War and Play: A Clown Odyssey of Survival
War and Play is an interactive, devised clown show that explores the power of joy in the face of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Our story follows the journey of a queer clown couple, Vira (Ania Upstill) and Nadiya (Danielle Levsky), whose peaceful world is shattered after Russia launches its full-scale attack on their homeland. As we follow their struggles, a third clown (Mariko Iwasa) transforms to embody the many…
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Use Promo Code ‘Hot Diggity Dog’ For 20% Off Your First Purchase A performative InstallationCreative by mike durkin and Angela Trovato Who’s ready for the juiciest dogs in town? A sun-soaked Glizzy Gala, a Hot Dog Hoe-down. Get ready to savor the taste of the end of summer at our cookout. Indulge in mouthwatering dogs crafted with the finest ingredients, perfectly grilled to perfection. Use Promo Code ‘Hot Diggity Dog’…
Up In The Air
In 1985, MTV played the hottest music videos in Power Rotation—once an hour, day and night. Viewers were “obsessed” with Bill Wadhams of the synth-pop band, Animotion as he sang, who do you want me to be, to make you sleep with me, dressed in a Roman warrior’s breastplate and helmet in front of the Hollywood sign. Up In The Air traces one man’s musical journey as he rockets to international…
Underestimated
UNDERESTIMATED is a choreographed dance piece that encompasses the strength, power, diligence, and confidence of a woman. Throughout the production, stories of women adversity are depicted. These stories are reflective of the specific emotions felt when a woman or those around her face confrontation. The dancers represent this through athletic ability, movement, and emotion. Oftentimes women are put into a specific stereotype and outline of what we should be or…
unbearable lightness
unbearable lightness is a series of reflections and a sonic love letter to the lightness of being alive. It begins as an exploration of breath with a lightweight object: a latex balloon. As the balloon gives shape to breath, playful opportunities emerge for breath to give shape to the body and for the body to find its dance.
Twofold
Life In Death follows Jamie, a once-studious teenager, is tormented by his parents’ recent deaths, pushing him into a state of despair that finally leads to melancholy and violence. Lori, his aunt, takes him into care and attempts to restore him to his happy demeanor. Seven months have gone by, and he’s becoming increasingly depressed; his grades are decreasing, and he’s at his lowest point yet. Eventually, he meets Riley,…
Trabis
This proposal seeks to scrutinize the use of the body as an object of production and its relationship with acquired value. Trabis is the Latin word for Trabajo (work in Spanish), which means obstacle, difficulty, impediment.
tiny revolutions
In a post revolution world, we imagine the whimsy and we imagine the struggle. Learning cultural behaviors and making honest mistakes are actions that still occur in the post-capitalism world. Even once total liberation is reached, the future generations are in need of guidance! How do we love? How do we thrive? What do we need to pass on to the future inhabitants of our home planet? Through catchy melodies…
We Dance At Home, Alone
The South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)’s First Days Project interviews asks Indianimmigrants to recount their experiences upon arriving in the U.S. ––anxiety, grief, excitementand awe underscores them all. Each interviewee recalls events of them out in the U.S. inexploration and discovery, but there was a tendency to also note the more quiet moments–– theones that happened in solitude, dancing around their homes. “And we were living in a onebedroom…
We Have Gone As Far As We Can Together
Loss has made a tenuous “we” of us all. — Judith Butler, Precarious Life WE BEGIN IN THE DARK AND DEATH IS THE BIRTH OF US We Have Gone As Far As We Can Together is a modular opera, a meeting of voices, a collectively sung ritual release. We Have Gone As Far As We Can Together is an expansive sonic conversation inspired by the sonic and spiritual resonance of…
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