NIGHT KITCHEN

A sure-to-be magical extravaganza of art, just 30 minutes outside Philly. You might get to catch some of your Night Kitchen faves, too. Make art? Submit now!

Couldn't be more excited to drop the RFP for our July show! Check out the details below, submit, and share!

Latest NIGHT KITCHEN photos are up up up, in case you haven't seen !

photos by Jenna Spitz

NIGHT KITCHEN // BYO {[BE-YOUR-OWN]} MUSE
SAT DEC 5TH 8PM-2AM
BEAUMONT WHERE(?)HOUSE

PERFORMANCES :

YOU'LL DO IT BECAUSE I TOLD YOU SO:
A GUIDED MEDITATION by MARY McCOOL
(www.marymccool.com)

RISING SPIRAL EXPERIMENT by KATE BLACK-REGAN
(www.kateblackregan.com)

NEW ZINGLE (zine/single) by EMILY BATE
(emilybate.bandcamp.com)

BICYCLE FACE by HANNAH VAN SCIVER
(www.hannahvansciver.com)

HUMBLE MUMBLES
(humblemumbles.bandcamp.com)

VISUAL ART & INSTALLATIONS :

RICH WEXLER
(Rich Wexler Film Videographer & Live Visuals by VJ Yakov)

JEN BROWN
(www.jenbrownart.com)

MACKENZIE VAUGHAN PIKAART
(www.mackenzievaughanpikaart.com)

NICK BROWN

HERBAL COCKTAILS PROVIDED BY
BARLUME APOTHECARY
(www.barlumeapothecary.com)

SWEET TREATS PROVIDED BY
The Puzzlement Laboratory

what're you doing tomorrow night ? muses for miles !

thanks Victor Fiorillo and Philly Mag Ticket for the promo

in antic...i...pation of tomorrow night's NK // VAUDEVILLE (OH!)PEN AIR, we're reminded of the dreamy DIONYSIA we held at this time last summer in Little Berlin's fairgrounds. see you all at the BIG YARD !

NK checked out our June 27th salon space yesterday and it's going to be weird and wondrous. Save the date !

all photos by Jenna Spitz

NIGHT KITCHEN PRESENTS:
a night of performance, dance, and discussion with the artists

BODY LANGUAGE IMMERSION
SAT, APRIL 11TH 8-11PM
MASCHER SPACE COOPERATIVE
[155 Cecil B. Moore, Berks stop on the MFL]
free-to-ten-dollars suggested donation

FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY :
// LIGHTNING ROD SPECIAL
// CHRISTINA GESUALDI
// SHANE CLARK & MATT RAPP
// EUN JUNG CHOI & JAMES WADSWORTH STRONG

fresh foraged cocktails provided by Ben Kincaid
snacks and refreshments provided by NIGHT KITCHEN

ABOUT THE ARTISTS :

Lightning Rod Special :
[Katie Gould, Jennifer Kidwell, Mason Rosenthal, Scott Sheppard, and Alice Yorke make highly collaborative, actor-driven original work -- presenting snippets of their next major piece LET THE DOG SEE THE RABBIT]
lightningrodspecial.com
HELP FUND THE PROJECT: www.hatchfund.org/project/let_the_dog_see_the_rabbit

Christina Gesualdi :
[Christina folds choreography, performance, movement education, arts administration and advocacy into her pursuits and curiosities. She has performed with Herebegin Dance, Annie Wilson, Pink Hair Affair, and PIMA Group, and has shown her own choreography in Philadelphia,New York, D.C., and Taiwan]

Eun Jung Choi :
[Movement artist who has been working professionally for the past 16 years in the United States, Mexico, and Korea. Eun Jung makes work that’s conceptually smart, physically exploratory, and virtuosically performed]
www.eunjungchoi.org
www.dadadanceproject.org

James Wadsworth Strong :
[Experimental instrument builder and interdisciplinary artist. Jim's instruments are built intuitively using the sound sources of Amplified Wood, Metal, Strings, Water, Tubes, Found Objects, Radios, Tapes etc. He plays solo and in group improvisations and works collaboratively in dance, video and theater]
jamesstrong.bandcamp.com
jamesstrongart.blogspot.com

Shane Clark :
Shane is a blues dancer and instructor who practices Ambi-, where every dancer both leads and follows. Shane focuses on energy and interactivity on the dance floor. She is a co-founder of Contradelphia, a monthly contra dance at Christ Church Neighborhood House]

//NIGHT KITCHEN is a philly-based art & sound salon featuring live performance, visual art, and open dialogue in unconventional spaces

Lightning Rod Special is halfway through their fundraising campaign for LET THE DOG SEE THE RABBIT ! we loved them last weekend at NIGHT KITCHEN and their performance at The Rotunda next month will be incredible ! chip in a few $$ and help make it happen !

Let The Dog See The Rabbit by Lightning Rod Special - Dance, Theater Arts - Hatchfund - Artist... Looking at looking at animals. An ambitious devised work with a 13-person ensemble.

POP-UP EXHIBIT opportunity! Through NWAA - New Wilmington Art Association.

One night only show on Sunday April 26 from 1-9pm in the Painted Bride Cafe!

Artists must be present to install and strike work. BYO easel(s), pedestal(s), or display wall.

Interested? Send 3-5 images to Anne Yoncha at

ayoncha (at) gmail (dot) com

Some of you have asked us when the next NK will be & the answer is Saturday, March 21st! In the meantime, we are collaborating with a group of night kitchen artists this Saturday and onward into March to bring you something special. Stay tüned !

LAST FEW DAYS to see our month-long show at Savery Gallery ! The gallery is open 11am-6pm today, tomorrow, friday, and saturday. Stop in before Sunday to see new and revisited work by Alicia Eggert, Maggie Manzer, Kristen Neville Taylor, and Emily Erb. It's WARM in there.

photos are up from our NIGHT KITCHEN opening at Savery Gallery (319 N 11th)! Gallery hours are 11am-6pm Weds - Sat and Sunday by appointment, through February 8th. Stop by on First Friday if you're headed to Vox Populi, Practice, Napoleon, et al

SEE//STRAIGHT//THROUGH

SALON & EXHIBITION
JANUARY 17 – FEBRUARY 15
SAVERY GALLERY (weds - sat 11am to 6pm, sunday by appointment)

PRESENTED BY NIGHT KITCHEN

FEATURING NEW AND REVISITED WORK BY :
ALICIA EGGERT
EMILY ERB
MAGGIE MANZER
KRISTEN NEVILLE TAYLOR

SEE//STRAIGHT//THROUGH is a one-night-only salon of visual art and participatory performances that explores the sensation of clarity in body, mind, and spirit. How do we search for clarity? How do we explain it when we think we’ve found it? Is there a universal sense of lucidity, or do our experiences with clarity change amongst us and over time?

At the center of the event, the hands of 36 battery-operated clocks are aligned to spell the word TRUTH. Thirty-six participants start the clocks at once, and the word disappears and reappears every twelve hours. Soon after, strangers are invited to create a unique sonic happening by playing carefully poured wine glasses to make a sound that teeters on the brink of crystalline and cacophonous. Around the room reflective sculptures tilt, merge, and distort a dual view of the gallery and the nat-
ural world. Three embroidered masks obstruct the eyes and point to an internal wisdom, and three paintings on silk speak to an ongoing dialogue for understanding across space and time.

NIGHT KITCHEN is celebrating one year of DIY events devoted to visual art, sound, film, and performance. As viewers encounter works that speak to them, Night Kitchen encourages them to start a conversation.

photos by Laura Szklarski and Jenna Spitz

SEE//STRAIGHT//THROUGH

SALON & EXHIBITION
JANUARY 17 – FEBRUARY 15
SAVERY GALLERY (weds - sat 11am to 6pm, sunday by appointment)

PRESENTED BY NIGHT KITCHEN

FEATURING NEW AND REVISITED WORK BY :
ALICIA EGGERT
EMILY ERB
MAGGIE MANZER
KRISTEN NEVILLE TAYLOR

SEE//STRAIGHT//THROUGH is a one-night-only salon of visual art and participatory performances that explores the sensation of clarity in body, mind, and spirit. How do we search for clarity? How do we explain it when we think we’ve found it? Is there a universal sense of lucidity, or do our experiences with clarity change amongst us and over time?

At the center of the event, the hands of 36 battery-operated clocks are aligned to spell the word TRUTH. Thirty-six participants start the clocks at once, and the word disappears and reappears every twelve hours. Soon after, strangers are invited to create a unique sonic happening by playing carefully poured wine glasses to make a sound that teeters on the brink of crystalline and cacophonous. Around the room reflective sculptures tilt, merge, and distort a dual view of the gallery and the nat-
ural world. Three embroidered masks obstruct the eyes and point to an internal wisdom, and three paintings on silk speak to an ongoing dialogue for understanding across space and time.

NIGHT KITCHEN is celebrating one year of DIY events devoted to visual art, sound, film, and performance. As viewers encounter works that speak to them, Night Kitchen encourages them to start a conversation.

photos by Laura Szklarski and Jenna Spitz