imagin/ing: a senior project in devised ensemble collaboration [SOLD OUT]
Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 7:00pm
The Russell House, 350 High Street, Middletown
FREE! Registration required.
Friday, April 5, 2024 at 7:00pm
The Russell House, 350 High Street, Middletown
FREE! Registration required.
Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 7:00pm
The Russell House, 350 High Street, Middletown
FREE! Registration required.
All performances are sold out. A waitlist will start at 6:45pm each night.
This performance runs approximately 60 minutes. Please arrive ten minutes early as the show will begin promptly at 7pm.
imagin/ing is an immersive exploration into how experimental performance art can serve as a transformative tool on the journey towards QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color) liberation.
A Senior Theater Capstone in devised ensemble collaboration directed by Alisha Simmons ’24 and created in collaboration with Xiran Tan ’24, Xingyan Guo ’25, Bre Jordan ’27, and Nina Kibria ’27. Advised by Assistant Professor of Theater and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Katie Brewer Ball.
Inspired by scholar Marquis Bey, the use of a slash in imagin/ing showcases the radical potential of imagination, a potential that can be unlocked through an ongoing, present process of performance.
This performance travels throughout different rooms and encourages audience participation.
This performance contains partial nudity.
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