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Cannonball

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Mailing Address: 7205 Boyer St
Philadelphia , PA , 19119 40° 3' 46.0692" N, 75° 11' 19.4136" W
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Outreach Coordinator
What our organization offers: 
Cannonball is Philadelphia’s fastest-growing incubator of daring and original performance. We present risk-taking independent artists back-to-back next to delicious lounge spaces, fostering creative collisions and community conversation. We began as a hub of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival—more on that below—and have since evolved to produce a series of performance festivals year-round throughout Philadelphia. Cannonball Kids is their family-friendly division, featuring circus performances, workshops, participatory fun for the whole family.

Our Values:

 


  • WILD

    We invite vibrant discoveries, new ideas, and big risks. “Ya never know what you’re gonna see!”

  • LOOSE

    We make room for the latecomers and leave space for spontaneity. “I have the energy to bring my authentic self, and to encourage others to bring their authentic selves.”

  • EXPERIMENTAL

    We co-create community among artists by investigating and championing new models of performing, producing, and presenting. “Just like the Large Hadron Collider—we smash stuff together to see what happens!”

  • DELICIOUS

    We make space for audiences and artists to savor and discuss all the different flavors of the performances. We encourage criticality that creates recipes for increasing the quality of artistic conversation. “Mmmmmmm.”

  • ABUNDANT

    We say “Yes!” as much as we can. We believe “More is better” when it’s within our capacity to say “yes.” We never say “no” to outsiders just to make those on the inside feel like what they have is more exclusive. We choose to give more people modest opportunities rather than give fewer people bigger opportunities. “Pack it in!”