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show and tell | Pecha Kucha Night Philadelphia, Vol. 4 (1/30)

Pecha Kucha Night Philadelphia

Pecha Kucha Night Philadelphia

Saturday, January 30, 7:30 p.m.

Save the date for the fourth spectacular edition of Philly Pecha Kucha (say peh-CHAK-cha), the rapidfire creative show-and-tell governed by a simple rule: show 20 slides, talk about each one for 20 seconds. Wired magazine calls it: “Say what you need to say in six minutes and 40 seconds of exquisitely matched words and images and then sit the hell down.” We call it an evening of fun, sociability, and a little learning thrown in.

Vol. 4 is Start It Up Night: tales from local folks who willed their dreams into reality, from cupcake trucks to public-access TV. Don’t miss it!

What’s Pecha Kucha? It’s the Japanese word for “chit-chat.” Want more info? See Philly Pecha Kucha, join the PPK Facebook group, or visit worldwide Pecha Kucha HQ in Tokyo. Devised by Tokyo architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, Pecha Kucha events have been held in more than 265 cities.

Posted on Dec 15, 2009, in Arts, Events, In The Neighborhood.
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art opening | Christiana Kugel (12/6)

Saturday, December 5, 7 – 11 p.m.christiana

Solo exhibit of works by Christiana Kugel.

Posted on Nov 19, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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art therapy workshop | Letting Go Of… (12/13)

With Kat Johnson

Sunday, December 13, 11 – 1 p.m.Art_Therapy

Create, explore, play…. Join us for creative artistic expression focused on emotional well-being, exploration of inner thoughts and dynamics, releasing worry, stress, and everyday life troubles. Variety of media will be used including drawing, collage, painting, and other themed projects with close guidance from the Art therapist. Participants will be encouraged to share, listen, relate and explore with each other as much as they feel comfortable doing in this supportive and nurturing group environment. Topics that may be explored include but are not limited to relationships, balance of life and priorities, hopes/fears, dreams and much more. Art therapy offers a unique opportunity for the use of nonverbal symbols and metaphors that are able to communicate ideas and feelings difficult to put into words. Visual images are capable of working on many level, and of expressing seemingly contradictory ideas and feelings simultaneously. Many find expressing themselves in this way to be freeing and a cathartic release.
Therapeutic art inevitably leads to fresh insights and provides concrete reinforcement for awareness. Most importantly you do not have to be an artist to participate in art therapy. In fact, creative self-expression is satisfying for individuals without art training because their inner selves are successfully, articulately communicated regardless of skill level or intention. Art making, as a healing process, has been shown to be effective in that it promotes a sense of joy, peace and relaxation.
Learn more about art therapy at Kat’s website.

Cost: $25

To register contact Kat Johnston at (215)806- 5844 or kathrynjohnst@gmail.com.

Posted on Nov 17, 2009, in Arts, Events, Healing.
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eclectic | StudioSeries (12/19)

Saturday, December 19, 8 p.m.

Emily Wexler – dance
Zornitsa Stoyanova – dance
Dan Blackberg/Nick Millevoi – trombone, guitar, projections
(Megan Bridge/Peter Price) – music, dance
Moving Parts/megfoley – dance
React/Dance (Kristin Shahverdian/Jacelyn Biondo) – dance
Tim Albro – electronics

The StudioSeries is a monthly, informal series featuring performance in all media by some of the Philly’s most exciting artists (with some fabulous out of town guests). The StudioSeries is cozy, informal and fun! Come check out their work while it’s raw, and in the works. It’s a rare and thrilling opportunity to get a window into the artist’s creative process. Feel free to hang afterwards, meet the artists and chat with them about their performances.

Posted on Oct 12, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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eclectic | StudioSeries (11/21)

Saturday, November 21, 8 p.m.

Chris Forsyth – guitar
Cecilia Corrigan – performance
Dustin Hurt – sound
Jen Mcginn – dance
Andy Hayleck – electronics, invented instruments
DaDaDance project (Eun Jung Choi-Gonzalez/Guillermo Ortega Tanus) – dance

The StudioSeries is a monthly, informal series featuring performance in all media by some of the Philly’s most exciting artists (with some fabulous out of town guests). The StudioSeries is cozy, informal and fun! Come check out their work while it’s raw, and in the works. It’s a rare and thrilling opportunity to get a window into the artist’s creative process. Feel free to hang afterwards, meet the artists and chat with them about their performances.

Posted on Oct 12, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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eclectic | StudioSeries Halloween (10/30 & 10/31)

Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, 8 p.m.

Please join us for the spooky Halloween edition of the StudioSeries. They are separate lineups so come both evenings for double trouble. Contemporary dance, music, poetry and theater is super scary so bring a friend to hold your hand! This month features a raffle with big prizes like private pilates, yoga and myofascial bodywork.

Oct 30th
 Aaron Birk – performance, visual art
David Fishkin – saxophone
Jenny Sawyer – dance
Tina Heuges – dance
Rob Wright – poetry
Daniele Paloumpis – dance

Oct 31st
 Erin Foreman-Murray – dance
Fatima Adamu – voice
Ben Camp – theater
Rebecca Patek – dance
Karina Kacala – voice
Sharon Mansur – dance

The StudioSeries is a monthly, informal series featuring performance in all media by some of the Philly’s most exciting artists (with some fabulous out of town guests). The StudioSeries is cozy, informal and fun! Come check out their work while it’s raw, and in the works. It’s a rare and thrilling opportunity to get a window into the artist’s creative process. Feel free to hang afterwards, meet the artists and chat with them about their performances.

Posted on Oct 12, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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workshop | Philly Contact Improv microFest (11/8)

Sunday, November 8, 12 to 8pm

Angie Hauser/Chris Aiken master class ~ jam ~ performance ~ snacks ~ friendly people…
all packed into one manageable, affordable day.

Schedule:
12-3pm contact improvisation workshop w/ Chis and Angie, workshop description tba
3-4pm break (we’ll provide snacks in the lounge)
4-6pm – contact improvisation jam
6pm – informal performance with Chris, Angie and others tba
7-8pm cool down

Pricing:
full day 14-day advance $35
full day door price $45
workshop alone $40
jam/performance alone $10

Preregistration:
chris@deephouse.name
215.402.0133 (home)

Send checks (payable to PDP or Philadelphia Dance Projects) to:
c/o Chris Deephouse
1300 Bergan Road
Oreland PA 19075

Chris Aiken is a leading international teacher and performer of dance improvisation and contact improvisation. Over the past two and a half decades his work has evolved through ongoing investigations of performance, composition, movement technique and design. His work has been significantly influenced through the somatic practice of the Alexander Technique, ideokinesis, yoga and Rolfing. Chris has performed and collaborated with many renowned dance artists including Steve Paxton, Kirstie Simson, Nancy Stark Smith, Peter Bingham, Andrew Harwood, Patrick Scully and Angie Hauser. He is a Guggenheim Fellow and an assistant professor at Ursinus College. Chris is currently touring a new work entitled “Dwell” co-created with Angie Hauser.

Angie Hauser is a dance-maker, performer and teacher. Her work is grounded in improvisation and performance and reflects the influences of contact improvisation, ballet, butoh and contemporary dance techniques. Angie is a member of Bebe Miller Company. In 2006 she received a BESSIE Award for her collaboration with Miller. She has also danced with the companies of Elizabeth Streb, Liz Lerman and Poppo Shiriashi and performed with many gifted artists including Kirstie Simpson, Andrew Harwood, Kathleen Hermesdorf, K.J. Holmes and Darrell Jones. Her creative work also includes her ongoing collaboration with Chris Aiken resulting in performances and workshops in the U.S. and in Europe, including their project, Dwell , co-commissioned by the National Performance Network. She has taught improvisation and dance throughout the U.S. and in Switzerland, Germany, Canada and Scotland.

Posted on Sep 28, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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workshop | Theatre of the Oppressed (10/24, 11/14, 12/12)

Saturdays, October 24, November 14, & December 12, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Philadelphia Theatre of the Oppressed is hosting monthly workshops at Studio 34. Here’s the lineup for this autumn:

• October 24: Games for Actors and Non-Actors. Come learn and play over 30 games that loosen the boundaries of our senses and work to get us thinking and moving outside of our usual routines. A useful tool for performers, as well as teachers, organizers, activists and anyone who works with groups. This workshop will end at 2 p.m., at which point everyone is invited to Clark Park where Spiral Q Puppet Theater’s Peoplehood Parade commences. Sliding scale: $5-15.

• November 14: Image Theatre on Gentrification. By sharpening our ability to “speak” with the body, we can communicate things that are often lost in the language of words. This workshop will build movement, sound and dialogue on the issue of gentrification, leading to action steps on what we can do as a community to move forward without trampling others underfoot.

• December 12: The Rainbow of Desire. A technique aimed at disarming our most intimate oppressors—those inside our own heads. The Rainbow of Desire takes some of these oppressors out of our heads and puts them onstage where the group can tackle them together.

Get details at http://tophiladelphia.blogspot.com . To register for one, two, or all three workshops, please email tophilly@gmail.com or call 215-730-0982.

Posted on Sep 22, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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benefit | Swamp Anarchist Solidarity (9/20)

Sunday, September 20, 8 p.m.mandy

Mandy Katz…. artistic visionary of many trades, musician, and gardener. She has played in numerous bands iincluding Kiss Kiss Kill and Beware the Blunted Needle.

A Stick And A Stone… known for his innovative compositions, featuring distinctive vocals accompanied with a raw stage presence.

Adelaide Windsome… story-telling expressed through puppetry, narrative, musical interludes, and multimedia art.

Ryen Clover… banjo tunes from Ithaca.

Suggested donation: $5-7

Everglades Earth First! (EEF!) has fought around issues of sprawl and urban over-development; corporate biotechnology and free trade; everglades restoration politics; rock mining and heavy industry in the Everglades Agriculture Area. Their focus at the moment is on energy infrastructure and climate change, targeting new fossil fuel and nuclear proposals across southeast Florida. for more info: www.evergladesearthfirst.org.

Posted on Sep 18, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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show and tell | Philly Pecha Kucha 3 (9/26)

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Saturday, September 26, 7:30 p.m.

What’s Pecha Kucha (say peh-CHAK-cha)? It’s the Japanese word for “chit-chat.” It’s also a kind of rapidfire creative show-and-tell governed by a simple rule: show 20 slides, talk about each one for 20 seconds. Wired magazine called it: “Say what you need to say in six minutes and 40 seconds of exquisitely matched words and images and then sit the hell down.” We call it an evening of fun, sociability, and a little learning thrown in.

With live music by Philly’s own Grandchildren! $5 suggested donation.

Our slate of amazing speakers:

  • Julia Pellicciaro & Bianca Cevoli: “What’s Your Ideal Robot? A Philly Street Survey”
  • Mike Froehlich, cofounder of West Philly Tool Library: “If Ben Franklin Could Do It, Why Can’t We? Or How We Started Our Tool Library”
  • Grandchildren (with live performance!)
  • Matt Coll, Philadelphia Anglers Club: “Did You Catch That Here? A Brief History Of The Schuylkill River Fishery
  • Andrew Kincaid: “Drink And The Devil”
  • Samantha White: “Swim At Your Own Risk”
  • Zave Smith, photographer
  • Dierdre Loughridge: “Medullary Screens: Lanternae Magicae and the Imagination”
  • Brian Edwards, electrical physicis
  • Jon Goff: “This Overhead Will Never Come Between Us”

For more info, see Philly Pecha Kucha, join the PPK Facebook group, or visit worldwide Pecha Kucha HQ in Tokyo. Devised by Tokyo architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, Pecha Kucha events have been held in more than 220 cities.

Posted on Sep 2, 2009, in Arts.

silent auction and performance | ArcheDream for HUMANKIND fundraiser (9/25)

Friday, September 5, 7 to 11 p.m.SilentAuctionFlyer

Note: This event is not held at Studio 34.

Location: 1735 Market St.,  42nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Friends of ArcheDream for HUMANKIND is hosting its sixth annual performance and silent auction. Held in honor of Studio 34′s very own Stephen Fisher, the event will raise money for ADHK’s community programs, including working with homeless men and presenting workshops for children who need alternative ways to express their issues. Unique and innovative, these programs educate through entertainment while using music, dance, theater, and visual arts to inspire and improve. For more information, contact Melissa at 609.238.9420.

Posted on Sep 2, 2009, in Arts, Events, In The Neighborhood.
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dance | Transverse Orientation (10/3 & 10/4)

Presented by Public Realm Productions

Saturday, October 3, 8 p.m. and Sunday October 4, 5 p.m.tansverseorientation

An investigation of man’s effect on evolutionary processes. The story of celestial navigation and the orbit of moths around a light bulb. A night of improvisational dance and music.

Suggested donation: $5

Posted on Aug 25, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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chiptunes workshop & performance | 8static (8/22, 9/19, 10/10, 11/14)

Saturdays, August 22 (8 p.m.), September 19 (7 p.m.), October 10 (7 p.m.),
November 14, (7 p.m.)

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8static is Philly’s premier monthly chip music event. Whatever you call it — chiptunes, 8-bit,chip music — it is created from the sound chips of old computers and video game consoles. Sponsored by the Hacktory, 8static hosts artists from around the world each month at Studio 34. Every show features a free workshop or lecture, followed by open mic and the main show. Each event showcases three musical artists and one live visualist — all for just $5 with a flier, or $8 without.

Check www.8static.com for more information!

Posted on Aug 18, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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Fringe Festival | Play: “Creditors” (9/4-9/12)

Presented by Danger Goddess Productions CREDITORS_guide_photo

Friday, September 4 through Thursday, September 12

Written by August Strindberg, translated by Elizabeth Sprigge

Directed by Rowen Haigh

Starring:  Natanya Apfelbaum, Lesley Berkowitz and Ruth Feinblum

Psychological maneuvering is paired with heightened physicality in this story of a slighted husband who systematically dismantles his rival’s sanity, independence and sense of self.  Featuring an all-female cast, CREDITORS presents a chilling world in which love has become nothing more than a commodity and a debt to be collected.

Performances are:

FRIDAY September 4 at 7:30pm
SATURDAY September 5 at 7:30pm
SUNDAY September 6 at 8:00pm

THURSDAY September 10 at 10:00pm
SATURDAY September 12 at 10:00pm

All shows are pay what you can.

Look for us in the Interdisciplinary section of the Fringe guide or at http://www.livearts-fringe.org/.

Posted on Aug 14, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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music, art, workshops | ArtBeat: Making it to Music (8/15)

Saturday, August 15 , 6 to 11 p.m.ARtbeatRevisedSmaller

Attention area artists and musicians: Handmade Philly, presents ArtBeat, Making it to Music. Bring sketchbooks, yarn and other (non-paint) supplies, and work on projects while musicians play at our open mic. Additional features: supply swap and a variety of workshops including Upcycled Pamphlet Journal and Basic and Advanced Knitting.

Event is open to artists of all ages and skill levels and the first 50 receive a free homemade cookie.

$5 admission. 20% of the proceeds from this event will support the Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership.

Posted on Aug 13, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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art | Art From The Heart (8/21)

A Celebration of Creativity

Friday, August 21, 7pmArtfromtheHeartFlat

An eclectic assemblage of astounding artists have explored the epically expansive interiors of their imaginations, intrepidly emerging with illuminating icons of creative self-expression. The combustible compulsion to create propels these incredibly imaginative individuals’ souls towards a higher consciousness. Simply put: they can’t not do it!

Join us in an enthusiastically inspired celebration of wondrous work – join us in celebrating Art from the Heart!

Featuring singing, paintings, drawings, guitars, pianos, comics, videos, animation, bubbles, and more incomprehensibly awe-inspiring original art!

Snacks and drinks will be available.
This event is free and all ages.
Fun is guaranteed!
www.artfromtheheartphilly.wordpress.com
848-250-1375

Posted on Aug 2, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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dance, movie, talk | Filthy Art Show (8/13)

Thursday, August 13, 8 to 9:30 p.mfilthy

FILTHY, a group invitational multi-media exhibition produced by Plastic Fantastic.

Performance by SHARP Dance Company. Screening of Running Dry. Lecture by Stan Laskowski, Philadelphia Global Water Initiative.

The full schedule of events and links to the artists can be found at http://filthyartshow.blogspot.com.

Posted on Jul 14, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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dance performance & party | Spastic Plantastic, part of the Filthy Art Show (8/7)

Friday, August 7, 7 to 11 p.mfilthy

FILTHY, a group invitational multi-media exhibition produced by Plastic Fantastic.

Dance performance by Dawnann Bryant and Noelle Tolbert, Cartwheel Gang, Sunset Dance Party, inciting joins the plastic fantastic crew once again, this time w/ a sunset dance party featuring pandemix + carlo flamingo [aesop collective] and isomer transition.

The full schedule of events and links to the artists can be found at http://filthyartshow.blogspot.com.

Posted on Jul 14, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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art reception & after party | Filthy Art Show (7/31)

Friday, July 31, 6 to 11 p.mfilthy

FILTHY, a group invitational multi-media exhibition produced by Plastic Fantastic.

Visual art works by Krisanne Baker, Maggie Nowinski, Diedra Krieger & Steve Pauley. Water soundscape mixed live by Tony G & Radere. After party with DJ Modesta. Cupcake dome by Christiana Kugel.

The full schedule of events and links to the artists can be found at http://filthyartshow.blogspot.com.

Posted on Jul 14, 2009, in Arts, Events.
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build a geodesic dome | Filthy Art Show (7/26)

Sunday, July 26, 2 p.mfilthy

FILTHY, a group invitational multi-media exhibition produced by Plastic Fantastic.

Help build Plastic Fantastic, a 16-foot geodesic dome covered in repurposed water bottles. DJ & refreshments.

The full schedule of events and links to the artists can be found at http://filthyartshow.blogspot.com.

Posted on Jul 14, 2009, in Arts, Events.

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