Impermanent Society of Philadelphia

About

The Impermanent Society of Philadelphia (ISOP) is a Philadelphia based organization that is focused on promoting the Free Improvisation art forms. Via our inaugural event, the NowHere Festival (10/19 - 10/25), ISOP will produce a week-long program consisting of youth and adult workshops, panel discussions, professional development, community outreach, and performances.

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Events

NowHere Festival 2015

see also: https://vidiksis.com/works/impermanent-society-of-philadelphia

The Impermanent Society of Philadelphia (ISOP) is pleased to announce the NowHere Festival of Free Improvisation in Sound and Movement, October 19 - October 25 2015 Mascher Space, Philadelphia.

Dedicated to promoting the Free Improvisation art forms, the festival will include world-class movement and sound artists from across the US and Philadelphia.

H-O-T Series of Philadelphia

see also: https://vidiksis.com/works/hot-series-improv

The H-O-T Series of Philadelphia, produced by the Impermanent Society of Philadelphia (ISOP), is a seasonal performance event that highlights the playful interaction between movement and sound artists as live composition.

The series was originated by dance artist Loren Groenendaal and experimental percussionist Flandrew Fleisenberg with support from mascher space co-op.

Electronic audio processing done using original custom programming in Pure Data.

Sean Thomas Boyt, dance
Adam Vidiksis, percussion and live electronic processing