within/without
Two artists—-different backgrounds, different movement lineages, different generations, different nationalities, different ethnicities—–prodding and supporting each other in an ongoing search for the meaning and realization of “home”. Note: the 9/8 performance of this show has been canceled.
The Smokin’ Gun Revue
Come bare witness to Philadelphia’s Ultimate Burlesque Show Experience, The Smokin’ Gun Revue! Join us for a night of burlesque, beauty queens, kings and in betweens! Feast your eyes on the dancing folx of Dead Flower’s House of Burlesque! It’s all about the tease baby. Be there or be dead.
The Skunk Cycle
Two humans are trying to figure out how to stay in love. Two skunks find their visions of a happy life diverging. Two birds are here to tell their stories. Each pair navigates the push and pull between compromising for comfort, and taking risks for fulfillment. What happens when they invade each others homes and lives? Can this cross-cultural, interspecies exchange help us understand one another better? Or will it…
Without God As My Lover
Teresa – a former Catholic turned atheist – digs for the truth of her estranged father’s last days by playing a game of cat and mouse with the priest who took her father’s final confession. Father Daniel’s unconventional approach to church ideology expands Teresa’s perspective just as her irreverence for church doctrine shakes his foundation. An improbable, seductive, and altogether forbidden romance blossoms as the two heal each other’s wounds…
WITS
WITS is a musical that explores the anxieties of two groups of Black folks at the cusp of adulthood, segregated from one another along class lines. As their disquiet reaches a fever pitch brought on by their encounters with racial subjugation and classism, they are offered an escape from the crippling limitations of society: an opportunity to travel the stars with an extraterrestrial being. This dynamic, dance-driven narrative invites audiences…
The Rose Garden Performance Series
The Fabric Workshop and Museum and The Bearded Ladies Cabaret present: The Rose Garden Performance Series: a month full of live music, conversations, and events featuring queer and trans superstars including Justin Vivian Bond, Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi, Emily Bate, Be Steadwell, Krishna Istha, and more. Emily Bate – Thursday, Sep. 5 at 6:00 pm Justin Vivian Bond – Friday, Sep. 6 at 6:00 pm Lady Dane – Friday, Sep. 20 at…
The Performance Lounge
Welcome to the Performance Lounge: a relaxed gallery and social setting. Grab a drink and casually wander through an eclectic mix of theatre experiments, circus, sculpture, visual art, puppetry, and more. This idea-playground celebrates the Proof of Concept and the artists as they develop works in progress, offering a sneak peek into the creative mind. The gallery is open for 4 hours – come whenever you’d like, stay for as…
The Pageant of The Transmundane
Dead Flowers Circus-Sideshow presents a veritable Filth Olympics. A freak’s freakshow, The Pageant of The Transmundane. Doors open at 7:30 PM
The Naked Truth
A naked poetry reading with clothing optional for audience members.
The Medicine In Music
The Medicine in Music is a dramatic comedy filled with relatable characters. These characters will share some interesting information and different perspectives about music. This story is about a mild-mannered Naihla Skye. A Black Teenage girl who wants to be a singer is told by everyone she knows what kind of music she should sing. The audience will join in to sing and create rhythms with their hands, feet and other…
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