The Meaning of Where I’m From
How does a white trans Jewish woman feel like themself? How do you develop a relationship with a ghost? How do your ancestors live through you? How can art help dismantle white supremacy and forward decolonization? Is this piece “compostable dance”? What does that even mean? In “The Meaning of Where I’m From”, Zoe (they/she) seeks to investigate the question “What is compostable dance?” by “composting” the past into a…
The Meal
Welcome to the Bustleton High Class of 2014! Join us for an immersive 10 Year Reunion: a yacht party celebrating our highs, our lows, the fortunes we were born into and the fame we earned. Gossip, banter, old crushes, old grudges, and evergreen egos: anything could happen at sea… An immersive anticapitalist performance in the most unlikely setting: the reunion dinner cruise of an exclusive private high school for the…
The Listeners
Co-presented with Opera Philadelphia A thriller about social rejection, suburban loneliness, and the seductive power of cults and charismatic leaders in a divided nation. Composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Varek follow up on their acclaimed 2016 world premiere Breaking the Waves. The Listeners examines the lengths to which we, as Americans, are willing to go to find a sense of place and purpose, and the ways in which charming…
The Image of Yoga
Yoga isn’t just fancy gymnastics for young white wealthy bendy ladies. It’s a practice that can be accessible for all bodies, and benefit anyone. The Image of Yoga is a series of images of Philadelphians who practice yoga that were created through a series of community photo sessions in 2015/2016. Check out this vast panoramic installation and maybe check out a class at Studio 34 or or any of their many other arts events while you’re…
The Holy Church of Bezos
Praise be! Pastor Business visits Philadelphia to lead us in prayer to the Corporate Gods as we renew our vows to the benevolent employers, and remember Random Worker 75 who sacrificed his life so that we may all stay at our desks (PRAISE HIM)! As always at this time of year, we will visit The Stations of the H.R. Pastor Business will preach the Ascension of John Kriste. This is…
The Garden: River’s Edge
The Garden: River’s Edge is a guided experience for 6 audience members at a time, leading participants on an intimate and expansive journey of connection, reflection, and gentle acts of participation. Since its premiere in 2013, The Garden has lived in many forms, locations, and languages. More than a performance, The Garden is a series of experiential, site-specific encounters that engages with the venue and manifests differently in each location….
The Freud Trilogy
4 short plays by Phila. Dramatists Center connected writers (Robert Kangas, Michelle Pauls, Colin Wolfe, Gil Sokolow in memoriam) portraying dreamer misfits, coping with loss, given different icons, pretenses, of “civilization.” Not attempting to verify any Freudian theory, but anticipating a 2nd installment inspired by a Freud book title, “The Psychopathology of Everyday Life”, given the premise that no character interesting enough to write is free of some kind of…
The Fluxus Brothers Present: Good Art Bad Art
“PROMOTE A REVOLUTIONARY FLOOD IN ART. PROMOTE living art, anti-art, promote NON ART REALITY.” George Maciunas (1963) Witness vintage Fluxus scores from Brecht, Cage, Knowles, Ono, Paik, and others alongside Fluxus Brothers originals. Decide: Is this good? Is this bad? Is this art? Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews and Mason Rosenthal have been collaborating since 2012 as the Medium Theater Company, directing each others solo shows “Nobodys Home” (2013) and “Cones” (2015)…
The Boy Bands Have Won
One block of flats, multiple occupants, several stories, but ultimately one struggle unites them: “The Boy Bands Have Won.” The Hum’n’bards Theater Troupe presents their third full-album theatrical adaptation for the Philly Fringe Festival after their 2021 staging of The Decemberist’s “The Hazards of Love” and their 2018 performance of The Taxpayers’ “God Forgive These Bastards.” This year sees the troupe honoring Chumbawamba’s eponymous 2008 album, known not only…
The Best of the Fests!
The Women’s Film Festival presents “The Best of the Fests!” A 90 minute program screening some of our favorite short films from past festivals. If you love good films, this is the program for you. Over the 9 years that we have been presenting films, “By, For and About Women” we’ve come across many incredible films. We’ve put a collection of some of our favorites in a “Best of the…
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