they face in their lives. Instead, he gets inside their minds and twists them around to suit his needs, stealing energies from people, especially women. Eventually, people are hanging on by a thread, fighting amongst themselves, stressing out over the littlest things. They are being constantly mind-raped…
KISS ME DEADLY – A BLOODY BRILLIANT VAMPIRE CABARET
KISS ME DEADLY – A BLOODY BRILLIANT VAMPIRE CABARET For a very special start to your Spooky Season, come to Ulana’s Ukrainian (rhymes with Transylvanian!) Nightclub in South Philly, and drink and dance with Dracula (he won’t suck – or maybe he will… ) and his singing brides as they renew their wedding vows! REV’s cabarets have been celebrated by Philadelphia critics as “wickedly entertaining”“ with breath-taking, spine-tingling, show-stopping numbers”“The…
Kingdom Come
On her way to her Tennessee hometown, Lena—traveling artist and avowed atheist—has a one-night stand… with an Angel. Back home, she reconnects with her now-out high school teacher, watches her aging mother embrace youthfulness with abandon, and tries to find a way back to her mysterious new lover. Boundaries between past and present, sacred and profane begin to dissolve, shedding new light on the Southern Catholic roots and adult lesbian…
Kindled by Nina: A Four-Women Requiem Multimedia Invocation of Black Womanhood
Inspired by Nina Simone’s “Four Women,” this soul-stirring solo performance fuses poetry, film, and live storytelling to honor the lives and voices of four archetypal Black women. On stage, Dr. Karen Moore weaves truth, rhythm, and fire through powerful spoken word, while on screen, the women emerge in vivid cinematic portraits. A poetic requiem and a multimedia invocation, Kindled by Nina is both personal and political—a ritual of remembrance, resilience,…
Keep the Alien Fed
“Awakened disoriented and confused by the blaring alarm sounds that filled the room, the humans could only think of one thing: The Chosen One. Thoughts of the Chosen One fill the room with overwhelming confusion, suffocating everyone into violence, crying, and praying. In a world where worship is your sole purpose, humans find themselves battling between uncovering the truth or devoting themselves to the Preparation. The Truman Show meets Squid…
Kaleidoscopes
Kaleidoscopes transform simple objects into intricate, beautiful patterns, which can change your perception and makes you see things in a whole new light. The dancers will be creating optical illusions with their bodies, costumes and the use of lighting to achieve this goal through the performance.
Kaidan: Night of 100 Spirits
Kaidan: An Evening of 100 SpiritsThe Hyaku-Monogatari Kaidanki is a Japanese, Heian-era pastime of telling ghost stories to one another of increasing intensity with the hopes one of these spirits does not appear in your parlor. Drawing from the rich history of Japanese folklore and Victorian spiritualism this is a parlour and stage magic show encased in the mysterious and often eerie world of yurei and yokai. The production is…
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