SMASH!: Black Circus Edition

Overview

SMASH! Is the exciting conclusion to Black Circus Week. Stay after for a toast and a dance party!

SMASH! returns, this time featuring eight intrepid Black Circus Artists from across the country. Paired as strangers during a micro-residency, SMASH! shows what happens when artists meet for the first time. Will seeds be planted for a future creative relationships, or will they resort to… juggling?

Participating artists:
Chris Rooney
Raymond Diamond
Alanna La Primadonna
Jayla Johnson
Alizé Hill
Julia (JB) Baccellieri
Christina Gainey (cdawg)
Mel Robinson

*This evening of performance will be comprised of brand new creations, created during Black Circus Week 2024. In order to give artists full aritstic freedom, a full list of content considerations will be provided on the day of the performance and at the box office.

About the Artist

Black Circus Week, taking place from September 6-11, 2024. is a collaboration between Cannonball, CSAW, Rebel Arts Movement and Tauraro Artist Residency, celebrating Black circus artists and show creators. Join the community for workshops, panels, shows, cabarets, jams and kikis. Learn more at www.cannonballfestival.org/blackcircusweek.

Cannonball is Philadelphia’s fastest-growing incubator of daring and original performance. We present risk-taking independent artists back-to-back next to delicious lounge spaces, fostering creative collisions and community conversation.