She was the first dancer to perform at the white house, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the us. Youll also find a host of informative interviews and town halls, and daily live streams with animals from the philadelphia zoo. Exhibitions tours talks social handson activities performances. Marthas interaction with the accessible accommodations beautifully and hilariously enhanced. Martha graham cracker is played by pig iron theater company cofounder dito van reigersberg. Hmm, we cant find events for your selected filters. Martha graham cracker profile philadelphia magazine. While martha graham cracker can be seen regularly on stages throughout philadelphia from fringearts to opera philadelphia, alterego reigersberg is arguably equally prolific as an experimental. The art of drag with martha graham cracker drag queen martha graham cracker brings his hilarious, irreverent and jewishinfluenced interactive drag act to cambridge on june 15.
Thirty years ago i began making traditional windsor chairs. Martha graham cracker, famously the tallest drag queen in the world, is pleased to meet you. Joseph graham philadelphia museum of art craft show. Martha also created an audio walking tour of the museum, and allows visitors to prance through the museum in marthas heels. Catch a special martha graham cracker edition of art after 5 at the philadelphia museum of art this friday. An original cabaret december 3, 4, and 6, 2014 inspired by the stories and objects in the museum, ageless diva martha graham cracker brought her wry wit and emotional wallop to the museum stage in an original cabaret. Martha graham cracker is played by pig iron theatre company cofounder dito van reigersberg and has been performing in philadelphia for more than. Her monthly cabaret series at letage in philadelphia has been running for almost nine years now, and is showing no signs of slowing down. The worlds tallest and hairiest drag queen martha graham cracker returns with her.
This years expanded program invites martha graham cracker, philadelphiabased hairy drag queen and song stylist, along with musician and musical director andrew nelson, to see what the museum evokes. In 2014, the museum welcomed dito van reigersberg, his alterego martha graham cracker, and andrew nelson as the years open artists. Martha graham cracker is played by pig iron theatre company cofounder dito van reigersberg and has been performing in philadelphia for more than 14. From exhibitions and family activities to tours, talks, and performances, theres something for everyone. The martha graham cracker cabaret tickets in philadelphia at boot. Drag performer martha graham cracker releases first album whyy. Fun things to do in philadelphia during the coronavirus.
Martha was a yearlong artistinresidence at the national jewish museum and has performed at the philadelphia museum of art, joes pub in nyc, letage, and elsewhere. Martha graham cracker is considered to be philadelphia s best cabaret performer. Martha graham cracker, a philadelphia institution 8 years. In fall, phillys lgbtq arts and culture scene activates in a big way. Pages public figure musicianband the martha graham cracker cabaret. Martha graham cracker is considered to be philadelphias best cabaret performer. Martha graham cracker, the minus 5, and cambodian street food. Playco holds cabaret gourmet gala featuring martha graham. Inspired by the stories and objects in the museum, ageless drag queen martha graham cracker brings her wry wit and emotional wallop to the museum stage in an original cabaret. Every once in a while, something begins as a curiosity, then becomes an event and ends up an institution. This oneofakind course for legally blind adults, combines studio art classes with art.
A huge thank you to martha graham cracker, her band and fringearts staff for creatively integrating accessibility into the performance so all could enjoy. Dive into our calendar and discover things to see and do. Van reigersberg and nelson drew their inspiration from the museums stories of american jewish composers, lyricists, performers. The museum administers collections containing over 240,000 objects including major holdings of european, american and asian. It has been voted best drag show in town philadelphia city paper and now the unrivalled queen of philadelphia drag cabaret, martha graham cracker, brings her hilariously campy cultural commentary to the great stair hall for a. The art of drag with martha graham cracker jewishboston. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the benjamin franklin parkway at eakins oval. Combining wellknown tunes by jewish composers with unexpected orchestrations, martha used her mashup savvy and her sly way with radical musical reinvention to. Our goal was to invite creative thinkers into the museum to produce creative work, says emily august, director of public programs. Drag queen invited to read to kids, disinvited for being. Hailing from philadelphia, martha graham crackers monthly cabaret series at letage in philadelphia has been running for more than 12 years.
The artreach staff is still buzzing about last nights martha graham cracker. Martha graham cracker makes her wilma debut june 2829. The man behind martha graham cracker takes drag to another level in the ardens new production. Martha was a yearlong artistinresidence at the national jewish museum and has performed at the philadelphia museum of art, joes pub in nyc, letage, and. Martha graham may 11, 1894 april 1, 1991 was an american modern dancer and choreographer. Martha graham crackers last show of 2019 campus philly. Her style, the graham technique, reshaped american dance and is still taught worldwide graham danced and taught for over seventy years. Martha graham cracker performs you cant always get what you want by the rolling stones at the philadelphia art museum. The philadelphia museum of art is the cultural heart of a great citythe place for creative play, with a surprise around every corner. Drag performer martha graham cracker deemed unfit for dr.
The backs of my chairs are split from the log to ensure integrity of grain in the slender members. Philadelphias famous drag queen, martha graham cracker, stops by to talk about the rumors of retirement, her new album, and whats next. Our top picks for first friday in philadelphia with martha. Martha graham cracker goes full access at fringearts. Hard to say what martha graham cracker noticed a few seconds ago as she left the band and the stage and slinked through the crowd. In celebration of the philadelphia museum of arts big, bold exhibition, international pop, the museum invites martha graham cracker to invade great stair hall with an evening of cabaret. Martha graham cracker serenades karen the prince lady. Martha graham crackers intervention at the museum, which will be performed at the museum in december. Be sure to check out artreachs youtube channel and other social media pages for more videos and photos from the unforgettable performance. Martha dances, acts, sings, and is extremely funny. Karen is a postal worker at the philly post office near 4th and south street. Laden saw the powerhouse graham cracker, in all her catty, largerthanlife but humansized glory, as a prime candidate for allaccess programming, and approached both van reigersberg and fringearts.
It has also provided opportunities for the pma to have a diverse array of pop art inspired events, like a beatles night with pennsylvania ballets pbii and a late night mod fashion show hosted by philadelphias own martha graham cracker. Philadelphia drag performer martha graham cracker celebrated. Most notably he recently spent a year in residence at the national museum of american jewish history in philadelphia, discovering new heroes and friends for his alter ego mgc to introduce and. Along with her tight band andrew nelson on bass, ned sonstein on drums, victor fiorillo on keys, and rich hill on guitar, she has performed at the philadelphia museum of art, the walker art center. Martha was a yearlong artistinresidence at the national jewish museum and has performed at the. She has won numerous awards and has been deemed the drag. Martha graham cracker cabaret march 27 at fringearts. Last week, philadelphia magazine reported that martha graham cracker, a drag queen the magazine describes as a legend, was invited to a childrens reading event at a new jersey afterschool program only to have the invitation rescinded for vague reasons. Nsfw asl one of the strange dichotomies about martha as a character is that she is a kind of a love bully, van reigersberg says.
How the craft show supports the philadelphia museum of art. The philadelphia museum of art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the centennial exposition in philadelphia. Martha graham cracker is performing at the philadelphia museum of art on fri. Shes also played to sold out rooms in austin, new york, washington d. Those include special events like opera philadelphias digital festival o, a performance by martha graham cracker and the upcoming love from philly music festival. Martha graham cracker, the drag diva who croons and swoons, toys gleefully with an audience and is glorious in all her imperfection, will never be the sort of institution with a huge mandate, like the philadelphia museum of art. The worlds tallest and hairiest drag queen and her band, the martha graham cracker cabaret, make their wilma theater mainstage debut with their trademark masterful musical stylings and uproarious comedy. Martha grahamcracker is famously the tallest and hairiest drag queen in the world. Philadelphia, august 24, 2018 in fall, phillys lgbtq arts and culture scene activates in a big way.
Opera philadelphias o18 brings the festival format back. Friday nights at philadelphia museum of art campus philly. Martha was a yearlong artistinresidence at the national jewish museum and has performed at the philadelphia museum of art. Philadelphia drag cabaret star martha graham cracker was invited to read to a group of 25 elementaryaged children at an afterschool program in new jersey, but her invitation was suddenly and. Our top picks for first friday in philadelphia with martha graham cracker at the museum of art, an alfresco movie in old city, smores on south street and more on friday, june 6. Martha was a yearlong artistinresidence at the national jewish museum and has performed at the philadelphia museum of art, joes pub in. The season welcomes back opera philadelphias epic festival, o18, where original performances include queens of the night, starring beloved local drag queen martha graham cracker, local cabaret impresario john jarboe and metropolitan opera mezzosoprano stephanie blythe. Friday nights at philadelphia museum of art christmas village in philadelphia. Photo courtesy martha graham cracker martha graham cracker is making her grand return to the philadelphia museum of art for art after five this friday, april 27. Martha graham cracker is played by pig iron theatre company cofounder dito van reigersberg and has been performing in philadelphia for more than 14 years. The worlds tallest and hairiest drag queen returns with her band to fringearts for an. People gather on the steps of the philadelphia art museum, sunday, march 15. The martha graham cracker cabaret is an inyourface rock and roll drag cabaret starring pig iron th. In obvious need of manscaping, martha and her band will provide a.
The jewish arts collaborative explores the rich, diverse, and creative world of jewish arts and culturepast, present, and futureto the widest. Martha graham cracker tackles american jewish history. Martha graham cracker you cant always get what you want. For over a decade, philadelphia based dito van reigersberg has performed as drag queen martha graham cracker mgc in cabarets, theaters and museums. Supported by the young friends of the philadelphia museum of art. Hard to say what martha graham cracker noticed a few seconds ago. In obvious need of manscaping, martha and her band will provide a marvelous and moving evening of song. The art museums new mexican modernism show revives a revolution. The womens committee of the philadelphia museum of art p. Martha graham cracker set to make her wilma theater debut. Played by pig iron theatre company cofounder dito van reigersberg, martha graham cracker has been hailed as the drag queen king of philadelphia by the philadelphia. Check out miss martha graham cracker tearing down the house last friday. The 6day wawa welcome america celebration ends with a grand finale fireworks display at the philadelphia museum of art tuesday night july 4, 2017.
Martha graham cracker national museum of american jewish. Some people know him only as dito van reigersberg, but many others are lucky enough to also know him as martha graham cracker, his sassy, funny, alter ego personality. Her monthly cabaret series at letage in philadelphia has. The season welcomes back opera philadelphias epic festival, o18, where original performances include queens of the night, starring beloved local drag queen martha graham cracker, local cabaret.
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