Kerplop! A Philly Kerplop.
We are an interdisciplinary troupe that has grown from a base of dance practice and performance. Our events celebrate the ancient bond between live music and dance performance when working democratically and collaboratively in service of communal ritual.
Our work ranges between whimsical buffonarrie to irreverent mockery and criticism. We are modern day jesters that evoke a diverse set of artistic trends, devices, traditions and techniques outside of their usual context to awaken and charge audiences.
Philly Kerplop is an ode to the history Black Avant Garde performance.
Mission
Philly Kerplop engages practitioners of music and dance in the context of social ritual to subvert the norms of their traditions and the mainstream with the mission of promoting tolerance and peace.
We are an interdisciplinary troupe that has grown from a base of dance practice and performance. Our events celebrate the ancient bond between live music and dance performance when working democratically and collaboratively in service of communal ritual.
Our work ranges between whimsical buffonarrie to irreverent mockery and criticism. We are modern day jesters that evoke a diverse set of artistic trends, devices, traditions and techniques outside of their usual context to awaken and charge audiences.
Philly Kerplop is an ode to the history Black Avant Garde performance.
Mission
Philly Kerplop engages practitioners of music and dance in the context of social ritual to subvert the norms of their traditions and the mainstream with the mission of promoting tolerance and peace.
PRESS
“Vince Johnson jumps high his feet have time to twirl around corkscrewlike before having to touch back down” |