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DANCE UP CLOSE’25 KAYLIANI SOOD, ALLISON SMITH, OREOLUWA BADAKI, ANNA MARTONE, JONATHAN VAN ARNEMAN

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Dancer/Choreographer KAYLIANI SOOD has been invited to curate an evening of dance for PDP's DANCE UP CLOSE '25.  She will present a duet "Jumper Cables" created with dancer ALLISON SMITH, accompanied by drummer STEVE PERRY. "Jumper Cables" is a dance of energetic extremes. The dancers  weave a narrative of resilience through the mouthpiece of postmodern, house and breaking. Unornamented athleticism characterizes...

$15

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An Unfinished Herstory

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

A Performance of Monologues, Dances, Stories, Songs, Poems, Sketches, and more in celebration of International Women's Day. Profits will be donated to the Women's Law Project, a nonprofit public interest legal organization working to defend and advance the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people in Pennsylvania and beyond.

$25

Awalem (Cosmos) by Ashtar Muallem

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

In this deeply personal, funny, and moving solo performance, Palestinian artist Ashtar Muallem illustrates her life’s journey and relationships with her countries, body, and spirituality. Her physical contortions mirror her dual existence between Palestine and France, navigating cultural intersections with humor and poignancy. Inspired by Jerusalem and cherished memories of her grandmother, she searches for...

The Crab Musical

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

From one of our educators at Christ Church: Have you ever felt ugly? Like you’re cursed by the critical gaze of humanity? Well, what if a sexy voice spoke to you from behind a big door promising your wildest dream.. your most desperate fantasy of validation… a chance to finally belong. You just might decide...

The Drag from EgoPo

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Written by the infamous sex icon of stage and screen, Mae West’s The Drag, once hailed as outrageous and morally offensive, explores sexual and moral taboos to reveal both the pleasures and the cost of living a secret life. Closeted socialite, Rolly Kingsbury, navigates his suspicious wife, her therapist father who specializes in gay conversion,...

$38

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Groundings: An Exhibition

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This summer, Christ Church Neighborhood House pulls back the curtain on a lesser known history in the City of Brotherly Love. Christ Church has been conducting research to discover the lives and everyday acts of resilience and survival by Black people, both free and enslaved in Colonial Philadelphia. Many were buried on the grounds of...

Free

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Philadelphia Dance Project’s mid-week series DANCE UP CLOSE presents LILY KIND

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Philadelphia Dance Project's mid-week series DANCE UP CLOSE presents LILY KIND In "I've got a tape I wanna play", Lily Kind has created a surreal celebration of music and its slippery role in daily life. Together with dancers Chelsea Murphy, Chloe Marie, Elizabeth Weinstein, and Dylan Smythe, Kind performs a climactic concert, bringing together house,...

$10 – $20

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Philadelphia Dance Projects DANCE UP CLOSE

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

JOE GONZÁLEZ & JO MÉ DANCE THEATRE premiere "Unbroken" a suite of works that showcases an unbroken drive to keep moving forward, and stronger- dances that delve into emotions to overcome grief and a social injustice.

$20
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Philadelphia Dance Projects DANCE UP CLOSE mid week series

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

AMALIA COLÓN-NAVA’s "We could plant fruit trees/ Podríamos plantar arboles frutales" integrates storytelling and interviews from her travels to Mexico with dance, diary entries and field recordings. CAITLIN GREEN will perform and screen "FURY," an excerpt from the in-progress experimental dance film Eros: As Fragile as it is Free.

$20

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Candlelight Cabaret with Laura Lizcano

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Enjoy an evening of soulful and moving singing, illuminated by the gentle glow of candlelight. Join us in the Gardens at Christ Church (Neighborhood House Theater - new location due to weather) for our third season of Candlelight Cabarets. Inspired by the “rooftop sings” that were once held at the Neighborhood House in the 1920s,...

Free
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*** POSTPONED *** Neighborhood House Play Festival: The Final Chapter

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

NEW DATE COMING SOON In August, we presented our 2nd annual short play competition – the top three plays received support from Christ Church Neighborhood House (CCNH) to cover production costs for the final version of their plays, which will be presented in October immediately following Old City Fest on Sunday, October 8, plus the use of our...

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2nd Annual Neighborhood House Play Festival

Neighborhood House 20 N American Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Rehearsals are already underway for this year's one-act festival on the Christ Church campus! Our 2nd Annual Neighborhood House Play Festival will take place on Saturday, August 26. From there, audiences will select three plays to be presented in October immediately following Old City Fest on Sunday, October 8. Cash bar available Tickets are Pay What You...