On February 9th and 10th, arts and culture organizations Power Street Theatre, Souletri, Light Thief Productions, Theatre In The X, and Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists (PAPA) lead the 2021 Digital Rally for Philly Arts.

Streaming live for 12 hours each day on Power Street’s Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts, the Digital Rally for Philly Arts featured 50+ Philly artists and organizations with performances and discussions spanning from writers, comedians, poets, musicians, dancers, theater artists, and more. The goal of the rally was to highlight the value of arts and culture in the city, ahead of City Council’s budgeting decisions for the next fiscal year.

The 2021 Digital Rally was hosted by Tanaquil Marquez, Nicole Stacie, LindoYes and Sinta Storm. Participants included drummer Karen Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara A Hudes, the Artblog, poetry by Rachel O’Hanlon Rodriguez, Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists, city budget discussions led by Asaki Kuruma, and more. 

On both days, the Digital Rally took a "break" for one hour from 3-4pm on streaming platforms to enjoy live music by DJ Nic Lopez and Tik Tok dance instruction by Taylor J Mitchell on PST's Instagram to celebrate!