THE BEARDED LADIES fuse cabaret and theater to tackle the politics of gender, identity, and artistic invention with sparkle and wit.

CHELSEA & MAGDA make stuff together in Philadelphia and elsewhere. Their website might just be the best ever, so look at it and see for yourself. Also go see them dance. And remember to wash your hands.

DONNA OBLONGATA (nee Sellinger) co-founded The Missoula Oblongata, a touring DIY theatre company, and now lives in Philadelphia where she develops collaborations with Der Vorführeffekt Theater.

HEADLONG PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE provides an intensive semester and taught by working artists, including the artistic directors of Headlong. Students train, create, perform, and see work in the heart of Philadelphia's vibrant and internationally-known performance scene.

LIGHTNING ROD SPECIAL is a raucous and contemplative physical theatre company based in Philadelphia. Exploding complex questions with precision and play, Lightning Rod Special makes live performance from the ground up.

PHILADELPHIA THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED offers classes and workshops to organizations, institutions and the public. T.O. Philly uses drama to dismantle oppression, incorporating the work of Augusto Boal and other theatre games and movement traditions.

THE ROTUNDA is a community-gathering place offering 300 events every year, including live music, film, spoken word, theater, art, dance, education, youth programs, arts incubation, and various experimental genres in West Philadelpia.

RAMSHACKLE ENTERPRISES are Eli Nixon's performances, puppets, masks, piñatas, parades, pageants, palindromes, pictures, suitcase theaters, magical lands and other spectaculah that they create on their own and in collaboration with other humans.

RUTHERFURD HALL is a historic mansion turned cultural center and museum in Allamuchy, New Jersey that protects and preserves historical, cultural, and architectural integrity by providing educational and cultural events.

STUDIO 34 is a Philadelphia yoga studio, art and performance space that fosters wellness and community through healing and creative arts.