We are excited to announce we have been selected to participate in Trade School 2020: Detroit!
Trade School 2020 will involve a collaboration between the Detroit-based A Host of People and The Philadelphia Thing who will organize a two-part exchange bringing together artists from Detroit and Philadelphia for residencies in Detroit and a festival in Philadelphia. Detroit residency sites will include A Host of People, Habibi House, Light Box, and more to be announced.
Trade School is the signature program of The Philadelphia Thing, a festival and exchange platform celebrating the work of Philadelphia performing artists, as well as creating connections with artist peers across the country. This event connects artists and audiences in each city, exploring differences and similarities in systems of support for contemporary performance, and discussing issues in self-producing and dissemination of work that resonate with both. Trade School features fully-produced performances, work-in-progress showings, artist-driven conversations, and a hosted program for visiting performing arts curators from across the country.