clapping for nature
What does it feel like to clap for the soil, a tree, the sky? While our planet continues to warm from systems of capitalism, we can still celebrate and reconnect with these ecological communities in an effort to cultivate awareness and action on a collective scale. Clapping is a contagious behavior, like a yawn or laughter. An individual clap soon becomes collective, prefiguring the type of responses necessary for halting…
Cindy of Arc
Cindy of Arc is a comedy and rock music extravaganza about the problem men have with lying and where that’s gotten the rest of us, particularly women. And Jews. Think American Utopia with expletives, politics, religion, dogs, cannibals, no David Byrne, and no Utopia. And it’s a comedy. And we wear our shoes. Brought to you by award-winning writer, musician, and comedian Cynthia Kaplan and three musicians named Mike. Cindy of Arc was…
Carnival of Ritual
Carnival of Ritual is a multi disciplinary visual and performance art piece that explores the emergence of American circus and its relationship to black people in the US. This piece uses the juxtaposition of the sacred of and the silly as a backdrop to reconciling iniquitous origins mired by race and racism, it is a reconciliation and reimagining. Through movement, visuals, sound and participation we invite you to move through…
Carmilla: A Dance with Death
Every night Laura goes to bed and dreams of a beautiful woman crawling into her bedroom. When Carmilla arrives on her doorstep after a freak accident, Laura and her Father uncover the truth about the intoxicating stranger. Enter the vampiric nightclub the “Electric Chapel” and dance like the undead as Laura recounts her story of faith, danger, and discovery in a queer love story like you’ve never seen before. Carmilla:…
Cannonball Kickoff
Get in, loser! We’re cruising to kick off Cannonball! Join us for an opening party of performances, toasts and dancing. Wet your whistle with a curated lineup of artists you’ll see this year in Cannonball, then kick it up a notch with music, drinks, and a chance to connect with friends and fans. Start your Fringe Festival off with a KICK! Sunday, September 1, 8pm-10pm Free of Charge • Drink…
Cannonball Cooler Happy Hour
All this art making you thirsty? Get lost, get found, get quenched at The Cannonball Cooler. Calling all artists, collaborators, conspirators, and connoisseurs to meet up ’round the cooler for happy hour cocktails, brews and good conversation. Cool down and warm up for the home stretch of back-to-back shows at Cannonball! Come one, come all to The Cannonball Cooler! Saturday, September 21, 4:30pm–6:30pm Free of Charge • Happy Hour Specials…
Caminé, caminé,y caminé, pero nunca llegué…
The story, originally written for the stage by Veronica Mercedes Ponce De Leon & Francisco Javier Carbajal, follows the abridged life of a young mexican punk rocker who seeks to find new opportunities across the Tijuana, Mexico border. Confusion and tragedy ensues which results in our protagonist being lost in the Mexicali desert. The cast is made up of members of the community that supports Ollin Yoliztlin Calmecac in their…
Calvin Barrows
TBD proudly presents CALVIN BARROWSWritten by Amir-Gabriel GadDirected by Monti Cerabino After CALVIN is knocked into a coma by an ambulance, his friends host a one-month anniversary party…because things can always be worse! With the discovery of his magic eight ball, disaster is bound to strike… and with Calvin’s mother bound to call at some point, it’s almost destined. This coma party is a mad mish-mash living room comedy about…
Cake Walk
Cake Walk is a reimaginaing of old school, predominately white television shows re-cast with all-Black performers who use their comedy chops to breathe new life into classic narratives while offering fresh perspectives and addressing contemporary social issues. You don’t want to miss this show!!! Get your tickets now! You never know which classisc TV show will get the Cake Walk treatment next!
Brutal Honesty
In our present reality of alternate facts, deep fake AI, and political fraud, I seek an answer to some of the biggest questions in popular culture today: What is the value of truth?Do we believe in honesty? Is being honest a political act? What are the mechanics of honesty in the body? A multidisciplinary solo project, Brutal Honesty interrogates what is personal truth and whether we can ever be truly…
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