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Cannonball is the largest hub of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, championing a revolutionary artist-led model that prioritizes equity, experimentation, and community connection. Now in its sixth year, Cannonball presents more than 100 artists across five stages, representing nearly 30 percent of the overall Philadelphia Fringe Festival. From rebellious circus and delicious dance to fearless theater and activist art, Cannonball pushes the boundaries of live performance while creating a vibrant, artist-centered ecosystem for independent performance makers and adventurous audiences alike.
PWYC Options $5+
Venue: Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
1219 Vine Street
General Admission: $25
PWYC Options
Nick Gillette is an award winning physical theatre artist, co-founder emeritus of Almanac Dance Circus Theatre, and since 2006 an instructor and performer of improv in Philadelphia. He teaches narrative medicine at Temple University. He is a graduate of the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training, a 2014 New York Live Arts Fresh Tracks resident artist, a 2016 Colgate University Christian A. Johnson resident artist, and a former resident artist at the Philadelphia School for Circus Arts, and winner of the 2021 FringeArts Audience Choice Award for best comedy. With Almanac he has collaborated to devise and perform Communitas (2014), Nightfall (2014), The Fleecing (2015), Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes (2015 & 2017), IAMMADEOFSTARS (2016), Exile2588 (2016), Demon Magick Seminar (2017), and J/J/J/J (2018). Co-creator of The Wadsworth Constant, running since 2015. He has performed with Cabaret Red Light, BRAT Productions, Lighting Rod Special, Pig Iron Theatre Co., Alex Bechtel, International Contemporary Dance Festival of Mexico City, Vancouver International Improv Festival’s International Ensemble, and Philly Improv Theater. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children.
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Strobe/Flashing Lights
Audience Interaction
This event does not require masks to be worn