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More than just performances, Cannonball’s Extension Programming is where the unexpected magic happens. These are the connective threads that deepen the festival’s texture—intimate, electric, and always alive. From movement workshops to artist talks, impromptu music sets to sneak peeks of new works, Extension Programming events offer playful, powerful spaces for discovery, exchange, and shared experience.
Designed to bring artists and audiences closer together, Extension Programming invites you to linger, engage, and explore beyond the stage and connect with the community. You might stumble upon a script reading or join a polyphonic singing class or come witness our On Deck! Preview Cabaret nights to have a sneak peek into what’s to come. This is where the festival breathes between the beats— surprising and full of possibility.
Curious? Come see what’s blooming just outside the spotlight.
Cannonball Opening Night Party! 5:30-10pm AAI
Learn Chinese Dance Props -6:30pm AAI Third Floor
Remixyist Breaks House- 7:30pm AAI Black Box Theater
On Deck! Preview Cabaret Nights by Cannonball!!- 8pm AAI Black Box Theater
With over 100 offerings – from rebellious circus, delicious dance, fearless theatre and activist art to workshops, parties, and more – Cannonball pushes the boundaries of live performance at four different venues this Fringe. Come as you are and stay past bedtime at cannonballfestival.org.
PWYC Options $0+
PWYC Options $5+
Venue: Asian Arts Initiative Black Box TheaterAsian Arts Initiative StorefrontAsian Arts Initiative Third FloorThe Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake
Fronteras Flotantes: Theatre Between Homes and Worlds
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
On Deck! Preview Cabaret Nights by Cannonball
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
SHAKE
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
Clowning & Nonsense
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
The Foolbright Scholars
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
The Foolbright Scholars
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
Get The Message
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
Do Something Series: A Training for Gig Workers, Art-making Freelancers, and Adjuncts - Understanding the Changes for Medicaid Eligibility and SNAP
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
On Deck! Preview Cabaret Nights by Cannonball
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
Shadow Puppet Workshop
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
Embodying Palestine Solidarity
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
Jeu Gymnasium
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
On Deck! Preview Cabaret Nights by Cannonball
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
Lola's Insta Live Extravaganza
302 S Hicks St
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
Lola's Insta Live Extravaganza
302 S Hicks St
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
All Levels Contact Improvisation
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
Preparing For Performance
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
Call and Response: An exploration of music and struggle
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
Belonging as a Tool
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
Film Screening for '45 Minutes Before I Die'
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
Kuchipudi Workshop
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
On Deck! Preview Cabaret Nights by Cannonball
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
Finding Your Freak: A Crash Course in Character Creation
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
36 Questions for Civic Love
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: FREE
Unbound: Writing the Stories We Were Never Meant to Tell
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
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.
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Masks are required during this event