UMA SHOWS UP: A full weekend of shows at Fringe Arts

Tickets Go on Sale APRIL 3! 

Truth or Dare

Friday May 13, 2022
8 pm
Created and Directed by Josh "Supa Josh" Culbreath & Emily  "Lady Em" Pietruszka 
Artists Emily Pietruszka and Joshua Culbreath are Snack Break Movement Arts; honoring the lineages of street dance movement languages in their bodies and communities, Snack Break uses theater spaces and contemporary movement practices to expand how audiences consume street dance.“Truth or Dare” is a new work that re-considers an old game, challenging the social binaries that are implicit in Emily and Josh's mutual stage presence. With playful text, audience participation, and movement poetry, the show asks performers and audience members to consider the revealing nature of vulnerability, the visceral nature of participation, and the consequences that come along with choosing a path.

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Workinonit

Saturday May 14 2022
7 pm 
Hosted by Lily Kind
Featuring: Maddie Hopfeild & the Casual Fifth Taiko Ensemble, Mallory Fabian (Los Angeles), Nickolai McKenzie ben Rama, Candice Iloh, and recital performances of vogue, house, capoeira, hip hop, and more from the students of Rylee Prodigy, Tyger B, Ricky "Glytch" Evans, Ron Wood, and Ragtag Empire.
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Started in 2018, Workinonit is a cabaret-recital-showcase like no other. Workinonit is a performance series that draws from the Urban Movement Arts extended universe to curate unexpected line ups of experts and amateurs challenging themselves and audiences. Workinonit centers BIPOC and LGBQT+ artists expanding the contemporary boundaries of  folkloric and diasporic dance traditions. 

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Can’t Wait to Skate: Philly's Rollerskating Story

Sunday May 15 2022
8 pm
Created by India "Ingine" Hyman with Ricky "Glytch" Evans of Great on Skates
Can't Wait to Skate is a documentary and live performance that celebrates the history of Philadelphia’s roller skate and roller dance traditions, as told through the story of skater “Irvin Williams.” Can't Wait to Skate is a chance for those outside the skate community to glimpse the creativity of Philly skaters and the scenes’ unique ways of skating indoors and outdoors; it is a full expression of black joy, history, and freedom. 
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In this image: Sophiann Mahalia in silhouette performing in 2019 Workinonit: Deluxe