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WOMYNSFEST CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF SPOTLIGHTING WOMEN IN THE ARTSMarch is Women’s Month and what better way to kick it off than with a free, multi-genre evening planned, promoted, produced, hosted, and performed by women? On Sunday March 1, 2020 at 7pm, Vitamin D Productions brings the annual Womynsfest back to The Rotunda at 4014 Walnut Street in West Philadelphia. With this year’s theme, A Celebration of Life, Womynsfest hits its 20th year and becomes Philadelphia’s longest running, free festival supporting and showcasing women in the arts. As women still fight against discrimination in the workplace, the wage gap, sexual harassment, body autonomy and reproductive justice, and so much more, a festival that uplifts women is needed. Originally known as the Female Series and having found a home at The Rotunda almost from the beginning, Womynsfest is the brainchild of renaissance woman and Philadelphian Denice Witkowski AKA Vitamin D. Witkowski has maintained this festival and kept it relevant by seeking out all types of performers and giving them a shot even if they’re just starting out; this festival has never been about pedigree or prestige but has always been a warm, inviting, supportive space in which all people of all genders and identities are welcome to attend and take in music, dance, film, visual art, etc. Several audience members catch the festival every year without fail, while new audiences always show up.Over the years, Womynsfest has hosted a diverse line up that reflects the enormous talent and spirit in our city and region, including but not limited to: breast cancer survivors speaking on stage and depicted in photo and painted portraits; poets and spoken word artists; West African percussionists and educators; Irish folk dancers; Indigenous singers and poets; burlesque performers; belly dancers; hoop dancers; singer songwriters; rock and punk bands; visual artists; and independent businesswomen selling homemade food, jewelry, textiles, and more. This year’s festival features old and new friends including GhettoSongBird, Mia Johnson, Line, Ascxnsion, Vassal, and more to be announced soon. Info on the ArtistsGHETTOSONGBIRD is a bohemian North Philadelphia singer/songwriter/guitarist who started singing, playing piano by ear and writing poetry locked in her room while her siblings played outside. Raised on her Mama’s old LPs & living room jams, she was inspired to perform in talent shows to try out new songs. When GhettoSongBird picked up the guitar by ear she flew right into the open mic scene and began jamming with musicians who played with legends like Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, Chaka Khan, Tupac, New Birth, and Fishbone to name a hand full that grew her chops as a guitarist & bassist. GSB is influenced by Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, P-Funk, Led Zeppelin, Mandrill, Santana, The Doors, The Bar-Kays, Sly & The Family-Stone, Earth Wind & Fire, Wah-Wah Watson, Prince, Lenny Kravitz, and any exotic sound she could wrap her ears around.She and her Roxploitation Band have performed at legendary rock venues around the world including CBGB;S (NYC) The Whisky A Go-Go (L.A.) and The Troubadour (London) to name a few. https://www.facebook.com/The.Official.GhettoSongBird MIA JOHNSONOriginally from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Mia Johnson has been in Philadelphia making music for over a decade-and-a-half. She got her start busking on South Street, then onto Philly venues, the recording studio, and independent tours of the East Coast and Midwest. Over the years she has performed as a solo act with just acoustic guitar, as frontwoman in a full rock band, as a backing vocalist in various projects and theatrically as June Carter in a Johnny Cash tribute act. Mia’s songwriting reflects her interest and love for just about every style of music there is. The sound is rhythmically varied, rich in melody and very-chill-to-really-rockin’ with its strongest influences rooted in folk, blues, reggae and of course, rock n’ roll. http://miajohnson.net LINEASCXNSIONVASSAL, also known as Sarah Chodak, will return to the stage again this year. Vassal came to Womynsfest at the age of 14, blowing the minds of our audience and is now returning at the age of 16. Vassal is a Philadelphia-based singer songwriter who is driven by emotion and the world around her. http://www.vassalmusic.comAnd!! Check out our vendor Rosy Charm Shop for fun and beautiful handmade jewelry in the shape of fruit, vegetables, donuts, you name it. https://www.etsy.com/shop/rosycharmshop So check out Womynsfest 2020: A Celebration of Life on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 7pm at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Admission is FREE and all people are welcome. Contact: Denice Witkowski, Vitamin D Productions: 267.333.1792, VitaminDproductions@yahoo.com
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For Penn/CityStep Affiliates Only! Battle of the Dance (BOTD): CityStep Up9:30pm-1amCome watch the new members of various fraternities compete in our BOTD Fundraiser on Thursday, March 5th at the Rotunda (4014 Walnut St)! Tickets will be sold on eventbrite and Locust Walk throughout the week of March 2nd for $8 per person–a group rate of $7 can be issued to organized groups of 10 or more who buy on Locust. Then finally, tickets will be sold for $10 at the door on the night of the event on Thursday, March 5th. All proceeds go towards our volunteer work of cultivating creative self-expression in West and South Philly students through arts and dance based education. If you care about civic engagement with the Philly community, the holistic upbringing of children, or just about having a night full of dance and laughter than this is the event for you! Please come or donate to help us help the kids #ForTheKids. *For clarification, no students or children will be in attendance.*Specifics: - No alcohol will be sold at this event and the Rotunda does not permit any inside- To enter the event, just give the name that is associated with your ticket purchase (your full name).- You must be a Penn student or affiliate, be accompanied by a Penn student, or know a current member in CityStep to be granted admission to BOTD. Participating Fraternities: ZBT, Kappa Sig, Beta, SAE, APES, TEP, FIJI, and St. Elmo's. DJ: Vir SahuPhotographer: Sam Goidell Special Guest Performances: Penn Dhamaka and Penn MastiEsteemed Judges: Ayo Maja (CityStep Penn Alum), Selinda Qiu of Arts House, and Hannah Lottenberg of Funk
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8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Ask A Sex Abuse Survivor in PhiladelphiaPsychologist Margaret D. Sayers called ASK A SEX ABUSE SURVIVOR “an excellent illustration of the healing power of art and community”. Clinical Psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Dale Blair said, “As a psychologist who treats survivors of childhood sexual abuse, I would highly recommend this show to anyone who struggles with the emotional aftermath of these traumas”. Survivor and New England Director of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) Dave O’Regan said, “I came away from the performance uplifted, braver, and will always remember Michael’s courage and draw strength from it when needed in my own life.” ASK A SEX ABUSE SURVIVOR utilizes a unique mix of storytelling, audience interaction and improvisation to spark a real-time conversation about the effects of sexual abuse on children and adult survivors. The performance includes feedback breaks throughout, during which audience members are encouraged to ask questions, make comments, or participate in any way they see fit.This new version of the show incorporates developments and healing breakthroughs that have occurred in survivor Michael Broussard's life in recent years.Admission is FREE. Registration is not required but would be greatly appreciated so that we can have a sense of how many people to anticipate. You can register HERE
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Pleasant Life ProductionspresentsThe Day I Became BlackSaturday March 7 at 7pmSunday March 8 at 3pmBi-racial comedian Bill Posley grew up happily identifying as both black and white. But at age 10, he learned the world does, in fact, judge a book by its color and, even though he's half white, he's labeled 100% black. Does a young comedian have to get rid of his whiteness in order to be the color he's "supposed" to be? Hear Posley weigh in on the modern-day conversation about race from a unique perspective.Admission is $20. Advance tickets can be purchased at https://pleasantlifeproductions.com/
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3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Pleasant Life ProductionspresentsThe Day I Became BlackSaturday March 7 at 7pmSunday March 8 at 3pmBi-racial
comedian Bill Posley grew up happily identifying as both black and
white. But at age 10, he learned the world does, in fact, judge a book
by its color and, even though he's half white, he's labeled 100% black.
Does a young comedian have to get rid of his whiteness in order to be
the color he's "supposed" to be? Hear Posley weigh in on the modern-day
conversation about race from a unique perspective.Admission is $20. Advance tickets can be purchased at https://pleasantlifeproductions.com/
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Vision Driven presentsIntermediate Grant Writing & Funder Panel workshop- Learn about local arts funding opportunities- Receive personalized feedback on your grant proposals (bring 1 page for funders to review)- Practice reading and scoring actual grant applicationsTHE PANEL:Beth Feldman Brandt - Stockton Rush Bartol FoundationAllison Vanyur - Greater Philadelphia Cultural AllianceMelissa Hamilton - Leeway FoundationMichael Mergen - Center for Emerging Visual ArtistsAdmission is FREE and there is no registration required. Light refreshments provided.
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THE BRIGHT BULB SCREENING SERIES 2020
Free Screenings @ 8pm The Second Thursday of Each MonthMarch 12th, 2020
FABIO TESTI DOUBLE-FEATURE!
CONTRABAND (1980, directed by Lucio Fulci, 95 min, Italy) and
REVOLVER (1973, directed by Sergio Sollima, 115 min, Italy)
hosted by Samm Deighan (Diabolique Magazine, Daughters of Darkness Podcast)Join us for a Fabio Testi poliziotteschi double feature of REVOLVER (1973) and CONTRABAND (1980). Italian cult legend Fabio Testi stars in these two ultra violent crime thrillers from Italy's golden age. In REVOLVER, Testi joins Oliver Reed as two men desperately try to recover a prison official's kidnapped wife, who is being held for ransom by a ruthless gang. In Lucio Fulci's CONTRABAND, Testi plays a small time cigarette smuggler who comes up against a cocaine operation. These are exploitation films - so prepare yourself for a night of shotgun blasts, blowtorch mayhem, and scenes of sexual violence.Admission is FREECHECK OUT OTHER SCREENINGS IN THE BRIGHT BULB SERIES!
April 09, 2020: Hosted by Sarah Mueller of CineSPEAK, engaging diverse audiences through independent, repertory + foreign film programming
- Program To Be Announced
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May 14th, 2020: THE SECRET CINEMA, Jay Schwartz' long-running specially curated programs from 16mm
- Program To Be Announced
. www.thesecretcinema.com
Thursday June 11, 2020: A MAGGOT TANGO (1995, directed by Andrew Repasky McElhinney, 33 minutes, U.S.)
KIDS (1995, directed by Larry Clark, 100 minutes, U.S.)
hosted by Andrew Repasky McElhinney (director of CHRONICLE OF CORPSES, CHRISTMAS DREAMS)The Underground legend surfaces for one night only!The 25th anniversary 4K digital restoration of director Andrew Repasky McElhinney's third movie, A Maggot Tango. Filmed when he was sixteen years old in the woods and old public buildings around Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, A Maggot Tango is now in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York.Shot as a silent on B&W Ilford 16MM negative film, and matched in post-production to an electric playlist on the soundtrack, A Maggot Tango follows the descent of a young woman named "A" (18-year-old Erica Downie, in a committed and fearless performance) who runs away from home, and perhaps kills herself, only to become trapped in an increasingly surreal nightmare filled with her disturbed parents, an angel, a dead little boy, a car crash, two random polysexual hook-ups, drugs, cannibals, and the specter of Death herself as well as several tango dance sequences.Operatic, strange, grotesque, violently comic. Inspired by silent movies, the avant-garde cinema of the 20s, 30s, 40 & 50s, the underground films of the 1960s, and the cult movies of the 1970s. Part lyrical art film, part seedy sexploitation picture. Come celebrate A Maggot Tango, a pivotal early work from Andrew Repasky McElhinney, one of our great contemporary film directors.Director, cast and crew in attendance.Second feature:KIDS (1995 / 100 minutes)"That summer we made A Maggot Tango, we would film during the day, and go to clubs, or house parties, or diners, or go see Kids at night. Kids was 18+ so we had to get around that but we must-of seen the picture five or six times. If those kids weren't us, they were certainly kids we knew, and it was so thrilling, empowering, and sad, to see a version of our maladjusted world, up there on screen, as we were living it."—Andrew Repasky McElhinney Photographer turned director Larry Clark and screenwriter Harmony Korine's very-90s classic is a prurient, reactionary scare film rubbing your face in the way it is. However, reactionary melodrama is transformed by breathtaking cinematography (Eric Edwards), editing (Christopher Tellefsen) and raw and fearless performances from the cast (including the big screen debuts of future stars Rosario Dawson and Chloë Sevigny).
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6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED! FROM TRAGEDIES TO TRIUMPHS : THE MOVITA JOHNSON - HARRELL STORYE.V.O.L. PRODUCTIONS & 215 THEATRE COMPANYFriday March 13, 6:30-9pm Friday March 13, 9-10:30pmEarly Bird tickets are $20 and can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-tragedies-to-triumphs-the-movita-johnson-harrell-story-tickets-92187849339IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED!
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED! FROM TRAGEDIES TO TRIUMPHS : THE MOVITA JOHNSON - HARRELL STORYE.V.O.L. PRODUCTIONS & 215 THEATRE COMPANYFriday March 13, 6:30-9pm Friday March 13, 9-10:30pmEarly Bird tickets are $20 and can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-tragedies-to-triumphs-the-movita-johnson-harrell-story-tickets-92187849339IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED!
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IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED! The 11th Annual Family Music Festivalpresented by C. Nathaniel Williams, DJ Pot, Lyvette Byrd and Earl Weeks1pm-5pmCelebrating Women's History Month! Performances by: Johniya Jeffries / Joe Becton / Victoria Huggins Peurifoy, The Axiom / Runett "Nia" Ebo Poet of Purpose / The Junior Fabulosity Models / Aaron Hill / Miz Nikki / Simply Saniya / Omi Muhammad / The Remnant / Chiefess Bri / Chuck Monroe / Infitain / Musu Kamara / Jaron McNeil / Harry Wilson / Dionne McCrayHosted by Shameka Sawyer / Music by DJ PotVoter registration available. Win door prize raffles, network, and enjoy local vendors. Admission is FREEIN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED!
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Sadly, the remainder of Fennesz's 2020 tour has been cancelled! We hope to reschedule this at some point. IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED! Bowerbird presents Fennesz and Britton Powell Austrian laptop music pioneer Fennesz recently released his first album in nearly five years, Agora, and it reinforces the inscrutable beauty of his aesthetic. His work is steeped in romanticism, with each piece patiently wending its way through meticulously plotted narratives of remarkable concision, marked by orchestral swells and shimmering ambience. Using a blend of synthesizers and ingeniously processed electric guitar, he sculpts richly textured movements that seamlessly layer post-industrial noises—whirrs, clicks, feedback, and machine-like throbs—soaring washes of symphonic color, and hydroplaning drones, all of which coalesce into glorious transmissions of interiority. While the title of the opening piece, “In My Room,” references his longstanding ardor for the Beach Boys, in the hands of Fennesz it conveys a profound expression of communication, opening doors to the world.New York electronic music composer and performer Britton Powell is deeply invested the psycho-acoustic possibilities of minimalism. Perhaps known best for his collaborations with artists like Jon Gibson, Matmos, Leila Bodreuil, and Sensations Fix, his own pieces and DJ mixes combine hypnotic sonic patterns, subtly knotted textural contrasts, and colliding polyrhythms. As much an advocate as an artist, he’s run various underground music space and operates the experimental label Catch Wave Ltd.ABOUT THE ARTISTS
FENNESZ is an Austrian guitarist and composer living in Vienna. Using a filtered and treated electric guitar as the starting point for his lush soundscapes, Fennesz has created a personal and groundbreaking discourse throughout his career. Perhaps sculpting the last truly unique vision for the guitar, his luminant compositions are anything but sterile experiments. Fennesz’s world of sound unfolds and resembles sensitive, telescopic recordings of rainforest insect life or natural atmospheric occurrences, an inherent naturalism permeating each piece. In addition to his prolific output as a solo artist, and his ongoing investigation of the limits of noise, automatic composition, field music or contemporary classical, Fennesz is also a frequent collaborator with other luminaries of the scene. These include artists such as Alva Noto, Oren Ambarchi, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Keith Rowe, Peter Rehberg, David Sylvian, and Jim O’Rourke.BRITTON POWELL is an American composer and curator living in New York City. Through means of electronics, video, and percussion his work explores psycho-acoustic phenomena, minimalism, and traditions of ethnographic music. The composer’s new work “If Anything Is” explores themes of hyper-reality and ambient capitalism by means of a staged mixed-media environment designed for sound and multichannel video. Filmed and recorded over the course of 2018 & 2019 the work explores an ecstatic exchange of experience in the face of a much-accelerated media and commercial world. A meditation on the intersection of technology and urban landscape, the work charts a map through scenes filmed in New York City and points the audience towards the blissful collision at this crossing. Powell’s music has appeared at venues around the world including Centre Pompidou (Paris), The Barbican Center (London), Today’s Art Festival (Den Haag), Ultima Festival (Oslo), Unsound Festival (Krakow), The Kitchen (NYC), and The Guggenheim House (Japan). His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Washington Post, Bomb Magazine, and Wire Magazine among others. He has worked on recordings for Warp Records, Mexican Summer Records, Unseen Worlds, and Catch Wave Ltd. Powell works and collaborates with Jon Hassell, Matmos, Lucy Railton, Jon Gibson, Huerco S, and many others.Admission is FREE Sadly, the remainder of Fennesz's 2020 tour has been cancelledIN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED!
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POSTPONED!! PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR A NEW DATE FOR THIS EVENTIN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED! Fallawayinto is a performance installation aspiring to the forms and spirit of Donna Booker, a Black trans woman activist, sex worker, theologian, house mother and performer living in the San Francicso Bay Area from the early 80s through the mid 2000s. This performance installation, inspired in shape and form by the cosmogram, moves through Donna’s birth, living, life and after-life seasons – locating solidarity between Black trans womens epistems and environmental transition and collapse. The work contends with good death, foresight, and inter-generational relationships between Black cis and trans women.Written by Arielle Julia BrownDirected by Dreya St. ClairDeveloped in collaboration with: Reginald Hughes, Angela Davis Johnson, Eli Nixon, Shruti Bala Purkayastha, muthi reed, Ashley Davis, Marcelline Mandeng, Raedorah Stewartm and Shanel Edwards. Admission is FREEPOSTPONED!! PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR A NEW DATE FOR THIS EVENTIN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED!
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IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED! The H-O-T Series of Philadelphia, produced by the Impermanent Society of Philadelphia (ISOP), is a seasonal performance event that highlights the playful interaction between movement and sound artists as live composition.The series was originated by dance artist Loren Groenendaal and experimental percussionist Flandrew Fleisenberg with support from mascher space co-op. This month is curated by: Ada Adhiyatma, Eun Jung Choi, Loren Groenendaal, Curt Haworth, Rob Kopki, Jim Strong, Adam Vidiksis.Time: Doors open at 7:30, Performance starts at 8:00pmFree Event, suggested donation: $1-10 ARTISTS this MONTH:DANCERS: TBDMUSICIANS: TBDPhoto by Jen Kertis-Veit.IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED!
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IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED! An Intimate Evening with Nya215 Fashion Designs Men's Loungewear Fashion Show ProductionFeaturing Jason Morant, Model/Actor (Las Vegas)Admission is $10 at the doorIN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED!
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IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED! Poet~tree En Motion presentsThe 2020 Spring Her-Story Event: In Celebration of Women Artists!A FREE community event (Donations Suggested/Appreciated)This ongoing seasonal series features a variety of multi-disciplinary performance, arts & culture presentations...Experience Performance Presentations, featuring a Fierce Female Lineup of Rhythms & Artists ranging from Live Musical Acts to Spoken Word Flow-et-tree to Folkloric Infused Dance Movements to Live Painting Body… A Live Music, Dance/Meditative Movement & Word Power in Celebration of Her-Story- Gabrielle de Burke / a.k.a. Plum Dragoness (Dragon Spirit Arts): Resident Performance Artist, Event Organizer & Arts Educator dropping Ritualistic Lyrics of Poetic Dance Theater Movement Meditations. DragonSpiritArts.com / ThePlumDragoness.com- Deborah de La Rosa: Live Painting on Canvas. instagram.com/deborarosadias- Line On Some Trip (L.O.S.T.): A French / Middle-Eastern Singer-Songwriter & Guitarist exploring Post-punk/Anti-folk Psychedelic Irony. lineonsometrip.com- Paulette Branson & Mixed People (acoustic set): A funky, soul fusion band with hints of rock & world music... A new age of funk that’s versatile musicianship, raw lyrics & full vocal harmonies create a genuine, mixed musical experience. mixedpeopleband.com- The Goddess Crew w/ Styx Latte: A Philly based community drumming troupe sprung out of parades and performances at avariety of “burner” festivities.- Autumn Meeshka: Solo performance rooted in North & South American Acoustic Folk/Pop traditions. instagram.com/meeshka215ARTIST BIOS:Line On Some Trip (L.O.S.T.): A French/ Middle-Eastern hippie punk singer-songwriter and guitarist formerly based in Brooklyn, NY and freshly relocated to West Philly. Born and raised in the suburbs of Paris, in a Muslim immigrant family from Syria and Palestine, Line traveled across Europe and lived in England, Italy, Scotland and Hungary where she found many human and artistic inspirations before moving to the US in 2014. With a soft voice that can turn into a storm of rage and strumming strings, Line tackles the topic of depression caused by the consumption society. She composes Post-punk and Antifolk sometimes psychedelic songs with simple and quirky lyrics full of irony. “Music is a tool that helps me tame my anger and achieve self and deathacceptance.”Debora Dias: A Portuguese born, Philadelphia based artist, whose body of work focuses on the portrayal of figures, with themes and symbolism that speak directly to the phenomena of expressing the divine feminine on a nurturing and sensual level. Furthermore, her colorful and detailed abstract paintings tend create an impact on the viewer’s sense of liberation, and elicit an emotional response.Paulette Branson and Mixed People: A funky, soul fusion band with hints of rock and world music...or as we like to call it - new age funk. Versatile musicianship, raw lyrics, and full vocal harmonies create a genuine, mixed musical experience. The name Mixed People derived from colors that bloomed out the whole funk and nothing but the funk. It embraces the love of self and others regardless of our differences and celebrates the beauty in us all. Mixed People is a Philadelphia-based band, founded by guitarist, Paulette Branson, in 2012. The music is progressive, and the energy and emotion behind this band will get you dancing on your feet and singing along.The Goddess Crew: A drumming troupe sprung out of parades and performances at a variety of burn events, including PEX and Firebird. Having realized their own prowess and excitement for rhythm, these talented ladies invited Styx Latté to lead rhythms and bring structure to the music. Largely improvisational and free form, the momentum will sweep you up on your feet and shake your soul! You'll never notice the telepathic timecode keeping it together... but if there's rhythm in you, The Goddess Crew will coax it out. Come JOIN US! BYOD.Plum Dragoness: Native to West Philadelphia, Plum Dragomess (a.k.a. Gabrielle de Burke) is a multi-talented thespian, dancer, martial artist, instructor, poetess and writer who has been involved with performing arts since childhood. She is known for her poetic style, vocal performance, fire dance, flow arts and choreographic flair throughout Philadelphia and abroad. Over the past 15 years, she has toured not only as a solo artist, founding member/core performer/assistant artistic director of Archedream for HumanKind among many others. She has also independently released 2 albums of original work with the project Plum Dragoness & the Elements, known for its fusion of multi-media, live world beat musical infusions, spoken word vocals & lyrical poetry. She has also helped bring together the all female performance group trio known as The Femme-Mynistiques, who will officially release their debut EP “Here She Comes…” in the summer of 2016. Since 2007, Plum has been a resident performance artist, as well as host and organizer for the successful performing arts series known as Poet-tree En Motion at The Rotunda! This has allowed her the opportunity toshare her own creative performances (including collaborative projects she initiated) and work created by a plethora of other unique artists with the west Philadelphia community and beyond! Gabrielle’s work as a healing arts practitioner and instructor continues to intersect with her work as an inter-disciplinary performance artist through the incorporation of Internal and Martial Arts forms in combination with Dance, Poetry and Theater presentation. Gabrielle has been teaching in, around the Philadelphia area & abroad since 2000. If you dig It… then follow: ThePlumDragoness.com + facebook.com/4plumdragoness & Listen: soundcloud.com/plum-dragoness + tunecore.com/music/plumdragoness + cdbaby.com/Artist/PlumDragonessandtheElements!Admission is FREE (Donations Suggested/Appreciated). Doors open at 7pmIN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED!
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IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED! (nearly every last Thursday) 9pm-1am Established in 1996, The Gathering is the longest/strongest-running truly Hip Hop event in Philly. The
Gathering
IS b-boys/b-girls, pop-lockers, emcees, graffiti writers,
DJs, men,
women, and children of all ages enjoying an organic,
community-based
celebration of The struggle, the Love, and the culture
of Hip Hop. DJs
spin Hiphop, breaks, and funk all night, and there are
open cyphas, a
tag wall, and a featured performance and graffiti panel
each month. Admission is $3 before 10pm, $5 after 10pm.IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED!
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IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED! Here we GO!!! New name, Same game!!!FUNKY SOLE FUNDAMENTALS presents“SHOW YOUR SOLE” v.1 20201v1 House-Judges JustSoleCebo Fabian 1v1 Allstyles-JudgesQueen DinitaTweet BoogieSmart MarkDate: March 28. 2020 Location: The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19104Time: 7pm-12am$10 to Spectate $20 to Battle$400 Prize each category DJ’s:DJ Calvin Lonely (HOUSE)DJ Foxx Boogie (All Style)PRIOR TO THE COMPETITION, Join us for our 9 Year Anniversary workshop classes: https://facebook.com/events/s/funky-sole-fundamentals-9-year/496687054328144/?ti=iclITS GOING DOWN!!! DON’T MISS IT!!! #FunkySoleFundamentals #JustSoleSDT #JustSole #QueenDinita #ShowYourSole #HouseDance #Cebo #Nxgn #Fabian #Househead #AllStyles #TweetBoogie #LadiesOfHipHop #SmartMark #IAmPhresh #DjCalLonely #DjFoxxBoogie #Philly #PhillyDanceIN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED!
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IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED! 3rd Annual Vegan Power of Color Market 2020presented by V Marks the Shop12pm-5pmWe're moving our annual vegan market celebrating POC-led & operated businesses to the Spring! We hope you'll join us in West Philly for a great afternoon to shopping, eating /& sharing vegan with the community! Interested in vending? The vendor application with details are available at http://bit.ly/poc2020vendorFREE ADMISSIONALL ARE WELCOME!IN TAKING STEPS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, THE ROTUNDA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN. CURRENTLY, WE ARE CLOSED UNTIL MAY 31, 2020. HOWEVER, THIS CLOSURE COULD BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE VIRUS, SO PLEASE STAY TUNED!
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Event Categories
- Education
- Poet-tree en Motion
- Philly Youth Poetry Night
- Bright Bulb Screening Series (formerly Andrew's Video Vault)
- Ars Nova Workshop
- Bowerbird Presents Gate
- The Gathering
- Open Mic
- Philly Fringe Festival
- 40th Street Summer Series
- Event Horizon
- Bowerbird Liminal States Series
- The Bigger Picture (TBP) workshop series (formerly Vision Driven Artist Workshop Series)
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