Tere! Hello from Tallinn, Estonia. I have adventured here for an artist residency at Kultuuritehas Polymer (Culture Factory Polymer). The building was once a Soviet toy factory, which has now been morphed into an artist collective. There are probably two dozen or so artists who live here. However, I have only met a handful so […]
Tere! Hello from Tallinn, Estonia. Read More »
After a dreamy run of Vainglorious, we Mechanicians are setting off on some glorious adventures of our own for the summer. John is making a new culinary cabaret with Mary Martello and Dito Van Reigersberg. He is also performing at Bastille Day with his company, The Bearded Ladies. Kristen is making a piece involving the
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Here we are approaching the opening of VAINGLORIOUS. Since February, we’ve been meeting in groups large and small, in rehearsal spaces all over Philadelphia, from west of the Schuykill to far-flung northern corners. In the Fidget space in north Philly, we’ve practiced marching across Russia, imprisoning famous writers, drowning soldiers, building mansions, writing symphonies… everything
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For the Arden Theater’s First Friday Salon, we created a live marketplace, complete with eccentric vendors, elaborate rivalries, and goods to purchase for money or barter. The action centered around the market’s annual bake-off, and the characters included fortune teller Lady Panthah, game master Gil Garroway, baker Irma Pickle, junk shop hawker Calamity Prudence, and strongwoman Annaford
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We are in the midst of a radical re-vamp of SOME OTHER METTLE. Costume Designer Katherine Fritz re-fits the cast during the first rehearsal, just minutes after the design presentation. BOOM, efficiency is the new Mech. xoxo AP
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This past Saturday I attended BarCamp Philly, which is an “unconference.” What is an ‘unconference’? Well I didn’t really know until I dug further, It is a collaboratively created event where the schedule (of roundtables, talks, and workshops) for the day is made on the morning of the forum by those who attend. I experienced
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More details about our new fringe show will be released very soon, but until then, feast your eyes upon our new fringe venue: JOLIE LAIDE on Juniper and Arch Streets. We will be sharing the space with a few other artists, as well as curating a photography exhibition, and no doubt hosting lots of fun
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It was a whirlwind last few months for Applied Mechanics, but there is no rest for the weary- we have already started work on our next show! But we feel so grateful, proud and overjoyed that Vainglorious was such a great success. Enjoy the pics on the show page of the “works” section. Stay tuned
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and this is only half the cast…… photo by Tasha Doremus http://tashadoremus.com/
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as if i wasnt already in love with all of the mechanicians, and all the beautiful new collaborators we are working with, then i went and skyped in to a rehearsal from here in central america. watching their mayhem unfold thousands of miles away was AH-fucking-MAZING.
skyping in to VAINGLORIOUS rehearsal from Costa Rica Read More »
All photos by Suzanne Delaney [photospace]
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I passed by on my bike the other day and snapped this photo- it was a few days after the Berserker halloween party and i could still see evidence of their mayhem in the dumpster, along side lots of Overseers wreckage. This amazing space will be missed!
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[vimeogallery] http://vimeo.com/http://vimeo.com/34588588
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