Evening Ceramics Classes

Last evening the Cultural Arts program held the last in an eight-week session of ceramics classes, "Working with Clay,"taught by one of our talented staff, Siobhan Koslap. These classes are open to all members of the community over the age of 18, regardless of ability.

During this session of classes, students learned hand-building techniques like coil construction and making boxes from clay slabs. They also had the chance to learn how to throw on the wheel. And of course everyone had a great time glazing and decorating their work.

Another session of classes will begin September 25. The classes will be held every Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 PM through November 13 at the Cultural Arts Center. Here's more information on how to enroll in this class!

"House of Dreams" Debut

Our play, House Of Dreams, premiered at The Rotunda in West Philadelphia yesterday to a very supportive and receptive audience.

It encompasses the main goals of the program by showcasing the various creative talents of the individuals within the Cultural Arts program through acting, writing, performance art, choreographed movement, live and recorded music, 2 and 3 dimensional visual art, and multimedia outlets, all under the umbrella of theater.

The project was headed by Jerry Perna, Michael Gerkovich, and Alie Vidich, with the rest of the Cultural Arts staff contributing in a strong way. Linda Price and Gina Renzi facilitated its creation.


Richard contributed a great deal of his creative energy to this project. He played beautiful songs for the audience as the cast took their places backstage.


Mike S. narrates.


Eyes in the dark, at the bottom of the sea


The cast focuses their collective energy to become The Blob


David emerges from a dinosaur egg.

Special thanks to Nofre Vaquer for taking these photographs!

House Of Dreams opens Saturday!

House Of Dreams, the play we've been working on throughout the summer, will be premiering this Saturday, September 25th at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut Street, West Philadelphia) at 1:00pm. We look forward to once again sharing our work with the community.





http://www.therotunda.org/calendar/house-of-dreams/

building the moon

Fabric collage has become a dominant aesthetic in the set design for our upcoming play, House Of Dreams. It will be performed at The Rotunda on Saturday, September 25th.


Ashley, Yvonne, Mike S., and Sarah hot glue the surface patterns.


Ashley adds fabric cuttings to the endless pile of colors and shapes.

Pals for Life

We had another wonderful visit from Pals For Life today. We met the kitten, Marshmallow, Granite the dog and Caramel the bunny.

In photos: David and Charles with Caramel, Rasheed with a pals for life volunteer, Murph, Kay, Marshmallow and Myesha, Myesha with Granite, and Brenda petting Marshmallow.

Jewelry Workshop

Jewelry artist Jessica Kahle came in and gave a fabulous workshop in copper pin-making and creative beading projects yesterday. In photos: Charles, Tyree, James, Kay, Jessica Kahle with the group, Jason and Monica.

Video of 'Elevated' performance

Elevated Debut!

Today we finally put on our debut performance of Elevated! an epic adventure through PDDC, the jungle, outer space and the fortress of Queen Brenda. We had a full house and it was a great hit with the audience. Broadway here we come!

Special thanks to Jerry Perna, Sarah, Mike, Kim, Tonya, Eph and everyone who worked so hard to make this show such a success.

Fantasy Animals with Emilia

Today we worked on creating animal sculptures using plaster rigid wrap- the same material used for casts. Emilia showed everyone how to make armature out of aluminum foil and wrap the plaster strips to create the structures. Some people have even begun painting their pieces. In photos: Emilia, Diana, Tyree, Sam, Sarah, and Rasheed.

Dance with Alie

The Cultural Arts Center is so happy to have Alie Vidick coming on Fridays to teach us dance and movement. Everyone loves the exercise and Alie's enthusiasm. We are hoping to have a short routine down by the Golf Outing in October.

Gardening

Today we enjoyed the warm weather while weeding our gardening plot. In photos: George, Mike, Sandra, Yvonne and Kay.

Elevated Rehearsal

Today we worked on our lines for Elevated. We are very anxious for our upcoming debut.

Elevated!

Our theater instructor Jerry Perna has been doing some extra volunteer time to prepare for our upcoming performance of Elevated, a theatrical journey through outerspace and beyond. The debut performance will be at 11:00 am on April 30th at the Cultural Arts Center. Broadway debut TBA!