{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fparallax-phl.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Feppchez-ZGvWO54k","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Eppchez! : Escaping the boundaries of definition","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3f509808-fd21-42dc-a560-73a736291cf5/6fda6bcd-a9da-449e-847c-a76ac7afb6bf/parallax-web-03.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/582a6761-2134-49b0-8c6b-e4960e72727e\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Eppchez! : Escaping the boundaries of definition\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"The creative energy of Eppchez! escapes the walls of definition. Eir interdisciplinary work leaps across the boundaries of writing, performance, art, music and design in an endless quest of self-discovery and self-actualization.\n\nIn 2012, Eppchez! created Alma's Engine, a production company to develop eir work across a variety of performance genres. Alma’s Engine has since produced six works in the past six years, including Training: A One Troll Show and Publik Private.\n\nRecently, Eppchez! was named a Leeway Foundation Artist-in-Residence at the Philadelphia makerspace NextFab. At NextFab, ey are working on a non-binary design project called Darb Garb that applies the use of creative technology to design gender-affirming wearables that help non-binary people claim and honor themselves. Eppchez considers the work part of eir vocation as a gender doula, helping individuals discover their authentic selves."}