Rising from a Thousand Thrones
Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Mary Shelley composed a son. In 1816, the daemon of paper and ink became a child of flesh and blood, but now that child is threatened by an ancient power that reaches out from the fathomless ocean depths. Within the walls of her house, the shadows of Mary’s dark imagination come to life, each intent on bending the author’s will to their whim. To save…
Roll Play: An Improvised Adventure
Dungeons & Dragons meets improv comedy! ROLL PLAY is a live, interactive, fully-improvised love letter to tabletop RPGs and the fantasy genre. Guided by a mysterious Dungeon Master, four brave heroes embark on an epic quest— determined entirely by audience suggestions and rolls of the dice. Write spells for the Wizard, enchant the Fighter’s sword, or even offer divine guidance to the Cleric. Every show is a brand new adventure!…
PEDESTRIAN CIRCUS
Pedestrian Circus is a one-human show spanning many discovery zones. Characters and self-perception are shaken and stirred. A fantastic voyage where we feast on a hot wet fantasy of persona pizza, insecurity extra cheese toppings, pepperoni ego death. Hey y’all, the body is a stretched canvas just waiting for the scrumptious tidbits of humanity to get messy. Watch ya girl Rose Luardo and her radical performative costume changes as she…
Pink Lemonade
We want to build a carnival ride of child-like wonder (*BOING BOING BOING* *POP*). Our props and bodies will be manipulated, thrown, flounced, shaped, caught, dropped, flown, rolled, and morphed in order for us to share our thoughts, emotions, memories, and stories (YEEE! HOW EXCITING!). Our show will focus on playfulness and exploration (NOTHING TOO DEEP OR SERIOUS) utilizing simple story telling, lots of juggling, sky-high aerial ventures, partner movement,…
Outside Your Expectations
Outside of Your Expectations is a healing, interactive, art exhibition in the form of a video installation and live performance. It explores social constructs that are put upon Black women and the ways that it can affect their mental health. Through West African’s fast pace motions, Umfundalai’s contemporary African reflective storytelling gestures, and Hip Hop’s dynamic grooves, this video installation and performance depicts a mental fight. The fight against the…
Open Page
Leah Stein Dance Company / The Art Room StudioOutdoor event featuring LSDC Artists + community with featured performances, Deep Listening,interactive practices, food+drink,mixing in between performances. WHAT: Open Page, an immersive gathering of performance and video WHEN: Sunday, September 25th 3:00-6:00pmWHERE: The Art Room Studio + Parking Lot, 2329 S. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, 19148 Leah Stein Dance Company invites audiences to an interactive, multimedia event that will run for three hours…
Oedipus in Seattle
Oedipus in Seattle is an auto-theatre mash-up of Oedipus Rex and Sleepless in Seattle. In this unconventional adaptation, two different actors take the stage each night without having rehearsed or read the script. Instructions from a voice in their headphones will guide them through the piece as they assume the roles of Oedipus, Jocasta, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, with the casting decided by random chance. Oedipus in Seattle is…
HOMO FEMINA (Live show at CYKLOPEN))
In a reduced space depoliticized of all visibility and legislation: she, the Fémina, lies. Stripped of all rights to exert her nature, in pursuit of her survival. Not included by him, the Homo, without visualization as a subject, hidden, omitted, overshadowed.It occurs in every corner of the world, every day, at every hour, victim of invisibility and pedagogical exercise of Violence. A subtle Violence that also kills us.This piece is…
One Man’s Trash: A Repurposed Circus
Residing behind bins and beneath trash can lids, inventive acrobats, high-flying aerialists, and quirky clowns welcome you into their world for a junkyard adventure . Inhabiting a space of discovery and fun, this repurposed circus turns trash into treasure. Dive into our dumpsters to see how we recycle, reuse, and reinvent rubbish into a circus extravaganza. Cirque Us proudly presents One Man’s Trash! Cirque Us is a Boston based circus…
Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Rom-Com
Using the well-tread tropes of romantic comedies, the hilarious cast will create a completely improvised, unlikely love story right before your eyes. Featuring hopeless romantics, klutzes, uptight bosses, players, journalists on assignment, free spirits, and more! No script. No props. No idea what’s gonna happen. Can’t find tickets on the Fringe site? Check out XroadsComedy.com.
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