Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

WhyNotKenGaburo t1_jbbvu80 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator

Where will you be coming from? I only ask because I've been here for a year and have yet to identify any real creative community (I'm an experimental composer/sound artist, but I've also engaged with the other arts in a variety of ways). I'm not saying it doesn't exist, just that I haven't found it. As a result, most of my work is still happening in NYC, which I would like to not be the case. That being said, I've been happy in my little corner of South Philly in the Newbold/East Passyunk area, which I think has some potential to develop into what you (and I) might be looking for.

2

UndercoverPhilly t1_jbd43g0 wrote

Much of the performing arts got shut down during the pandemic. Theatre is just coming back this year. It could never compare to NYC but it was 100% more active in all arts before COVID.

1

WhyNotKenGaburo t1_jbepnxk wrote

Oh trust me, I'm well aware of the effect that COVID had on the performing arts. Fortunately, I make most of my living teaching, but my wife lost all of her work for nearly a year and a half with the exception of a few online performances.

When I mention a creative community, I'm talking less about things happening and more about making things happen. Getting together with other people in the arts, coming up with ideas, and figuring out how to make it happen, no matter how crazy. Or just having a community to bounce ideas around or talk about things. A sort of informal creative think tank that happens naturally, and sometimes randomly. I haven't been able to find such a thing in Philly.

3