About the Participants
Hudson River is a vibraphonist based in Philadelphia. She has performed at Chill Moody’s Klubbhouse Live, cinéSPEAK Confluence Film Festival at the The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, the Velvet Whip, Le Mondo Arts in Baltimore, and held a residency at Chris’ Jazz Café, Philadelphia. Her work has been covered by WXPN and Black + Local 215. River attended Widener University with a full scholarship from Drum Corps International.
indira allegra is a conceptual artist and founder of Cazimi Studio. Using weaving as a framework to creatively transform tension within different sites, the studio emphasizes performance, publication and the integration of spiritual care as preferred design solutions. allegra’s work has been featured in The Art Newspaper, Artnet, Art Journal, BOMB Magazine, e-flux, ARTFORUM and in exhibitions and performances at the Museum of Arts and Design, Blaffer Museum, Center for Craft Creativity and Design, Museum of the African Diaspora, and SFMOMA among others. They are the author of Tension Studies and Dispersal of a Feeling: Bloodnotes on Choreography and Illness (Sming Sming Books). allegra has been the recipient of numerous awards, including United States Artists Fellowship, Burke Prize, Creative Capital, Gerbode Choreographer Award, and CripTech Metaverse Fellowship.
ArtPhilly’s What Now: 2026 represents a major collaborative moment in Philadelphia and the surrounding region. This city-wide multi-disciplinary festival will foreground Philadelphia’s creative voices, placing artists, neighborhoods and arts organizations at the center of critical civic dialogue on our country’s past, present, and– most importantly– future. ArtPhilly’s collaborators include WXPN, WRTI, The Museum of the American Revolution, The Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts, PHILADANCO!, BalletX, Mural Arts Philadelphia, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, and more.
