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On Hidden City bus tour, Philly sparkles

I was trying to wrap my arms and mind around Hidden City, the arts events through June organized by Perigrine Arts, in off-the-radar, fabulous buildings around the city. The events are by a mix of international and Philadelphia artists, and the festival (I think it’s fair to call it one), like any such event, has so much going on, it’s a little hard to digest it all.

Peregrine’s trial run for Hidden City

Post by Jacob Hellman in Girard College’s Founder’s Hall, photo courtesy Peregrine Arts. Last night, a year in advanced of the much-anticipated May 2009 festival to be known as “Hidden City,” Peregrine Arts produced a trial run — an “essay” — a site-specific sound piece in Girard College‘s Founder’s Hall. LA-based artist Steve Roden gently flooded the third-floor domed chamber with “field” recordings, all made in the derelict rooms of the historic building – or, as his title puts it, “nothing but what is therein contained.” Founders Hall is a building austere in style and imposing in scale. Through giant ... More » »