Center Publications

Questions of Practice Page Header Link

Display Title

Center Publications

Center Publications Featured QoP topic

Our Questions of Practice research series includes in-depth publications on issues critical to artistic practice that derive from our experience as cultural grantmakers. Explore our web-based and print publications here.

Books & Major Publications

In Terms of Performance, A Keywords Anthology

Books & Major Publications

The Sentient Archive: Bodies, Performance, and Memory

Books & Major Publications

danceworkbook: A Steady Pulse: Restaging Lucinda Childs, 1963–78

Books & Major Publications

What Makes a Great Exhibition?

Books & Major Publications

Pigeons on the Grass, Alas: Contemporary Curators Talk About the Field

Books & Major Publications

Curating Now: Imaginative Practice/Public Responsibility

Books & Major Publications

Gray Area: Provocations on the Future of Preservation

Books & Major Publications

Letting Go? Sharing Historical Authority in a User-Generated World

Books & Major Publications

danceworkbook: Susan Foster! Susan Foster! Three Performed Lectures

Programs at the Center

Shelf Life

Books & Major Publications

danceworkbook: Belonging and Solo: Roko Kawai

Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Pew Fellow Major Jackson Reads Urban Renewal

Poet and Pew Fellow Major Jackson reads sections from his suite of poems, Urban Renewal, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Pew Fellowships in the Arts.

question-of-practice-content
questions-of-practice-pew-fellow-major-jackson-reads-urban-renewal
Questions of Practice

Pew Fellows Chat: Visual Artists Rami George and Didier William on Personal Histories in Art-Making

Visual artists Rami George and Didier William discuss how they approach personal and family narratives within their work and how they balance their creative practices with the obligations of daily life.

question-of-practice-content
pew-fellows-chat-visual-artists-rami-george-and-didier-william-on-personal-histories-in-art-making
Collaborators & Colleagues

Trevor Jones

Trevor Jones is director/CEO of History Nebraska.

people-content
trevor-jones
Event

Pennsylvania Ballet: William Forsythe's Artifact Suite

Artifact Suite by choreographer William Forsythe features 29 dancers in choreography that pushes them beyond their perceived physical limits, demanding sharp timing, precise syncopation, and coordination.

event-content
pennsylvania-ballet-presents-william-forsythe-039-s-artifact-suite
News

A Year of Inspiration 2014 Constituents

What inspires our imaginations and catalyzes our creativity? As we bid farewell to 2014, we asked members of our cultural community to share something that inspired them this year.

news-content
a-year-of-inspiration
News

9 Must-See Arts & Culture Events in Philly This Fall

From world premieres to career retrospectives, fall offerings from Center grantees include an immersive performance exploring pregnancy, a colorful reexamination of art history, and new plays made in collaboration with communities.

news-content
9-must-see-arts-amp-amp-culture-events-in-philly-this-fall
Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Cohabitation Strategies on the Role of the Arts in Fostering Social Change

Cohabitation Strategies' Miguel Robles-Durán and Lucia Babina discuss how their community-based projects promote dialogue and social change.

question-of-practice-content
questions-of-practice-cohabitation-strategies-on-the-role-of-the-arts-in-fostering-social-change
Collaborators & Colleagues

Nunally Kersh

Nunally Kersh is an independent producer and consultant in the contemporary performing arts sector.

people-content
nunally-kersh
Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Musician Bhob Rainey on Improvisation

Pew Fellow Bhob Rainey discusses his approach to improvisation.

question-of-practice-content
questions-of-practice-musician-bhob-rainey-on-improvisation
Grants & Grantees

Grounds That Shout! (And Others Merely Shaking)

A series of performances curated by award-winning choreographer Reggie Wilson explores the African American religious experience and Philadelphia’s historic religious sites, in a collaboration between Partners for Sacred Places and Philadelphia Contemporary.

grant-content
grounds-that-shout-and-others-merely-shaking-
GRANTS & GRANTEES

Kyle "JustSole" Clark

Kyle "JustSole" Clark is a dancer and choreographer with expertise in hip-hop and street dance. He is the founder and artistic director of Just Sole Street Dance Theater.

people-content
kyle-quot-justsole-quot-clark
Grants & Grantees

Two Works by Romeo Castellucci

FringeArts presents the Philadelphia premieres of the second and third works in a trilogy by world-renowned experimental theater artist Romeo Castellucci at its 2013 and 2014 festivals.

grant-content
two-works-by-romeo-castellucci
Questions of Practice

Jenn McCreary Fellows Friday Q&A

McCreary is a 2013 Pew Fellow, author of the new poetry collection & now my feet are maps, and co-founder and editor of Philadelphia's ixnay press.

question-of-practice-content
fellows-friday-q-amp-amp-a-with-jenn-mccreary
Questions of Practice

Mary Lattimore: Fellows Friday Q&A

We speak to Mary Lattimore, a classically trained harpist who incorporates experimental techniques and technologies into her music.

question-of-practice-content
fellows-friday-q-amp-amp-a-with-mary-lattimore
GRANTS & GRANTEES

Sonia Sanchez

Sonia Sanchez is an award-winning poet, playwright, professor, activist, and one of the foremost leaders of the Black Studies movement.

people-content
sonia-sanchez
Event

Redrawing History: Teacher Seminars

The Library Company of Philadelphia partners with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History to present a seminar for teachers interested in innovative methods of teaching colonial history.

event-content
redrawing-history-teacher-seminars
Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Pew Fellows Sonia Sanchez and Major Jackson on Legacy and the Joys of Teaching

Pew Fellows and poets Sonia Sanchez and Major Jackson visited the Center for an extended conversation, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Pew Fellowships in the Arts.

question-of-practice-content
questions-of-practice-pew-fellows-sonia-sanchez-and-major-jackson-on-legacy-and-the-joys-of-teaching
Event

Zydeco Crossroads Radio Hour and live broadcast with Creole United

On October 30 at 9 p.m. ET, WXPN broadcasts live from Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette, Louisiana with the zydeco all-star group Creole United.

event-content
zydeco-crossroads-radio-hour-and-live-broadcast-with-creole-united
Event

Black Lives Always Mattered! Website Launch

event-content
black-lives-always-mattered-website-launch
Questions of Practice

PMPY: Cassie Chinn

Chinn, deputy executive director of the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, reflects on what it means to co-author someone else's story.

question-of-practice-content
push-me-pull-you-cassie-chinn