Please join us on September 23rd from 6:30-7:30 for a virtual gathering to support Fidget. The evening will include performances by local dance artists Marie Brown and crux (more info about them below), as well as Fidget’s own Megan and Peter, coming to you live from the Fidget Space. Flex your knowledge during a Fidget-themed trivia game and enter our raffle—prizes include a free Pilates lesson and an astrological chart reading! Register for free here to receive the Zoom link for the event.
Our goal for the night is to raise $2,530 to support our fall budget--specifically for staff salaries, administrative needs, and some items we need for the space (like new bed linens for our artist residency program!). You can see our fundraising page in advance here, and help us kickstart our progress if you can't wait, or can't make it on the 23rd.
We hope to see you there!
About the performers:
crux is a recent graduate of Temple University with a BFA in dance. Upon graduating, she was the recipient of Boyer’s Alumni Awardand the Rose Vernick Most Promising Performer Award. She has worked with artists including: Dara Meredith, Merian Soto, Laura Katz, Marion Ramirez, Megan Bridge, Dinita Clark, Leah Stein and T Lang. Currently, she is a teaching, performing, and choreographic artist, as well as a marketing associate for artists throughout Philadelphia. crux is the creator of the budding arts catalyst collective, Forbidden Fruit, which she intends to use as a tool that bridges the gap between movers and extensive artistic communities.
Marie Brown, originally from Jacksonville, Florida, moved to Philadelphia in 2005 after graduating from Radford University with a BFA in Dance. While in Philadelphia, she had the honor to work with a variety of companies and independent artists such as Scrap Performance Group, Group Motion Dance Company, MacArthur Dance Project, StoneDepotDance Lab, Chisena Danza, Beau Hancock, Jodi Obeid, and Olive Prince Dance. She returned to Philadelphia after graduating with an MFA in Dance Performance from The University of Iowa in 2014 and is most recently working with Chisena Danza and Fidget. She is currently an adjunct professor at Temple University, Pilates instructor, and runs her own independent cleaning business. She is honored to support Fidget and the amazing work they do for the Philadelphia dance community!