Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Updated
1 Dec 2016

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The Academy of Natural Sciences.

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is the oldest natural history museum in North America. Founded in 1812, the museum is known for both its extraordinary collections of natural specimens and its active research faculty. Center support allowed the Academy to upgrade its financial accounting software, giving staff members a more efficient tool for monitoring their internal and external activity.

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Destiny Estimate

Playwright MJ Kaufman debuts an experiment in narrative structure that combines several forms of storytelling, physical language, and a cappella choral music.

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Grants & Grantees

Civilian/Warrior

Multimedia artist Tobin Rothlein created an interdisciplinary work combining dance, documentary film, and multi-screen video projections to address modern war culture.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Ann Hamilton

Ann Hamilton is internationally recognized for her large scale, multimedia installations.

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Questions of Practice

Theatricality and Amateurism with Catherine Wood and Jérôme Bel: Part II

In part I of this short, two-part interview between Tate Modern curator Catherine Wood and choreographer Jérôme Bel, they discuss the concept of "amateurism."

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Inside Philadelphia Photo Arts Center: Q&A with Sarah Stolfa

Stolfa talks with us about the process of creating a community-sourced exhibition, the ability of art to serve as an avenue for dialogue, her vision for the future, and more.

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Grants & Grantees

John Jasperse's Fort Blossom

Bryn Mawr College presented noted contemporary choreographer John Jasperse's Fort Blossom Revisited, created in 2000 and previously performed only at The Kitchen in New York City.

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Advancement Grant: Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society will research and develop new business models that respond to shifting trends in audience behaviors.

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NY Phil Biennial Presents Julia Wolfe's Anthracite Fields with the Bang on a Can All-Stars

Originally commissioned by Mendelssohn Club, for world premiere performances in Philadelphia in April 2014, the Bang on a Can All-Stars will perform Wolfe's new work as part of the upcoming NY Phil Biennial.

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I Promised Myself to Live Faster at the 39th Humana Festival of New Plays

Philadelphia's own Pig Iron Theatre Company premieres their Center-funded, Charles Ludlam-inspired piece at the prestigious Humana Festival in Louisville, KY.

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Grants & Grantees

action is primary

Centering on Foley's improvisational performance practice, action is primary will feature photographic, moving-image, sonic, and written documentation of up to 750 dances, which Foley performs on a daily basis at 3:15 p.m.

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Color Theory Concert: PRISM Quartet and Partch

A series of performances, lectures, and workshops that investigate the concept of "musical color," including a performance with Grammy-award winning ensemble Partch.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: David Devan on Excellence and Accessibility

"I don't think accessibility is something separate from excellence...it all has to be excellent," says David Devan, Opera Philadelphia general director and president.

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Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview with Filmmaker Moon Molson

Filmmaker Moon Molson on his daily art-making routine, his biggest motivator as an artist, and more.

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Grants & Grantees

The AI Project

Karen Getz developed and produced the world premiere of a text-free comic-actors' ballet that explored what it means to be human through the behaviors of artificially intelligent robots.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Jane Irish

The overall intent of my work is to develop a visual myth about the build up and aftermath of war.

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Perfect Blue

A live and digital theatrical experience will question the impact of technology on human connectivity as two actors perform their roles on separate continents—one live in a theater and the other projected through a live-streaming video feed.

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Prisons Today: Questions in the Age of Mass Incarceration

This exhibition, which will be the Eastern State Penitentiary's first to focus on the current state of incarceration in America, will shed light on this critical contemporary subject.

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Silvana Cardell

Silvana Cardell is a choreographer, dancer and, educator, whose choreographic impulses are defined by her experience as an Argentine expatriate living, working, and raising a family in the United States.

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Our Show of Shows and Laughter on the 23rd Floor

1812 Productions produced two shows in repertory, a first for the all-comedy theater company.

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News

In the News: Performance Projects from Bryn Mawr College, Swarthmore College, Iquail Shaheed, and Theatre Exile

A number of ongoing and recently completed Center-funded projects have filled theater houses and garnered extensive media coverage.

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