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A living acrobatic sculpture of three men, two on the floor and one aloft with his feet and knees anchored on the others

Philly Fringe 2021: The Cannonball Festival presents Galumpha

The art of human architecture

A performance from Galumpha combined acrobatics, choreography, and physical theater for a special one-day stint at the Cannonball Festival. Melissa Strong reviews.

Melissa Strong

Sep 20, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

A blurry photo close-up of a young white woman’s face. An orange banner at the bottom has black text: “Cannonball Festival”

Philly Fringe 2021: the Cannonball Festival presents Corinna Burns’s Bind

Welcome to the dungeon

Writer/performer Corinna Burns presents Bind, her memoir about surviving Philly in the 90s as a dominatrix, part of the Philly Fringe’s new Cannonball Festival. Corey Qureshi reviews.

Corey Qureshi

Sep 20, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

Seen from behind, a woman in a black dress places red-gloved hands on her lower back. She’s next to huge rusty steel beams.

Philly Fringe 2021: Asimina Chremos presents The Engine

Ticket to another time

Asimina Chremos conducts audiences to a time when trains were running at the Rail Park in The Engine, her new Fringe piece. Camille Bacon-Smith reviews.

Camille Bacon-Smith

Sep 20, 2021 Reviews 2 minute read

A screenshot of a Zoom meeting has two white men, a white woman, and Black man. They all have serious expressions.

Philly Fringe 2021: Spin Cycle and JCS Theater Company present Adjust the Procedure

Theatrical cause of death

A story that brings four university administrators together after a tragedy on their Covid-era campus proves that the minutiae of academia do not make for drama on Zoom. Brad Rothbart reviews.

Brad Rothbart

Sep 20, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

A barefoot white man with gray hair, wearing a blue suit, stands with his hands folded at a lectern on a nighttime beach.

Philly Fringe 2021: New Paradise Laboratories presents Whit MacLaughlin’s 707 Hazardous Moves

A masterful return to the stage

New Paradise Laboratories founder Whit MacLaughlin is back onstage for the first time since 1996, exploring the poem that might be his salvation in 707 Hazardous Moves. Merilyn Jackson reviews.

Merilyn Jackson

Sep 18, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

On a black background, a woman at a table lifts a glass, and appears to sit beside another person in a projected image nearby

Philly Fringe 2021: Nichole Canuso Dance Company presents Being/With

Alone, but together, too

Performed for an audience of two, on opposite ends of the city, Nichole Canuso’s Being/With is less of a performance and more of an experience. Jill Ivey reviews.

Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Sep 17, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

Title in stylized black letters. Gears, a teapot, and Alice silhouetted around the title, colorful clock in the background.

Philly Fringe 2021: Gamiotics Studios presents Saving Wonderland

A puzzling sense of wonder

Saving Wonderland, an interactive experience, falls short with antiquated immersive theater mechanics and an uninspired narrative. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.

Kyle V. Hiller

Sep 17, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

A blurry photo of Jawn Wooders, a white drag king wearing a backwards baseball cap, black tank top, and rainbow suspenders.

Philly Fringe 2021: Jawn Wooders presents The Birth of Jawn

Meet Philly’s newborn drag king

Local drag king Jawn Wooders takes Fringegoers on an audio tour of LGBTQIA2+ Philly, with options for both digital and in-person experiences. Brad Rothbart reviews.

Brad Rothbart

Sep 16, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read

Strokes of black stenciling make waves of vague figures on a white background. Ghost Town is written in the top right corner

Philly Fringe 2021: River von Waldron presents Ghost Town: The Musical

Living memories, sorrowful joy

River von Waldron’s new concept album captures the grief and joy of memories through musical vignettes as told by ghosts to Olive, a woman mourning the death of her mother. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.

Kyle V. Hiller

Sep 14, 2021 Reviews 3 minute read