Dead Flowers presents A Tribute to The Twilight Zone
Dead Flowers presents a Tribute to The Twilight Zone. A mix of horror, science-fiction, drama, and superstition as seen through the lense of Philadelphia’s most raucous circus-sideshow troupe. A variety show for those who enjoy the strange and unusual. Join us in The Dead Flowers Zone.
Dambudzo
In this immersive anti-genre performance, “rock star of dance” (The New Yorker) nora chipaumire invites audiences into a world of sound, painting, sculpture, and performance. On the FringeArts stage, chipaumire uses large-scale plastic paintings to construct a Zimbabwean shabini—an informal bar set up in private residences, where citizens gather to invoke the possibilities of resistance and insurrection. Audiences freely explore this space populated by musicians, revolutionaries, tricksters, and sellouts, scored…
Zap!
Zap! brings you into the world where noir fiction bridges with fantasy; it is in this world where humans and anthropomorphic species coexist, and the rules and ancient laws are written in the skies known as the “Sky Laws”. Our audiences are given a rare opportunity to bear witness of two anthropomorphic professionals, a detective and a police officer, take the lead in an investigation on the death of a…
Young, Queer, and Stupid
Young, Queer, and Stupid is a show containing three short comedic plays about being (you guessed it) young, queer, and stupid. Dealing with topics like STDs, closet cases, sibling rivalry, and shitty self-produced theatre, this show is an exploration of the humor found in intimate queer moments.
You’ll Grow Out of It
You’ll Grow Out of It is a debut solo show by Bliss Button-Hale. Exploring the relationship between chronic illness and the social pressure of growing up and fitting in, it’s a contemporary circus production filled with emotion, transparency, and diagnosed comedic relief. Bliss is a multidisciplinary circus artist who grew up homeschooled in rural Tennessee, where her picture-of-health mother assured her that she would grow out of her many childhood…
You Know I’m No Good
You Know I’m No Good is a live band cabaret paying tribute to Amy Winehouse. Local songstress Patti LuStoned and friends will sing, tell stories, interact with the audience, and do burlesque to Amy’s iconic album Back to Black with the help of The Bad Madams. Join us in South Philly for an intimate night with The Bards Theatre Troupe (formerly “Hum’n’Bards”) . The in-person performances will take place at…
yellow-pink, wrinkled, & glistening
This work unearths memory while investigating a side of queer childhood that is often unacknowledged. Queer childhood here as an early self recognition of a potent sense of otherness, an acknowledgement of one’s failure to meet the social and parental standards implemented in adolescence. The research of this work is a reminder that queer children need care, not just for the child but for their felt and lived experiences. It…
Xe [zi:]
Xe, Ze, Ve, E, Te, Sie, Thon, Tey, Ey, Per, Peh, Fae… Language creates awareness and reinforces stereotypes, but what if the vocabulary is not enough to describe one’s identity? Female, male, both or neither. It is difficult to describe in words what has long been a reality. The traditional gender division based on one’s sex is far outdated. However, do our language and behaviour follow this change? This interactive dance film addresses the following questions: What impact does language have…
Working Title
Working Title is a solo exhibition of egg tempera paintings by Derek Ayres that reimagines Renaissance and Baroque compositions within the weird, wood-paneled psyche of 1970s America. Sourced from lesser-known works in the Prado, Rijksmuseum, Uffizi, and the Louvre, each piece is conceptually reimagined by Ayres. The paintings restage classical figures and still lifes inside Nixon-era interiors—polyester-clad, lit by fluorescents, and stocked with processed food. A spread of Tang, Fruity…
Within the Fall
“Why, oh why did the soul plunge from the upmost heights to the lowest depths? The seed of redemption is contained within the fall.” -S. Ansky Within the Fall is a dance theatre piece inspired by S. Ansky’s play The Dybbuk, reimagined through a contemporary lens. At the heart of the story is a young woman on the eve of her arranged marriage, caught in the delicate and painful balance between…
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