August 2009 PERFORMANCE

 
 





August 7-9

Fri & Sat at 8pm / Sun at 7pm
Tickets $15 / $10 students

Momentum Sensorium
& The Humans

Choreographed by
Helen Lee and Rachel Bunting

Momentum Sensorium (Helen Lee) performs a new work of arresting images, ranging from a quiet awakening to explosions of joy. The Humans (Rachel Bunting) perform who I am (who I am not), using objects as tangible symbols to illustrate the curious experience of being an identical twin.

 
 




August 13-16

Thr - Sun at 8pm
Tickets $15 / $10 students

RUSTBELT REVIVAL: A New
Economic Stimulus Plan

FEATURING 100% Farm Fresh Corn
Curated by
Holly Hughes & Kestutis Nakas

A new line-up of artists each night features some of the Midwest's finest in solo performance including works by Danielle Abrams, LeVan D. Hawkins, Holly Hughes, E. Patrick Johnson, David Kodeski, Amanda Krugliak, Jenny Magnus, Melanie Manos, Meredith Miller, Erica Mott, Kestutis Nakas, Andy Park, Nick Tobier, Malcolm Tulip, Sarah Weis and others.

TCritic's Picks Time Out Chicago/Around Town
Hello, Holly Windy City Times

 
 






August 22 & 23

Sat-Sun at 8pm
Tickets $15 / $10 students

Fruit of Zaloom

Featuring the "deliciously wacky"
Paul Zaloom

Paul Zaloom will awe audiences with his talents as a incredible performance artist. Through a look into his object based theater, and of course a bit of political satire. This quirky performer is sure to have something up his sleeve! Paul Zaloom is a world renowned performance artist who has taught classes at: New York University, Emerson College, Cal Arts, and George Mason University amongst many others.

Fruit of Zaloom covers a myriad of contemporary subjects, including the “War on Drugs,” gay adoption, moral hypocrisy, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” mandatory minimum sentencing, the Log Cabin Republican Club,  police brutality, and last but not least: death! More >>

"If you have never seen the great and sincerely scathing Paul Zaloom in action, here's your chance…You'll laugh till you cry." —Holland Cotter, The New York Times

Check out Paul’s Theater of Trash Workshop - Thursday, August 20th 6pm-10pm.  Just $50.

 


















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