Torrent Collective - Philadelphia

01/28/2015

The premise of the new web comedy "All Over It," set in Fishtown, sounds rather familiar. H. Jon Benjamin & Ben Sinclair lead an ensemble cast centered around one of those live/work spaces you always hear about and are like "Yeah, no." If the trailer is anything to judge by, it's like "Broad City" meets "The Real World." http://www.philebrity.com/2015/01/26/mtv-alums-shoot-new-web-comedy-about-um-the-creative-class-in-um-fishtown/

Written and directed by MTV alums Ted Pauly (himself a Philly expat; he's also the former singer of '90s indie band Haywood) and Melissa Silverman, the settings of the new web comedy All Over It sh...

11/19/2013

Gentrification is an inevitable process for any city that's growing & revitalizing, but that doesn't mean that the artists & small business owners who start revitalizing a neighborhood need to be pushed out when the big developers come in. We experienced this at Torrent Collective, and an even more egregious case has come to our attention recently. The city is trying to seize the deed to the art studio of long-time Philadelphia artist James Dupree at 3617 Haverford Ave in West Philly to make way for a supermarket parking lot. The city is trying to comdemn his property after reportedly offering him only 30% of fair market value. We urge you to sign the petition at Change.ord to help stop this violation of his rights! https://www.change.org/petitions/jannie-blackwell-michael-nutter-return-the-deed-to-property-owners-of-3617-haverford-ave-philadelphia

Dupree Studios, 3617 Haverford Ave., is a valuable asset for Mantua, West Philadelphia and should not be destroyed under eminent domain law and...

09/30/2013

We're officially closing up shop today at 938 S. 8th Street. That means THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE LAST DAY TO PICK UP BELONGINGS FROM TORRENT COLLECTIVE! If you've got furniture, equipment, clothes, flow toys or anything else here, you need to pick it up asap. Also, if you wanted to look at the bit of furniture & building supplies we still have left, please come by & get it today for real cheap. Anything else left on the premises is going to the dump, so let's try to waste as little as possible. Thanks!

09/24/2013

EVERYTHING MUST GO!!! LAST WEEK TO BUY FURNITURE & SUPPLIES!!!
Hey Torrent fans! So this is our last week in the facility & everything must be cleared out by Monday, Sept. 30th. That means if you want to buy some furniture, building supplies, or personal items (clothes, books, tools, records, bike parts, etc.) you need to come by this week. If you've been "kinda-sorta" thinking about buying some of our larger items but you know you're realistically not going to actually come down & get it, please don't ask us to sit on it. We really need to know one way or the other who's gonna take what. In terms of transporting it, U-Haul rents trucks for $20/day & I heard it's even cheaper from Zipcar.
Also, if anyone is down to help out with our moving out process this weekend, it would be MUCH APPRECIATED! We really need all the help we can get, and we can pay you in trade - just let us know what you want!

09/04/2013

HEY EVERYONE! As you may have heard, we're losing our space at 938 S. 8th Street as of Sept. 30th. We've got a bunch of furniture we need to sell or donate - including chairs, tables, sofas, a glass showcase, 2 stoves & 2 fridges - along with a bunch of building materials (plywood, 2x4s, paint). Let us know if you want any of it!!!

04/10/2013

This Sunday! Workshops on everything from aerials to kickboxing to creative writing, a fire jam, AND a dance party/flow arts jam to wrap up this awesome evening - and all accompanied by awesome locally-based DJs! Come on, you know you can't beat this on a Sunday! Or any day... let's be real. Hope to see you all there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/112013812326619/?ref=2

02/03/2013

Come out & see MacKenzie Moltov & Alejandro Dubois of the Phantasmagoria in their latest sideshow extravaganza - at the Torrent Collective on Friday, Feb. 22nd from 7-10pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/163751203771983/

And then from 10pm-2am, join us for the afterparty nearby at Teri's bar at 9th & Washington where the festivities will continue & the liquor will flow freely!
https://www.facebook.com/events/130738633762058/

01/08/2013

Photos from Sunday's aerial acrobatics seminar with Cypher Zero are up here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.264526393674867.62463.232751123519061&type=1

Cypher Zero, former Cirque du Soleil coach and founder of the New York Circus Arts Academy, taught a 2-hour workshop on Sunday, January 6th at our SPinCo facility.

01/06/2013

We're hosting two awesome events today at Torrent Collective - a 2-hour aerial acrobatics seminar with former Cirque du Soleil performer Cypher Zero from 2-4pm ($50) and an indoor hoop jam & potluck dinner from 6-9pm. If you're free & looking for something fun to do, stop by & check it out!
AERIAL SEMINAR - https://www.facebook.com/events/326420587472909/
HOOP JAM - https://www.facebook.com/events/477162165656576/

11/15/2012

For those of you who are on Meetup.com, we've started a meetup group for the flow arts, fire arts & circus arts events we're hosting at the Torrent Collective. (Meetup tends to be a better social network for hosting regular classes & events than Facebook. We suggest you check it out.)
But don't worry, we'll also be posting them here, so stay tuned! http://www.meetup.com/Philly-Flow-Circus-Arts-Meetup/

The Philly Flow & Circus Arts Meetup is designed to bring together folks in the Philadelphia area interested in the Flow Arts and Circus Arts so they can learn and train together in a safe & supportiv

11/15/2012

Congrats to our hooping instructor, Tara Adelizzi, who just got featured on Hooping.org and is performing at the Five Minute Follies this Sunday at the Adrienne Theater. She's teaching hoop dance classes at Torrent Collective every Monday night from 8-9pm. Come by for a free lesson! http://www.hooping.org/tag/tara-adelizzi/

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09/21/2012

Check out the photos of the Staff Spinning Class with Positive Entropy Production's staff instructor Kebunny in the photos section titled 'Staff Spinning - 9/20/12'