Moving Music features an accessible dance aerobics workshop & musical performances. This event is created for Disabled, Sick, neurodivergent, and MAD people in Philadelphia.
Part of Undue Burden (Oct. 19 – Nov. 23, 2024), a community archive and event series celebrating the experiences of Disabled people.
Accessibility Notes
The venue and restroom are wheelchair accessible. For more notes on accessibility including nearby parking, please visit our Accessibility landing page.
Community-led creative captioning installation for performances.
Air purifiers provided. Unmasking area for gallery snacks is curtained off but not totally separate.
Auto captioning provided.
QR codes available for audio descriptions of archive materials.
Low sensory areas provided.
Comfy and larger seating provided.
Share additional accessibility needs through the ticket registration page, or by emailing Mary Zhou ([email protected]). Please share by Oct. 19 to allow us adequate time to prepare. We will do our best for requests received after this date.
Event Schedule
1-3pm: Queerobics Workshop
An accessibility-centered, all-levels dance aerobics class led by queer, trans, and chronically ill dance artists. Dance Captains demonstrate movement variations in real time alongside the lead instructor, including low impact variations and participation from a seated position.
3-6pm: Musical Performances
Experience multimedia performances from local sound/music artists in the round. Throughout the performances, audiences are invited to float between different areas of the theater specified to care for our emerging needs. There will be spaces for laying, dancingg, and crafting.