By Local: Home-Grown Philadelphia Talent

Home-grown talent in all its flavors: dance, theater, new music, and performance art, presented in the intimate Harold Prince Theatre at The Annenberg Center. The Center is proud to present some of the best that the Philadelphia art scene has to offer: risk-taking, high-flying, boundary-breaking artists all. Join us for one or all of these freshly-picked experiences.

Boandanz Action: Voyeur
Saturday, April 12 at 8:00pm
$15 (all tickets)

	(l-r): Scott McPheeters, Bethany Formica Photo credit: Paige Ozarosky

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In an act of voyeurism, the audience monitors the intimate life of a married couple, complete with all of their joy and confusion, pleasure and pain. Will the monotone perfection of domestic life drive them to desperate acts against themselves, and the world? In this world premiere performance, internationally acclaimed Cuban choreographer Marianela Boán showcases her revolutionary style of "contaminated dance" with a collage of emotionally expressive voice and movement styles, drawn from both traditional and modern genres. Voyeur features dancers Scott McPheeters and Bethany Formica, and original compositions by Philadelphia electro-acoustic musician Jason Carr.

Hotel Obligado: Beauty Is
Friday, May 23 at 8pm
$15 (all tickets)

	Photo credit: Keith Watanabe

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Beauty Is uses physical theater to explore the underlying emotional reasons people engage in self-destructive behavior, while simultaneously raising awareness about the dangers of crystal methamphetamine, known as "Tina" in gay communities across America. The company from Hotel Obligado is passionately dedicated to bringing vital, innovative theatre to Philadelphia and surrounding communities by creating and staging original, ensemble-generated performances that touch the soul. Beauty Is features a four-person cast and is an original work, written, scored and choreographed by Hotel Obligado ensemble members.