Each night, a freshly generated play centers upon a single unanswerable question: Did this widower see a ghost or is he going mad?
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RECEPTION (Nick Gillette Improv): 2022 Fringe review
Reception manages to be thought-provoking and even heartwarming, a testament to Gillette’s prowess as a performer.
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Devil May Care: Acrobatic comedian Nick Gillette gives demon summoning a go
Storyteller and acrobat Nick Gillette is best known for his work with Almanac Dance Circus Theater, which he cofounded in 2013. But he also dabbles…
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LEAPS OF FAITH AND OTHER MISTAKES (Almanac): 2017 Fringe review
A beautiful spectacle, full of humor, sadness, joy and handstands
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LEAPS OF FAITH AND OTHER MISTAKES (Almanac Dance Circus Theatre): 2017 Fringe review
Four seafarers embark on a voyage of escapism and mutual self-discovery, expressed through breathtakingly impressive acrobatics
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#IAMMADEOFSTARS (Almanac): Artistes of the floating world
combines the complex questions of humanity, (such as ‘Why am I here?’) with the natural improvisation life requires, and expresses it physically alongside a healthy dose of humor.
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Shhh… tell no one, invite everyone: Almanac Dance Circus Theater has a secret show
Did you know you were a member of a secret religious cult? You are, and a meeting has been called to elect a new leader
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EXILE 2588 (Almanac Dance Circus Theater): 2016 Fringe review 49
A place where acrobatics meets theater, the theater meets the circus, and circus meets blue grass
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Deb Miller’s Top Picks for the 2016 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Can’t decide what to see in the 2016 Philadelphia Fringe Festival? Check out Deb Miller’s recommendations in her annual top picks preview.
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LEAPS OF FAITH AND OTHER MISTAKES (Almanac): 60-second review
Almanac Dance Circus Theatre treat their audiences to a flippin’ fantastic foray into the world of waves and seafaring.
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A Leap of Faith: Photos and words from the creative team behind Almanac’s newest dance circus theater
The collaborators on Almanac’s newest show of dance circus theater talk about the joys of working for this creative group. Photos by Jenna Spitz.
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Revolutionary Theater, Dance, and Circus: NICE AND FRESH at Cliveden historic house
This month, Cliveden opens its historic grounds for a two-night engagement of new performing arts.
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Theater, dance, and circus for the price of a sandwich: NICE AND FRESH December
This month features circus heroes Almanac, Philadanco alum Lauren Putty White, a short by SmokeyScout artistic director Josh McIlvain, and the return of prodigal playwright John Rosenberg.
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COMMUNITAS (Almanac): The Contortionist and the Dancer
The action in COMMUNITAS could be best described as four people taking turns carrying one another around a space, then falling off, then swapping who carries whom. In a way, it is structured around a continual exploration of ways to make two or more people into one. Balance is challenged not by standing on a tight rope, but by joining two bodies at a single point and leaning precipitously apart; disassemble and repeat as necessary.
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Communitas Organizer: Interview with Ben Grinberg about his dance circus theater
Together with collaborator Nick Gillette, Ben Grinberg founded Almanac Dance Circus Theatre to offer production of his unique brand of acrobatic theater. Almanac’s inaugural show, Communitas, launches this May 22-24 at Christ Church Neighborhood House. Phindie asked Ben a few questions about the show and his new company.
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THE WEST (Alex Bechtel): Billy the Kid Reimagined
Alex Bechtel’s world-premiere production THE WEST is packing the house at the Off-Broad Street Theater in its short six-performance run. The ensemble-devised work, with Bechtel as the lead creator and director, features a cast of twelve emerging Philadelphia theater artists and an absurdist reinvention of the last days of the notorious Western gunman Billy the Kid.
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THE WEST Comes to Town: Interview with Creator Alex Bechtel
THE WEST is ensemble-devised musical theater, described as “an absurdist western music hall drama about the gun that killed Billy The Kid, the gun that didn’t, and truth and fiction in history, human relationships, and our day-to-day lives.”
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NICE AND FRESH November (SmokeyScout): Get punched in the face by art at SmokeyScout Productions’ NICE AND FRESH
SmokeyScout is named after artistic director Josh McIlvain’s cats: Smokey and Scout. The program of the November NICE AND FRESH thanks them, along with Moving Arts of…
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[20] PAY UP (Pig Iron Theatre Company with The University of the Arts): Fringe review
This is not a play. Therefore this is not a review, but a warning. If you’re looking to sit in a darkened theater watching actors…
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