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SUMMARY:CURRENTS: Special Artist Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join us in this Special Artist Performance of CURRENTS!\nRiver Ode: The Schuylkill Freed is a site-specific performance by Martha McDonald exploring the history of the Fairmount Water Works and the life of the Schuylkill River. Sited in the abandoned John B. Kelly Pool on the ground floor of the historic building\, the performance will activate the space through movement\, costume and original music reflecting on the engineering feats that harnessed the power of the river to bring clean water to the people; tales of the Schuylkill Rangers\, 19th century Irish river pirates from nearby Grays Ferry; and the rebirth of the river after decades of pollution. \nAnchoring the piece in the Semiquincentennial\, McDonald will play a glass armonica—an instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin that uses water to make music. A series of spinning glass bowls that create ethereal tones when touched with wet fingers\, the glass armonica evokes the water wheels that once hummed in this building and conjures a mournful resonance within its crumbling walls. \nCURRENTS is curated by Philadelphia Sculptors\, and is a FWW\, PHL250 and Global Philadelphia World Heritage Month event. \nPhiladelphia Sculptors works to promote contemporary sculpture and expand public awareness of the role and value of sculpture through exhibitions\, public forums\, and educational outreach. \nCo-Curators: Elaine Crivelli\, Leslie Kaufman\, and Marsha Moss. \n 
URL:https://fairmountwaterworks.org/event/currents-special-artist-performance-3/
LOCATION:Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center\, 640 Water Works Drive\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19130
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Exhibitions,Performance
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