Equinox:
A celebration of
the Divine Feminine
Presented by Forbidden Fruit & Fidget
Supported by Penn Treaty Special Services District
This is the digital program for Equinox.
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Schedule
Artist Information
Visual Art Gallery
Donate
About Forbidden Fruit and Fidget
Schedule
Times are approximate
7PM
❁ Welcome from Forbidden Fruit and Fidget
❁ Circe Platform— a trailer for new virtual work, RED SUN, exploring the fertility of Aries & the Spring Equinox. Created in collaboration with Goethe-Institut Georgien.
❁ Amalia Colón-Nava— presenting a dance film, PITH. From Amalia: “I co-directed PITH with Tobias Sköld and am grateful to this lovely cast of dancers without whom this piece would not have been possible.”
❁ DJ & Live Painter Check In— DJ Mellowbastard joins us with uplifting sounds & vibrations, as we take a moment for a check-in with our live painter Moni Lo.
8PM
❁ Forbidden Fruit— See a brand new dance film created by our hosts, Crux & $tonez the Organic, titled:
❁ Reiki Movement Research: digging deep into our divine feminine energy with Sydney Donovan— Sydney is a movement artist & Reiki practitioner who will lead us through a somatic check in blending Reiki and gentle movement. Can be done sitting or standing!
❁ Julia Fisher— Julia, a movement artist, will be sharing a video of her latest Pole Dance solo, Euc.
❁ Fidget— Catch a LIVE collaborative performance from Megan Bridge (of Fidget) and her son, Tristan Price, in the kitchen of The Fidget Space.
9PM
❁ Kemar Jewel— sharing his video work titled Vogue 4 #BlackLivesMatter, followed by a talk-back centered around Voguing as an art form that pays homage to the Black woman.
❁ Aurélien Mouafo— sharing live movement that pays homage to the Divine Feminine from a Divine Masculine source.
❁ Lavva— sharing a recorded set featuring some of her renowned music, featuring R&B, Soul & HipHop sounds.
❁ DJ & Live Painter Check In— DJ Mellowbastard will be ending our night as we take our final check-in with live painter, Moni Lo.
Artist Information
Forbidden Fruit (Philadelphia). We curate creative, communal spaces that encourage artists to express unapologetically. We look to art as the universal language through which we establish collective harmony. We seek to inspire liberation within human experience. We create art that does the same. We Free the Forbidden. 4bidden4ruit.com
Fidget (Philadelphia). Founded in 2008, Fidget is a platform for the work of Megan Bridge (choreographer) and Peter Price (composer/video art), who bring in additional collaborators depending on the needs of each project. Bridge and Price have created more than twenty original works that involve live performance, sound, and visual design. thefidget.org
Circe Platform (Tblisi, Georgia). Experimental platform for Dance and Theatre. The aim of the platform is to develop contemporary experimental dance and performance scene in Georgia. Circe Platform hosts international contemporary performance events and organizes workshops for Georgian audience, that enhances the field and fosters international collaborations. www.circeplatform.com
Amalia Colón-Nava (Philadelphia). I make work about the body and human connection to the land. I believe the body carries information, memory, and intelligence that corresponds to the way we all move and interact with one another and the land in our daily lives. I enjoy absurdity, abstractness, humor, play, joy, conflict, passion and beauty, in my work and in my day-to-day life. dirtbabyfarm.com
Kris Lee/Mellowbastard (Philadelphia). Kris is a performer and Dj. Her work is deeply connected to the liberation of self and the preservation/ progression of AFRO____. “ @mellowbastard on Instagram.
Moni Lo (Philadelphia). Creating is a dance between the mind, the medium, and the hand/body. I like to make things come to life through my art. I’m inspired by humans, our stories, and how varying perspectives and situations can be. I am also inspired by my dreams, the unknown, and perceived destiny. @monii.low on Instagram.
FLX (A/NJ). Isaiah Taliaferro Aka FLX is a illustrator, designer, painter, and tattoo artist. His dedication to the arts has lead him to win several local and state awards as well as a scholarship to The Pennsylvania Academy Of The Arts where he spent 4 years mastering his craft. Isaiahs works touches on all types of topics from spirituality to social justice and story telling. @flxthe_artist on Instagram.
Julia Fisher (Chicago). Dancer, maker, and groover studying the art of pole. @juliapescadora on Instagram.
Fomoua (Cameroon/France). A mastery of hip-hop goes through popping, locking, house and top rock. After my time at the École des Sables, my style will take on an "African Dance" color. This technique is focused on the search for a perfect blend of African dance and hip-hop dance, relying on the daily movements of each person as a source of movement. Also I remain very focused on the transmission especially to children of the fruit of my research. @fomoua on Instagram.
Sydney Donovan (Philadelphia). Sydney feels her body is a vehicle for movement, a conjurer of experience. Whether she is creating, performing, or teaching she embraces the influence of information and imagination inside her bones. She feels all bodies are deeply aware of who they were and who they are. Sydney is interested in the shifts the body makes between fantasies or subconscious worlds as a way of sourcing movement. www.sydneydonovan.art
Kemar Jewel (Brooklyn, New York). Kemar is an Afro-Queer Director and Choreographer from Jamaica and raised in Philadelphia. As a member of the Legendary House of Lanvin, Kemar draws a lot of inspiration and technique from the Ballroom scene and infuses it with his formal training from Temple University. Kemar’s mission is to showcase the magic of Black, Queer, and Trans people through theatre, music and dance. kemarjewel.com
Lavva (Philadelphia). Lavva is the voice of ancient healers guided by the eternal divine feminine. She is a Philadelphia native creating a nu vision for the R&B, Soul & HipHop sound. A magical, indigenous multidimensional being of many mediums, Lavva channels her essence through these frequencies of the future. @lavvagod on Instagram.
Visual Art Gallery
If a piece strikes your interest, click on the photo to
find out more about the artist and inquire about their work.
Partner Galleries:
Corridor Contemporary, Fishtown, Philadelphia
Prism Studio, South Kensington, Philadelphia
Jordan Plain. Left piece: "STRENGTH". Right piece: "FLY".
Eva Sturtz. Left piece: “Folding in on Myself”, 36x24 inches. Center piece: “If I Had Never Met You”, 20x29 inches. Right piece: “Morning Light”, 16x20 inches.
Alloyius Mcilwaine: Wisdom and Light - Acrylic on canvas - 48 x 36 in
Zornitsa Stoyanova aka BodyMeld. "veginas and tulips".
Eric Inkala: Skyhigh #1 - Acrylic on canvas - 36 x 36 in
Monii Lo. Left piece: “Blue Lady”, Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 24x30 inches. Center piece: “Devil and Ghouls”, oil pastel on canvas, 16x20 inches. Right piece: “Howling at the Moon”, oil pastel on canvas, 16x20 inches.
Distortedd: Open Face - Acrylic on canvas - 60 x 48 in
Julia Clift: American Space - Oil on Canvas - 72 x 60 in
O'Neil Scott: Speaks Volumes - Oil on aluminum - 60 x 48 in
Roee Jakubinsky: Going Out - Acrylic on canvas - 40 x 79 in
Jordan Plain. Left piece: "JUMP". Right piece: "SOLACE".
Monii Lo. Left piece: “Chaotic Jungle”, oil and oil pastels on canvas board, 18 x 24 inches. Center piece: “Underground Live Show Euphoria”, acrylic and oil pastels on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. Right piece: “Bunny Bitch Clique”, gouache and paint markers on canvas, 12x16 inches.
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About Forbidden Fruit and Fidget
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit takes proud strides in our pursuit of marrying the worlds of art and peace. Since 2019, we have been driven by a purpose of enhancing collective communication and consciousness amongst humanity through the universal medium of art. We challenge the status quo and normalize abnormality. In connection with our current social standing, our mission now creates space for the Forbidden in both digital and traditional landscapes.
4bidden4ruit.com
@4bidden4ruit on Instagram
Fidget
Fidget was founded in 2008 in Kensington, Philadelphia as a platform for the work of co-directors Megan Bridge (choreography) and Peter Price (music, video design). The company performs locally on a regular basis, and has toured internationally to Austria, Bulgaria, Colombia, France, Georgia, Germany, Macedonia, Poland, South Africa, and Switzerland. In 2009, Bridge and Price opened Fidget Space, a warehouse performance venue and rehearsal studio that serves the arts community by providing space, production support, and employment for local artists.
thefidget.org
@thefidget_space on Instagram
Photo by Michael Pilla
