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Re-Place-ing Philadelphia

Painted Bride
Faustin Linyekula's Philly Files. Photo by Jen Cleary.
Faustin Linyekula's Philly Files. Photo by Jen Cleary.
Maria Urrutia, Jumatatu Poe, and Kristel Baldoz in rehearsal for Reggie Wilson’s Stamped Stomped Stumped. Photo by Maureen Wellner.
Maria Urrutia, Jumatatu Poe, and Kristel Baldoz in rehearsal for Reggie Wilson’s Stamped Stomped Stumped. Photo by Maureen Wellner.
Faustin Linyekula. Photo by Elise Fitte-Duval.
Faustin Linyekula. Photo by Elise Fitte-Duval.
Marty Pottenger's #PhillySavesEarth. Photo by Jen Cleary.
Marty Pottenger's #PhillySavesEarth. Photo by Jen Cleary.

Built on a foundation of public dialogue and interaction, the Re-Place-ing Philadelphia project used art as a lens to examine the geography of Philadelphia and its complex histories, as a basis to uncover forgotten histories. The 20-month project was designed to be open-ended, flexible, and permeable, generating a stream of performances, artworks, lectures, readings, and conversations that responded to the city and created forums for new ideas. A core group of artists aided the Painted Bride in transforming their programs, infrastructure, and facilities, including Congolese dancer and choreographer Faustin Linyekula, and Guggenheim Fellow Reggie Wilson. Re-Place-ing Philadelphia also engaged three "free radicals"—theater artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph, 2007 Pew Fellow and musician King Britt, and dance scholar Brenda Dixon Gottschild—to serve as on-the-ground researchers and advisors.


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Choreographer Faustin Linyekula, re-PLACE-ing Philadelphia, Painted Bride Arts Center. Photo by Jen Cleary.
Video

Questions of Practice: Choreographer Faustin Linyekula on Creating Accessible Art

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Faustin Linyekula's Philly Files. Photo by Jen Cleary.
Interview

Questions of Practice: Choreographer Faustin Linyekula on Theater and Civic Life

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Maria Urrutia, Jumatatu Poe, and Kristel Baldoz in rehearsal for Reggie Wilson’s Stamped Stomped Stumped. Photo by Maureen Wellner.
Interview

Questions of Practice: Choreographers Reggie Wilson and Faustin Linyekula on the Concept of Place

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Recipient
Painted Bride

Painted Bride

As a presenting arts organization, the Painted Bride offers a wide range of work in music, dance, spoken word, and theater, supporting over 25,000 artists, hosting over 5,000 events, and commissioning over 100 new works since 1969. Throughout its history, the Bride has been committed to supporting a wide range of artists and amplifying underrepresented voices to foster diversity and inclusivity.

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Explore Connections
Nels Cline in performance at Royce Hall, Los Angeles. Photo by Phinn Sriployrung.

Guitarist Nels Cline on Musical Lineage
Video Tradition & Translation
Walking with Trane, Urban Bush Women. Photo by Gennia Cui.
Questions of Practice: Choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar on Art and Social Justice
Video Social & Community-Based Practices
Sonia Sanchez. Photo by Erika Vonie.
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Sonya Clark, The Descendants of Monticello, 2024, part of Declaration House, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Steve Weinik, courtesy of Monument Lab.
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Pew Fellows Candice Iloh and Armando Veve. Photos by Neal Santos.

Fellow to Fellow: Candice Iloh and Armando Veve Find Inspiration in Each Other’s Mediums
Interview Cross-Disciplinary Practices
Enrique Bostelmann, Portrait of Cora Flores, 1980, part of Mirages series.

Projects in Process: Discoveries in the Archives with Berman Museum and Japan America Society
Essay Legacy & Archives
Side-by-side portraits of Sumi Tonooka and Phillip B. Williams.

Fellow to Fellow: Sumi Tonooka and Phillip B. Williams on Expanding Their Artistic Identities 
Interview Practice & Process
Sinta Penyami Storms, 2022 Philadelphia's Cultural Treasures fellow.
Four Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Fellows on Care and Community Impact
EgoPo Classic Theater, rehearsal for Ramayana with Papermoon Puppet Theatre and Kalanari Theatre Movement, 2023, Java, Indonesia. Photo courtesy of EgoPo. 

Projects in Process: Wilma Theater and EgoPo on Creative Collaborations
Essay Co-Authorship & Collaboration