REgister for FLOW STATE-An UMA Fringe Show

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UMA’s Flow State is a new performance series premiering in Philly Fringe 2025. The event features physically daring and artistically adventurous dance works, fusing the worlds of street, contemporary theater and folkloric dance. Performance material is generated via workshops led by three teams of Philly based choreographers: OreOluwa Badaki, Jonathan Van Arneman & Anna Martone; Allison Smith & Kayliani Sood; Chloe Marie & Alex Brazinski.  The choreographic teams share an aim of producing a dance experience that unites virtuosity, whimsy, the ethereal, surrealism and groove. Flow State is an immersive event, somewhere between a party and happening, set to the vibrations and sounds of DJs and live musicians inside an environment of projections and installations that stimulate the senses. 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 20th
Rehearsals start July 27th
Performance/ party: September 28th @ First Unitarian Church
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REGISTRATION FEES:
NON MEMBERS:
$110 
$20 add on for each additional piece you register for
MEMBERS:
$85 
$10 add on for each additional piece you register for
If you are also participating in 'WORKINONIT Fringe Edition', you will receive 25% off both registrations


REHEARSAL SCHEDULES/ PIECE DESCRIPTIONS
JONATHAN, ORE AND ANNA'S PIECE
Place: 812 Chestnut
Dates: July 27-Sept 21
Sundays 1:30-3:00pm

This piece will be created and directed by Jonathan van Arneman, Anna Martone, and  OreOluwa Badaki, whose recent collaboration seed & sound explored diasporic identities through House, West African neotraditional dance, and contemporary movement. While this will be a new piece, it is shaped by our foundation of shared curiosity, creativity, and contribution.

Participants can expect a process-oriented environment that honors the body as a site of expression, resource, and research. Our work is deeply influenced by storytelling, cultural memory, and archives of movement traditions. We aim not just to show dance, but to curate embodied experiences with audiences. Participants will get to join us in this process and gain insights for choreographic/compositional collaborations they may wish to pursue in the future. Through structured improvisation, phrase work, rhythm study, and artifact exploration, we will investigate themes of time and what we do with it (in art and in life).


Styles: While West African, House, and Contemporary influences will be incorporated, movement vocabulary will also be drawn from the group as a whole.

Vibe: Exploratory, process-oriented, community-centered. Rooted in joy, play, and inquiry.

Music: Percussive, Afro-diasporic

Skill Level: Open level – we welcome dancers with a range of backgrounds. Advanced beginner and above recommended; comfort with improvisation, storytelling, and collaboration is encouraged.

Themes: Time and temporality ​


ALEX AND CHLOE'S PIECE
Place: 812 Chestnut
Dates: August 2-September 27
Saturdays 4:30-6:00pm
Rehearsal Updates:
8/23 extend 4:30-7:30
8/30 cancelled

This performance will blend contemporary dance floorwork, acrobatics, and contact partnering, creating a dynamic interplay between structured choreography and improvisation.

Expect a theatrical and innovative atmosphere where individuality is valued and where complex movements are executed in unison. The performance will evoke a sense of connection and presence among the dancers.

We are seeking dancers with an "advanced beginner" level and above, particularly those with experience in acrobatics and floorwork to facilitate a strong foundation for collaboration.

The piece will explore themes of risk-taking and creativity, encouraging participants to delve into the relationship between these concepts as they enhance their technical skills in soft acrobatics and floorwork. The overarching theme will be the celebration of individuality within collective movement. 

Dancers should come prepared to research and embody these themes throughout the creative process.
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ALLISON AND KAYLIANI'S PIECE
Place: 2100 Chestnut
Dates: August 1st- September 26th
2100 Fridays 7:00-8:30pm

​The two of us, Allison and Kayliani, are interested in using the movement aesthetic that we developed for Jumper Cables to tell a new story. Our vibe is straightforward, athletic, and physically rigorous. We are interested in the fusion of contemporary and street dance styles like house and breaking set to live, improvisational music. This process is best suited for the advanced beginner and above— some prior experience in any of these styles is recommended.