Rest workshop with author Octavia F. Raheem

Founded in 2016, Philadelphia Contemporary is a contemporary art organization whose mission is to connect the people and places of Philadelphia through art and partnership. Currently nomadic, Philadelphia Contemporary presents visual art, performance art, and spoken word across the city, with ambitions to establish a freestanding, globally oriented, and locally aware non-collecting arts institution.

Philadelphia Contemporary

Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change, author Octavia Raheem will join us virtually for a rest-shop.

The Kinesics Dance Dynamics Theatre

Join us for a free rest workshop led Octavia F. Raheem, author of Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change. This workshop is part of Philadelphia Contemporary's immersive installation, Supine Horizons. Experience the installation in-person November 1 through December 20, 2022 at The KDD Theatre.Tuesdays, 4-8pmThursdays, 4-8pmFridays, 12-8pmSaturdays, 11:30am-6pm(Closed Thanksgiving Day)About Supine HorizonsSupine Horizons is an immersive site for rest, resistance and renewal, featuring synthesized sound and projected visuals by local multimedia artist Gralin Hughes, Jr. (Television Sky). Supine Horizons seeks to dismantle the idea that rest is solely a luxury or a privilege and aims to subvert capitalist ideals of “hustle” and “grind” culture, to instead center rest as the ultimate form of self-care and collective healing, particularly for the Black community.Supine Horizons is generously supported by The Barra Foundation.Learn more: <a href="https://bit.ly/supine-horizons" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://bit.ly/supine-horizons</a>About Philadelphia ContemporaryFounded in 2016, Philadelphia Contemporary is a contemporary art organization whose mission is to connect the people and places of Philadelphia through art and partnership. Currently nomadic, Philadelphia Contemporary presents visual art, performance art, and spoken word across the city, with ambitions to establish a freestanding, globally oriented, and locally aware non-collecting arts institution.Learn more: <a href="https://philadelphiacontemporary.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">philadelphiacontemporary.org</a>

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