Gilligan Gigs Again
Do you suck at trivia? Feel like you never get any questions right? Always down on yourself for being on a losing team? Then you’d fit right in at Gilligan Gigs Again, a trivia cabaret on radical self-acceptance. With former rock tambourinist Gilligan Gideon as your host, you can rest assured you won’t be the dumbest person in the room. Join us at the Victoria Freehouse in Old City, and…
Free Improv Jam
Itching for some stage time after a year indoors? Looking to try improv for the first time ever? Come on out to our Free Improv Jam! All experience levels are welcome to sign up and hop on stage. Don’t have any improv experience? No worries! You’ll be paired with a more experienced improviser so you two can shine together. You’ll do a scene or two, have some fun, and maybe…
Egg Tooth
Ideas don’t hatch. They break free. They push, struggle, and slash their way into the light of day. They use a guitar, a camera, a pen—an egg tooth. Egg Tooth is a feisty hybrid of live music, video, and theatrical storytelling. It’s a celebration of short stories—and therefore, our lives. Some are shorter than others. Egg Tooth’s premiere at the Orlando Fringe Festival earned a “Patrons’ Pick” encore performance, and…
Fixed Gaps
Scot J. Wittman brings his award-winning dance photography to life in this arthouse motion picture. Romance, loss, harmony and independence are woven together in this film. Shot mostly on location in Philadelphia, the work showcases local talent and gives a glimpse into surrounding areas. The Philadelphia native is proud to premier the work at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
Galumpha
Combining stunning acrobatics, striking visual effects, physical comedy and inventive choreography, Galumpha brings to life a world of imagination, beauty, muscle and merriment. The three performers create a sensory feast of images ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime, drawn together into a seamless whole, consistently bringing audiences to their feet. Galumpha is a triumphant mix of art and entertainment, offering world-class, award winning choreography (Edinburgh Festival Critics’ Choice Award,…
Expansions Presents: Bridging the Distance
Bridging the Distance: Is an exciting dance video interactive walking tour. Audience members will follow a map with destinations in Mt Airy, and North Philly, where QR codes are placed. Complete the journey, While engaging with dancers from across the country as they explore different bridges. Complete your journey while experiencing the moving choreography of Expansions Contemporary Dance Ensemble.
Found
A stairway to heaven beside the water, a surprise garden just off of Pine, a bar outside of Fishtown, and glimpses into the Fae Wilds. “Found” is a scavenger hunt audio adventure where Philadelphia residents will go on the search for pockets of magic throughout the city. When they find special QR codes at these magical locations, which they’ll discover with the help of puzzles and clues released online, our…
creativeWorks
Join us in the first salvo in the war to create culture worth warring over. Volume one of the earth shattering new creative journal, creativeworks.io is here for Fringe Fest ’21. Come for this vaguely exciting promo, stay for sights you’ve never seen, words never before uttered. All bets are off, we’re past the event horizon, and superlatives are a hoax. YOU have to act now. Drive your finger trains…
Crossover: A New Pop Musical
Meet Crossover, the newest singing competition to hit the airwaves with a streaming-era twist: the competing artists must prove that they’re adept at both writing and performing across different genres in order to claim the title of Crossover Champion. When four women tie in the regional competition, they reluctantly opt to compete on the national broadcast as a group: Four-Way Tie. As they navigate the ups and downs of sudden…
Dragonbutter
Part video game, part escape room, and part performance, Dragonbutter, the latest creation from Brian Sanders’ JUNK, takes you through multiple themed rooms filled with stunning light and sound arrangements. Reminiscent of old-school video games, the story reveals itself in layers and begins when you and 11 other “players” enter into an 8,000 square foot abandoned laboratory building where expert researchers are trying to understand the mysterious experimentations of Dr….
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