OCTOBER 2021 THROUGH MARCH 2022

Legendary poet and visionary Ursula Rucker curates the second season of Close Ups, a series of hour-long performances and conversations created and hosted by Intercultural Journeys. Running from October through March, Close Ups: Scars and Emblems elevates a new group of Philadelphia artists.

Spanning generations and genres, each episode—a moving combination of performance and conversation with Ursula Rucker—offers the viewer an intimate look into the creative practice of these powerhouse artists.  Be immersed in these shape-shifting stories of hurt and hope, told through poetry, dance, music and indelible imagery.

We're so grateful to our friends at Bartram’s Gardens and Germantown Espresso Bar for the generous use of their beautiful spaces to film the Close Ups series.