Company

Founded in 2006 by Jaamil Kosoko, The Philadiction Movement (formally Kosoko Performance Group) is an interdisciplinary ensemble of performers: dancers, musicians, writers, actors, and visual design artists dedicated to moving visual performance further by connecting daring audiences with daring works in experimental theater, poetry, and performance art.  

Through innovative and culturally diverse live production, curation, literary publication, youth and community outreach, and education, we articulate this mission into action.  We aim to challenge, educate, and nurture our audiences through an on-going dialogue that consistently explores new, creative approaches and processes of creating community through artistic collaboration, peer mentoring, cutting edge programming, and audience diversification.

Choreographer and Executive Producing Director

Jaamil Olawale Kosoko

Associate Producing Director

Zachary Svoboda 

Artistic Consultants and Advisors:

Nora Chipaumire, Dance Artist and Choreographer

Kate Watson-Wallace, Dance Artist, Artistic Director, anonymous bodies

David Brick, Co-Director, Headlong Dance Theater

Production and Administrative Staff:

Steven Maturno, Technical Director and Lighting Design

Jenni Bowman, Production Manager

Arielle Waite, Stage Manager

Danielle Currica, Administrative Assistant

Mikaal Suliaman, Composer, Sound Design and Installation

Zornitsa Stoyanova, Special Projects Print Designer

Lauren Mandilian, Special Projects Videographer 

Advisory Board:

Keely Garfield, Artistic Director, Keely Garfield Dance

David Brick, Co-Director, Headlong Dance Theater

James Doolittle, Director, Wookified Productions

Joseph Hilton, West Area Administrator, Free Library of Philadelphia

Mikaal Sulaiman, Director and Sound Artist, Suspended Sound Productions

Alex Torra, Independent Director and Actor

Christina Zani, Independent Choreographer and Performance Artist

Lauren Mandilian, Videographer and Projectionist 

Performers:

Shannon Murphy

Jodi Aleen Obeid

Vince Johnson

Kristen Shahverdian

Associate Artists:

Jami Marshall-Lively

Cassie Eckerman

Adrian Placensia

Annie Wilson

Christina Zani

 

Presenters and Supporters:

American Poetry Review

CEC Meeting House Theater, New Edge Mix and Residency 

Dance Film Association

Dance Theater Workshop: Family Matters Series, Capture Series  

Danspace Project: Academy Dances

Dixon Place: Moving Men Series

Earthdance

Free Library of Philadelphia: Sundays on Stage, Monday Night Poets 

Joyce SoHo, INBOUND Festival

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 

Shady Corners Festival

Mascher Space Coop, IN FLUX Series 

New Dance Alliance: Performance Mix Festival

nEW Festival: 2009 Resident Artist

New England Film and Video Festival  

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance

Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Philadelphia Dance Projects: Motion Pictures Series 

Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe

Donors:

Thanks to the following supporters for making

the 2010-11 Philadiction Movement fundraiser a success!