Celebrating the Beginning.... Finding the Purpose! Enjoy past repertoire favorites from Zane Booker, Bill Thomas, artistic director A.C. Gilmore & resident choreographer Shawn Lamere Williams. Freedom Theatre, 1346 N. Broad St. www.livearts-fringe.org. $25. Closes 9/12.
Changing Places Choreographer Adaobi Kanu explores individual & communal transformation through movement, images & stories from residents of Phila. neighborhoods. Canal View Park, Intersection of Main & Gay Sts. Free 9/10. 6:30 pm. Also COSACOSA Healing Garden, N. Marvine & W. Venango Sts. Free. 9/11. 3 pm; Las Parcelas Garden, Main & Gay Sts. Free 9/12. 3 pm.
Dance Interdisciplinary statement on the very nature of movement. Kimmel Center, Broad & Spruce Sts. $25. Closes 9/12.
Dirty Dozen Dance, music & hybrid performance works like you've never seen before by Field artists from DC, NY, NJ, Miami & Phila. The Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine St. $12. Closes 9/10.
Fresh Juice Mascher Space artists-in-residence aren't afraid to make a splash! They'll serenade you with thoughtful, courageous & innovative dance. Mascher Space Co-Op, 155 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 2B. $10. Closes 9/11.
Goose Feathers: Nursery Rhymes for Kids Over 18 Photographer Alan Kolc & choreographer Rob Davidson team for this sensual exhibition/performance. B Square Gallery, 614 S. 9th St. $10. Closes 9/11.
I Saved This for You The evening begins with a dance performance on the sidewalk & then travels into the theater. CHI Movement Arts Center, 1316 S. 9th St. $10. Closes 9/18.
Jolie Laide Project Space Art by Jacolby Satterwhite, Fabienne Lasserre & Jordan Griska. Jolie Laide Gallery, 224 N. Juniper St. Free. Closes 9/18.
Meld Choreographers blend their talents with painters, graphic designers, musicians & actors. The Latvian Society of Philadelphia, 531 N. 7th St. $20. Closes 9/18.
Scorch Artists integrate fire with dance, acrobatics, flow-arts & sculptures to create a mind-blowing multisensory experience. The Piazza at Schmidts, N. Second St. Free. Closes 9/11.
Stew & the Negro Problem With Heidi Rodewald Afro Baroque cabaret ensemble. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. $25. 9/13. 8 pm.
The Evolution of This Moment Movement & film are used to capture the essence of the moments that have shaped us. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. $10. Closes 9/11.
Utopia in Four Movements Sam Green's unique hybrid of film & live performance. International House of Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut St. $10. 9/11. 7 pm.