Poet-tree En Motion…
October 12th, November 9th & December 14th, 7-10pmish!
A FREE community event (but donations are always appreciated)!
This ongoing event series features a variety of dance/movement/theater mediums, live electronic/acoustic music, vocalists & poetry/spoken-word presentations, circus/fire performances, community art creations (Facebook/Panadelphia), VJ projections (by VJ Kevlar) & open stage/open mic!
(Sign up begins @ 7pm SHARP)
October 12th: Bringing in the HARVEST!
Featuring:
SumX - Guitar Metal Medicine & Living Folkloric Poetry
Lora Bloom-poetry & live music (Facebook/LoraBloom)
Lora Bloom writes poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and abstract rants, and is a musician and performance artist. Her work explores themes that can be erotic, mundane, surreal or spiritual. Lora’s poetry and performance looks to break down the boundaries between inner and outer experience, dreamstate and raw existence, conflicting dualities, self and other. Currently she is the lead vocalist of the experimental rock band Radio Eris and she helps run Eris Temple Arts, an art gallery and music space in West Philadelphia with her husband Kenny and other members of Radio Eris.
VaudVillians-fire performance (Facebook/VaudVillians)
Formed in the fall of 2010 and burning up the stage ever since, the VaudVillians have performed at many events in the Mid-Atlantic region, including: Dropping Science, Carnival!, PEX Heartburn IV and more. The Vaudvillians are the team fire performance group of Pirate Tim and Rani. Fire performances available include:
fire poi, fire staff, fire hoop, fire breathing, choreographed fire performance
choreographed partner performances including: staff, poi, hoops, and breathing
PlumDragoness & the Elements- live world/urban music fusion & lyrical poetry. the Plum Dragoness & the Elements performance project formed in 2008, led by Performer/Poet/Theater Artist Gabrielle de Burke (a.k.a. Plum Dragoness). Born out of what became an artist residency at the Rotunda, she has organized this ongoing free community fall/spring performance series called, “Poet-tree En Motion” for the past 5 years. through the event & collaborating w/ various artists in the Philly underground art scene evolved the World Music inspired compositions & Lyrical Poetry of the band. the group dynamic incorporates VJ artists & their visual projections w/ various core musicians & spoken words. the project has toured in a verity of arrangements varying from solo/duo presentations to an ensemble of 10 band members. the project has been presented by the Rossport Gathering (June, 2009/County Mayo, Ire), the Winter Solstice Nexus event (December, 2009/Toronto, ON), The OM Reunion Project Festival (June, 2010/Northern Ontario, CA), the PEX Fest Summer Festival (Darlington, MD. 2009/2010/2011), the Gaian Mind Festival (Artimus, PA. 2007/2008), the Coalesce Fest (Darlington, MD 2009/2010), the Desiderata Festival (July, 2009/Upstate, NY) & in local west Philly venues such as the Rotunda, The Community Education Center & for the CD Release of "Reniassance of a Poetess" at The World Cafe Live (December 2010) & more…
More info on PANadelphia: Our mission is to inspire artists and artisans through collaboration and encouragement, transforming consciousness and cultivating culture through community involvement. Our goal is to make affordable works of fine art with local communities, establishing a wealth of artistic expression and experiential joy. PAN stands for Planet Art Network, and PANadelphia acts as a cultural resource center for established and aspiring artists to network with one another and help each other achieve success. PANadelphia is a growing community of artists, musicians, poets, dancers, philosophers, emcee’s, activists and entertainers from a wide range of backgrounds and skills, who come together to celebrate each other’s craft. Every 28 days, PANadelphia holds an ArtParty to serve as a meeting place for our members to collaborate and create. A blank canvas is hung on the wall with paint supplies provided and a group of musicians come together for a free flow, improvised art and music jam. We create experiences by converting any space into an environment of artistic inspiration. PANadelphia is dedicated to giving our members access to the same resources we use when we create our art.
November 9th: Giving THANX
Bill Fieger- “Lunatar” Electronic Music
Ebony Malaika Collier- poetry performance
the Femme-mynistiques- Trio of Lyrical Vocals, Rhymes & Poetics FB: GOLDENLOVER, Gerivanore & Plumdragoness
Text Rich- performing his “Acoustic Truth” FB: TextRich
Acro Yoga Roda- yoga & acrobatic performance
December 14th: SOLSTICE Celebration!
Kalamandir Dance Company- Classical Indian & Contemporary fusion
Lynn Blue- Host of Poetic Minds
Natalie & Blake- Poetry & Live music
PlumDragoness- Spoken Word Collaboration
A FREE community event (but donations are always appreciated)!
{This ongoing event series features a variety of dance/movement/theater mediums, live electronic/acoustic music, vocalists & poetry/spoken-word presentations, circus/fire performances, community art creations, Panadelphia, (FB: Panadelphia), VJ projections, & open stage/open mic!} Sign up begins @ 7pm SHARP