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Cannonball's Multi-Venue Fringe Hub Returns For Fourth Year

For the entire month of September, Cannonball will take center stage as the largest hub of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, offering independent performances from artists of every discipline at every stage of their careers.
FringeArts and Circadium Will Host 6th Annual Hand to Hand Contemporary Circus Festival

FringeArts and Circadium School of Contemporary Circus will present the Hand to Hand circus festival from May 31 to June 2, 2024 in the FringeArts theatre.
Cannonball Returns For Third Year With Over 150 Shows at Philly Fringe

Audiences should prepare to dive into all kinds of performance and art at this year's Cannonball.  Cannonball, the largest hub of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, is getting ready for an exciting September.
Almanac Dance Circus Theatre Tours Northeast with COMMUNITAS

Almanac Dance Circus Theatre,  Philly's favorite contemporary circus company/festival producer is set to take their signature, award-winning work of acrobatic storytelling around the Northeast this summer. 
Fit Fest, a Full Day Celebration of Arts and Fitness, Returns to Shackamaxon/Penn Treaty Park

Cannonball producer Almanac Dance Circus Theatre has its roots in creating work in public spaces. This Spring the company will invite the public to join them with a free, immersive, multidisciplinary outdoor arts and fitness festival for all ages and abilities.
Almanac Dance Circus Theater's CANNONBALL FESTIVAL Returns to the Maas Building

After “making a splash” during the 2021 Fringe Festival, Cannonball Festival is back with Miniball. This eclectic, weeklong performance festival will feature seven extraordinary shows from risk-taking independent artists that run the gamut from contemporary circus, erotic performance and burlesque to clown and immersive works.
Almanac Dance Circus Theatre Dives Back Into Live Performance with CANNONBALL, September 9-October 2

In a huge dive back into live performance, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre will present more than 100 shows, workshops, and events spanning circus, dance, theater, film, and more in its inaugural Cannonball, an independently run satellite festival of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
Wilma Theater Announces HOLD FAST, A New Online Performance Designed To Be Watched In The Dark

The Wilma Theater is pleased to announce the release of a new digital performance that is designed to be viewed in the dark. HOLD FAST is a stunning short movie - full of gorgeous music and enchanting dance - that meditates back on our sorrowful year in quarantine, and looks forward to the hopeful but changed new world before us.
Virtual Theatre This Weekend: December 12-13- with James Monroe Iglehart, and More!

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, December 12-13, 2020.
Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, December 11 with Laura Osnes, Courtney Reed and Susan Egan and More!

Today (December 11) in live streaming: Laura Osnes, Courtney Reed and Susan Egan visit Backstage Live, and so much more!
Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, December 9 with Audra McDonald, Darius de Haas and More!

Today (December 9) in live streaming: Audra McDonald in concert, Darius de Haas visits Backstage Live, and so much more!
The Tank Announces Programming for WINTRY MIX: A Celebration of the End of 2020

The Tank has announced The Tank’s Wintry Mix, a celebration of the end of 2020. The Tank’s Wintry Mix will be a month of virtual programming about the upcoming strange holiday season, highlighting new work from emerging artists that is multigenerational, and more.
FringeArts Announces Full Details For 2020 Fringe Festival

FringeArts in Philadelphia has announced details for their 24th annual Fringe Festival, which runs September 10 through October 4.
The 2020 Philadelphia Fringe Festival Announces Artist Lineup

Artists announced for the 24th annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, taking place Sep 10a?"Oct 4.
The 2019 Barrymore Awards Recipients Announced

The 25th Annual Barrymore Awards were held in South Philly and awarded $92,000 in grants to artists and organizations.
Free Fringe Philly Cabaret Announces Full 18-Night Lineup

This September 5th through 22nd, the Free Fringe Philly Cabaret will be open nightly from 7pm to midnight as part of the renegade Free Fringe Philly festival. Held at RADIOKISMET, Kismet CoWork's new pop-up event space and podcast studio at 10th & Hamilton Streets, and powered by Fergie's Pub, The Free Fringe Philly Cabaret will showcase a curated, featured performance each night at 8pm, and bar/socializing time thereafter. Completing this 4-way collaboration will be the cityblog Philebrity, acting as media sponsor and signal booster. Admission each night is FREE.
Theatre Philadelphia Announces Nominees For The 2019 BARRYMORE AWARDS

Theatre Philadelphia, the non-profit organization that promotes and celebrates theatre across the Philadelphia region, has announced this year's nominees for the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. 
Almanac Dance Circus Theatre Infuses Aerial Magic With A Story Of Overcoming Abuse In Local Return Of XOXO MOONGIRL

Genre-defying, multidisciplinary company Almanac Dance Circus Theatre h xoxo moongirl, a critically acclaimed, honest, and emotional ensemble-devised solo show with live music by Mel Hsu. This autobiographically inspired circus fantasia, which runs June 14-June 23 at the company's home at Funicular Station, 416 Coulter Street, incorporates breathtaking aerials and acrobatics to tell the story of a girl in a troubled home, and her flight to the moon to escape and prevail. Press are invited to the show June 15 and any show after.
Almanac Dance Circus Theatre Brings Back COMMUNITAS

Communitas, the founding production of the award winning Almanac Dance Circus Theatre, returns to Philadelphia for the first time since its premiere -- reimagined and re-envisioned for changed bodies and a changed world. In Communitas, wordless acrobatic encounters tell the story of the founding of society in which all members are equals. Communitas: Five Years Later will run for 10 performances at Funicular Station (416 West Coulter Street) in Germantown from May 16-May 25, with a special encore presentation on May 26th in Penn Treaty Park. Tickets available at almanac.ticketleap.com/communitas-5yl.
Arts And Fitness Festival Comes To Penn Treaty Park Memorial Day Weekend

Almanac Dance Circus Theatre is excited to kick off summer with Fit Fest. Fit Fest comes to Penn Treaty Park in Fishtown on Sunday May 26th for a day-long event of participatory fitness workshops including circus arts, dance, movement, yoga, and more. Fit Fest celebrates the freedom to move creatively; to experience fitness through the arts; and the use our public spaces in the city. Generously funded by the Penn Treaty Special Services District, the festival will culminate in world-class contemporary circus and dance performances overlooking the Delaware River, including a special 5-year Anniversary performance of Almanac's breathtaking acrobatic dance, Communitas: 5 Years Later.

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