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Edinburgh Fringe Festival and International Festival
Compagnie des Perspectives 2016 Traveling Abroad to see a festival of art performances, comedians, plays, and everything from big to small. They filled every nook in bars as well as theaters with events, where artists took up space to present themes across the board. They presented programs that were free, the schedule of performances spanned…
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A Critical Analysis
The Theater community in Philadelphia was an arena for contemporary critique of performances in a wide range of subjects. Bridging theater and dance became a driving force to the critique and live sketches in support of their cause. The objective, made it possible to critique a diversity of artists from structured acting to one fluid…
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THERE
The Beauty of Baudelaire: The Poet as Alternative Lawgiver Roger Pearson “Artist and Poet, Etel Adnan, one of the leading intellectual figures of the day.” In the Light and the Darkness of the Self and of the Other Where are we? where? There is a where, because we are, stubbornly, and have been, and who…
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Festival O23
Opera Philadelphia Unholy Wars Karim Sulayman Raha Mirzadegan John Taylor Ward Mary Kouyoumdijan Coral Dolphin The recitation of the Crusades, through the music of Monteverdi’s Tancredi e Clorinda; the virtuosity of human emotion unexpectedly anticipated a global protest, and an international summit gathered on the objectionable military support of industry from institutions of power, and…
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BUSK
On a visit to the New York City Center and L’Alliance New York, Crossing The Line Festival, and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival 2022 were among the most anticipated events. Philadelphia based dance companies, KYL/D, Koresh Dance Company, and Anne-MarieMulgrew and Dancers Company continue to show a pastiche style, and elevate the field of dance theatre.…
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Theatre 23/24 Season
COST OF LIVING Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living, 2024 production at the Philadelphia Theater Company. The movement on stage was reframing the issue of mobility. We are interested in her ideas of identity. Care takers articulated class disabilities on stage, similar to how social class effectively labels a persons value by ableism. Fringe Festival Rhythm…
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A Graphic Critique
Modern Dance explores the artistic medium in motion. Figurative art on the body in space. I turned to graphic design, so my tools could move quickly, reflecting on changes in color and texture. It shows figuratively, how the forms take shape on stage. The dance artists’ ephemeral vision pass away before any recognition. The perspective…
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Virtual Culture: Live Performances, Social Distance, and Live Streamed Events
Eyes On The Prize Hallowed Ground Director Sophie Nahli Alison Americans and to others as producers and writers, creative and management talent. They will bring their own stories and passions that will, after experimentation, failures and second opportunities, succeed. …-Henry Hampton’s 1992 PBS Annual Meeting Keynote Speech Theater Sanctuary City In 2021, as theaters were…
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The Art World
… in the Bronx getting ready for “impromptus” at River Park. Today – last presentation for PAUSA in October 2022 ! performances by Jorge Ismael Rodriguez, Mercedes Aqui, Vladimir Cortez Montero, Scoop Slone, Valerie Green / Dance Enthropy., Sarah Sudhoff.
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Blackstar Film Festival
Film for Liberation A festival that changes the scene in Philadelphia for 4 days annually in the end of Summer. The Daily Jawn Live Talk Show each day of the festival invites film makers, curators, and other artists to talk about the issues in their work. The films bring together the support of community, and…