Applied Mechanics

Spring Community Dinner: FEED EDITION!

By Maria Shaplin On Sunday May 15, Applied Mechanics gathered at Christ Church Neighborhood House for our Spring Community Dinner. Chef Rebecca Wright crafted a tasty menu for the occasion: Spinach and Mushroom Phyllo Squares, Cypriot Lentils and Rice and Lemon Coconut Bars. Our Philly friends, colleagues and extended artist families drifted in from their weekend […]

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SCRATCH NIGHT: APPLIED MECHANICS PLAYS WITH THEIR FOOD

By Mary Tuomanen “Pho-give. Pho-get.” This past month, Applied Mechanics created some interesting experiments around food. We were gearing up for Scratch Night at FringeArts last night, which was really fun and energizing. We brought in family recipes, and studied strange cookbooks. We shared feelings and histories around the recipes. Thomas danced a reindeer stew. Stephanie

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Edit-a-Thon

By Thomas Choinacky Earlier this month I took part in the annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, hosted by the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  The event was led by Mary Mark Ockerbloom, who is “Wikipedian in Residence” at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.  She gave us a detailed introduction to Wikipedia, and the tools to become

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REVVING UP

By Rebecca Wright I am about to go into previews for St Joan at Quintessence, Maria is in tech for Richard III at People’s Light, Mary just had her first workshop for Machinal with EgoPo, Thomas is getting ready to load in Action is Primary with Meg Foley, Bayla is working her butt off at Camden Printworks,

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Time can go fuck itself: Notes from Sam Tower on building a time-based exhibition.

  “I’m mostly concerned with space and form, time can go fuck itself.” – some uncredited internet source Ok – that’s not entirely true. I’m about to open an exhibition that is obsessed with time. Time is my constant opponent. My mortal enemy. My most skilled adversary. This exhibition, I’d rather choke than be a

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The Winter Warmup!!!

By Bayla Rubin and Maria Shaplin On January 30th, Applied Mechanics and their amazing friends descended upon Headlong Studios to get their aerobics on.  It was cold outside, but it was hot n’ steamy on the dance floor. MC Jane Hanoi (Amy Smith) guided us through the evening in her signature striped leotard, and fitness

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Bernadettes Take Manhattan

By Bayla Rubin Just a couple weeks ago, the Bernadettes put on their fuzziest sweaters, warmest tights, and furriest earmuffs, and braved the cold winter air (and some snow!) to crash some theater festivals in NYC. We hawked our wares of cookies, crackers and secret tiny art experiences to patrons at Under the Radar Festival

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TOOT TOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!

By Maria Shaplin I’m not an overly sentimental person, but looking back at 2015, it’s hard to not get a little misty-eyed about all the amazing things we have accomplished individually, and as a group. We kinda rocked it this year. Not to toot our own horns or anything, but…….TOOT TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! Its just that time

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