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Thomas Choinacky
Theater, Dance, Visual Arts
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Serve it up tennis style! Our muse is the gestural interplay of ball people- agile tennis sideline speedsters who chase down fugitive balls. Their mercurial and symmetrical movements inhabit (in)visibility and collaboration. With contorted repetition, this fantasia queers the idea of champion.
The rigorous labor of ball people is hyper-visible yet intended to be ignored. What happens if we flip this? Performed by five dancers, their repetitious movement transforms as the piece considers how we take up space and collect and distribute attention. Drawing inspiration from sports commentators and backup singers the sound, lights, and costumes rewire and compete with the subtle, absurd movement.
“Hilarious and magnetic.” -Washington Post
Avant-garde choreographer Thomas Choinacky premieres this virtuosic dance weaving together themes of visibility and queerness with their visual art practice, which uses a tennis ball as painting tool. Alongside the production, a zine was created for Forehand Down the Line and will be available for purchase at the venue.
This production is sponsored by Dunlop Sports.
September 6, 2024 7.00pm
Studio Theatre @ Hamilton Family Arts Center
62 N. 2nd Street
General Admission: $20
September 7, 2024 7.00pm
Studio Theatre @ Hamilton Family Arts Center
62 N. 2nd Street
General Admission: $20
September 8, 2024 1.00pm
Studio Theatre @ Hamilton Family Arts Center
62 N. 2nd Street
General Admission: $20
About the Artist
Thomas Choinacky (he/they) is an interdisciplinary artist with attention to dance and movement. “Choinacky is challenging the norm of theater and how people can make and see art.” (Broad Street Review) They are excited by textures, tastes, and feeling it deep in their muscles. His/Their current practice asks questions about legacy, architecture, and queerness, which has led to experimental performances in stairwells, seductive go-go dances, and building kinky mummies from duct tape.
Thomas is a co-founder of Applied Mechanics an artist collective based in Philadelphia. They have performed across the USA and Estonia. Recent projects: Abrons Arts Center (NYC), Communitism (Greece), and in Philly: William Way LGBT Center, Theatre Horizon, and Pink Noise Projects. Their work has garnered accolades from the Washington Post, Bonaly, and the Barrymore Awards. thomasistitanic.com
- Thomas ChoinackyCreator & Choreographer
- Mal CherifiDancer
- AZ EspinozaDancer
- Eliana FabiyiDancer
- Shizu HommaDancer
- Justin JainDancer
- Leigh ParadiseCostume Designer
- Michael LambuiLighting Designer
- Adriano ShaplinSound Designer
- Kel FlemingStage Management
- Isa PayneProject Assistant
Accessibility & Content Considerations
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This event is appropriate for ages 7+
Covid-19 Safety policy
This event does not require proof of vaccination to attend or masks to be worn
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