Othello (vs The Military Industrial Complex)
Awarded the Al-Bustan Award for SWANA Artists and Co-Presented by the Cannonball Festival Step into a bold and electrifying adaptation of Othello, where the timeless tragedy unfolds and pulsates with the vibrant energy of EDM raves against the backdrop of the increased tensions in the West Bank and Gaza from over 10 years ago. It’s 2014, and Othello has largely been integrated into Israeli culture after entirely renouncing his Palestinian…
Opera Shots
Opera on Tap Philadelphia is proud to present Opera Shots, a collection of four short, one-act operas featuring local Philly talent. These modern, English-language operas are perfect for opera lovers and newcomers alike. Step into an exclusive speakeasy setting and explore the complexities of human emotion through music. A Hand of Bridge by Samuel Barber Director: Courtney Morgan Geraldine: Olivia Broderick | Sally: Brittany Morgan | Bill: Sam Keeler | David: John T.K….
On Buried Ground
A new dance-theatre performance and exhibition reveal the histories of enslaved and freed people of African descent in Philadelphia during the American colonial era. Dance artist Shayla Vie-Jenkins, playwright Ang(ela) Bey, and director Nia Benjamin develop an evening of performance that blends dance, theatre, music and installation in the attempt to fill the gaps between historical record and our collective imagination. Informed by archival records and new scholarship, this project…
The Koln Concert
What if iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell opened for Keith Jarrett playing The Köln Concert—one of most famous solo jazz albums of all time? Dancer and choreographer Trajal Harrell stages this unlikely meeting of musical geniuses in one of the most emotional works of his career. Harrell is known for his ability to deconstruct and reimagine dance forms ranging from voguing and runway to postmodern dance and Butoh, creating a…
okay, bye!: a show about rejection
Broken commitments, sudden abandonments, and flat-out rejections take a toll on a 20-something queer girl after a while. This ‘dramedic’ one-person show explores the grief, wisdom, and humor of rejection through sketches, monologues, parody, and characters. Inspired by the works of comedic geniuses like Mike Birbiglia, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Abbi Jacobson, and Amy Poehler, “okay, bye!” covers romantic heartbreak, bad friends, therapists who’ve ghosted, an exploration of gender identity and sexuality,…
Oh Wow! Live Music!
Did you hear that? A voice, a guitar? Oh! It’s… live music! Drop into Maas Garden during select sessions to hear new artists and styles every week during Cannonball. Pull up by the campfire, snag a beverage at CannonBar, and pick a plate from a local food vendor for a groovy time. Oh wow! Tuesdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17 and Friday 27 at 8:30–10pmat MAAS Building Garden, 1320 N 5th…
Of Fiercer Origins: An Operatic Double-Bill
Of Fiercer Origins: An Operatic Double-Bill features the Philadelphia Premiere of A PREGNANT PAUSE, the opera & further reflection through song: Two World Premiere songs set to poems by Adrienne Rich. Music for A PREGNANT PAUSE is by Garth Baxter, with Libretto by Alize Francheska Rozsnyai. Music for “What Is Possible” is written by NYC-based Mexican-born composer Jorge Sosa, and “Heroines” is by LA-based composer Tori Lavan. Both works are…
O, Tomato!
O, Tomato! is a saucy, sensory, dance theater celebration of a widely-beloved, yet often misidentified, fruit. Created in partnership with local urban gardeners, O, Tomato! invites audiences to play, move, laugh, sing, squish, slice, and savor within community. Ay, tomate!
Nosejob
Written by Lee Minora and Scott R. Sheppard Directed and Developed by Nell Bang-JensenDeveloped with Matteo Scammell College hook-ups, female friendship, football, and a medieval saint who cuts off her nose to spite a pack of rapacious vikings. Set in the early 2010s at a Catholic university where boys are “burying” their faces in girls’ breasts as part of a schoolwide prank, Nosejob tells the story of a few sorority friends…
NOIZE FREAK: A Study in the Collaboration of Music and Dance
Percussionist Steven Perry and Dancer Vince Johnson present a performance/workshop based on their unique approach to Music and Dance Collaboration. NOIZE FREAK started as a dance party aiming to create an open environment for Musicians and Dancers while improvising, but has slowly turned into much more. As time has gone on, we’ve started to see patterns and develop processes that not only inspire new ideas, but challenge the dancers and…
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