Fall Premieres and Openings: Inspired by Bergman Films, Telenovelas, School Closings, and More
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Playgrounds for Useful Knowledge Neighborhood Convening, June 29, 2015. 632 Jackson Street. Photo by Steve Weinik. Courtesy of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
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After the Rehearsal/Persona by Toneelgroep Amsterdam. Photo © Jan Versweyveld.
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Available Light at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1983. Photo by Tom Vinetz. Performers: Lucinda Childs, Nan Friedman, Meg Harper, Janet Kaufman, Priscilla Newell, Steve Bromer, Michael Ing, Erin Matthiessen, Daniel McCusker, Ande Peck, and Garry Reigenborn.
Fall kicks off with a packed schedule of Center-funded projects, including exhibition openings from Temple Contemporary and The Galleries at Moore, and performance premieres at the 2015 Fringe Festival that push the boundaries of genre and form. Visit our Events page to see more upcoming Center-funded projects and programs.
reFORM Installation Opening
August 28
Temple Contemporary opens a major installation by artist and Pew Fellow Pepón Osorio for their project, reFORM. The materials for the immersive exhibition and classroom, which responds to 2013 Philadelphia school closings, were salvaged from the former Fairhill Elementary School in a collaborative event with students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
After the Rehearsal/Persona
September 3–5
FringeArts presents the US premiere of After the Rehearsal/Persona as part of the 2015 Fringe Festival. In this work, director Ivo van Hove and his Dutch theater company, Toneelgroep Amsterdam reimagine two Ingmar Bergman screenplays for the stage, examining how film texts can influence the process of making live theater.
Available Light
September 10–12
A monumental production of dance, light, sound, and architecture from choreographer Lucinda Childs, architect Frank Gehry, and composer John Adams, Available Light will be reconstructed and reimagined at the 2015 Fringe Festival.
Alias Ellis MacKenzie
September 11–13 and 15–19
Pew Fellow Thaddeus Phillips premieres Alias Ellis MacKenzie, part of the 2015 Fringe Festival and the follow-up to last spring's The Incredibly Dangerous Astonishing Lucrative and Potentially Completely True Adventures of Barry Seal. Inspired by Phillips' experiences working on Colombian telenovela Alias El Mexicano, this bilingual work combines the design and aesthetics of film, television, and live theater.
Strange Currencies: Art & Action in Mexico City, 1990–2000
September 19–December 12
The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design present Strange Currencies, articulating a history for the artist-run spaces that emerged in Mexico City in the 1990s. This show will explore questions about artistic ecosystems through visual art, outside performances, and a film program, and will include artworks that have never been shown outside of Mexico.
Playgrounds for Useful Knowledge: Mifflin Square Alliance Festival
September 19
Mural Arts and Cohabitation Strategies host a lively celebration of South Philadelphia's diverse cultures, organized in collaboration with community members and neighborhood civic organizations. Part of Mural Arts' Restored Spaces initiative, this event includes live music, dance, and storytelling, as well as activities and workshops for all ages, a South Philly Food Contest, and more.