Inspiring Photos from the 2016 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts

Don't miss seeing the Kinetic Tree in the lobby of #Philadelphia 's @kimmelcenter during #PIFA2016. It's absolutely breathtaking!

A photo posted by Connie Hum (@connvoyage) on Apr 10, 2016 at 7:27am PDT

Kinetic . . . A huge thank you to @urphillypal and @kimmelcenter for giving us an unbelievable preview of #pifa2016 The amount of creativity being showcased is astonishing and you'd be crazy not to take part in all the festivities!! Make sure to check out this #kinetictree, free shows at 7pm and 10pm!!

A photo posted by Tomasz Rog (@tomaszrog) on Apr 8, 2016 at 3:58pm PDT

#pifa2016 #philly

A photo posted by Raffi Creech (@rcreech1021) on Apr 10, 2016 at 11:19am PDT

Stay forever weird and beautiful #Philadelphia #PIFA2016 #lastnight #theworldisyourstage #phillyarts

A photo posted by Steph Smith (@garvinsmith) on Apr 7, 2016 at 10:01am PDT

I'm still breathless over the spectacular preview performance of "Knitting Peace" held at the @kimmelcenter to help kick off Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts; a sixteen day arts celebration with over 60 performances across the city! @cirkuscirkor was so unique, so captivating, and creative on every level. Thank you @cirkuscirkor @kimmelcenter and @urphillypal for such an amazing and memorable evening! #knittingpeace #pifa2016 #arthappenshere #cirkuscirkör • • • #discoverphilly #explorephilly #explore215 #whyilovephilly #savephilly #cityholder #visitphilly #phillyscape #phillyprimeshots #igers_philly #howphillyseesphilly #visualgang #igmasters #shoot2kill #agameoftones #exploreeverything #urbanromantix #moodygrams #visualofstreet #createandcapture #urbanandstreet #teamcanon #opticinstics

A photo posted by Kristen Catoe (@k10catoe) on Apr 7, 2016 at 7:47pm PDT

"Exploration really is the essence of the human spirit, and to pause, to falter, to turn our back on the quest for knowledge, is to perish." -- -- Frank Borman

A photo posted by Philadelphia - Max Grudzinski (@maxgrudz) on Apr 10, 2016 at 5:59pm PDT

Gone Fishin' #PIFA #PIFA2016 #Philadelphia #Philly #phillycp #igersphilly #igers_philly #art #artinstallation #phillygram #bw #infamous_family #royalsnappingartists #rsa_streetview #howphillyseesphilly #peopledelphia #pennslanding #Pennsylvania #whyilovephilly #visitphilly

A photo posted by Chal D (@cmd215) on Apr 10, 2016 at 10:02am PDT

Stunning. Haunting. Thought provoking. All words seem inadequate to describe what I experienced at #Article13 There's one more performance of it Sunday at 9 at Penn's Landing. Stop reading this and go to the @kimmelcenter website to get your free ticket. I guarantee you won't be sorry and you won't be able to stop thinking about it! Thanks to @hidden.mickey for rescuing me from the stand-by line and sharing this experience with me. #PIFA2016 #discoverphl #explore215 #howphillyseesphilly #IGers_Philly #jj_philadelphia #pcpotd #phillydotcom #phillymasters #visitphilly #whyilovephilly #arthappenshere

A photo posted by Loren (@photolope) on Apr 9, 2016 at 10:08pm PDT

I know it's raining outside in Philly but I'm really hoping it stops so everyone can visit #article13 this weekend at @penns_landing for #PIFA2016. It brings together fire, sand and the story of what it means to search for a better life. As first generation American, I can't ever even hope to comprehend what it took my family to leave China to come to the promised land. The show is free (visit kimmelcenter.org to snag a ticket and don't forget your ) it's literally

A photo posted by Albert Lee (@urphillypal) on Apr 9, 2016 at 1:55pm PDT

Telling the immigrant story with sand and fire!! (2/3) #pifa2016

A photo posted by Amanda // Philly Game Girl (@phillygamegirl) on Apr 10, 2016 at 7:37pm PDT