Date/Time
Date(s) - June 13, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education presents TERRA: Bodies and Territories, an immersive performance staged outdoors on forested land. This innovative theatrical work is the creation of Silvana Cardell, an acclaimed choreographer whose work contends with social struggles. TERRA: Bodies and Territories confronts the profound shared vulnerabilities between women’s bodies and the natural environment. In this highly experimental work, a multi-generational ensemble of women and femme dancers enact a sequence of symbolic narratives.
Composer Devin Arne amplifies the drama of the forest with a sound score that blends field recordings and musical instrumentation. Sculptural set pieces by visual artist Sarah Kavage and costumes by Vasi Zivanic visually complement the natural environment, the dancers’ movements, and Cardell’s conceptual themes.
TERRA will be performed outdoors on June 13, 14, 15 and 20, 21, and 22.
Performance Space
TERRA is performed outdoors in a forested space with open seating. Audience members are invited to sit on natural log “seats” and stand or move freely in the performance space. If you need assistance with accommodations due to mobility limitations or if you require guaranteed seating, please check “yes” on the registration form when you purchase tickets. In case of severe weather, ticket holders will be contacted via email about rescheduled performances.
Getting to the Schuylkill Center
The Schuylkill Center is located in Upper Roxborough, Northwest Philadelphia, at 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road, Philadelphia, PA 19128. There is a parking lot and Visitor Center and restrooms on site. Please see our Directions and Maps page for information about getting here via car, bus, train, or bike.
On June 15 and 21 a shuttle service is available to the Schuylkill Center from Taller Puertorriqueno (2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133) and from the corner of Ridge Ave and Port Royal Ave. For more information about shuttle service, check the indicated box when you purchase tickets.
Support for TERRA
Major support for TERRA has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, with additional support from Georgian Court University, and the 2025 Creative Sector Flex Fund, a program by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
