The Flea Theater presents

Ascendance

an exhilarating evening of circus-infused dance by

Above and Beyond Dance

Thursday, September 10 – Saturday, September 12 at 7pm;
Sunday, September 13 at 3pm

Tickets $20/$15 students, available at The Flea Theater box office

Online:  www.theflea.org or call (212) 352-3101

September 10-13, New York City-based Above and Beyond Dance will premiere Ascendance, its second season of circus-infused dance. This innovative company melds modern dance with aerial, stilt, and acrobatic work, creating an exciting world onstage which challenges traditional spatial boundaries. The choreography is designed to heighten perceptions of power and weakness, connection and disconnection, and limitation and freedom, enabling exploration of the complexities of human interaction. The cast of Ascendance will move through intricate vocabulary in which they appear upright, inverted, impossibly tall, or free of the constraints of the earth altogether.

Ascendance is a journey into group dynamics and the nature of strength and weakness as revealed by a multi-talented cast of performing artists. Segments of choreography are ingeniously interwoven to form a unified work of dance-theater which is at once dynamic spectacle yet sensitive and subtle. Audience members will discover scenes ranging from playful to threatening, and will follow the performers through power struggles, chaos and fear until they ultimately reach a point of equilibrium and freedom. Original chamber music by Juilliard-trained composers Nicholas Csicsko and Reinaldo Moya will deepen the movement’s dramatic impetus and carry the audience through a fully integrated theatrical experience.

Artistic Director Chriselle Tidrick directs and performs with a cast of astonishing talent and versatility. The five accomplished female collaborators are professional dancers with additional training in circus arts disciplines. Cast members include dancer/aerialist Madeline Hoak, dancer/stilt performer Sharon Livardo du Maine, dancer/gymnast/aerialist Andrea Skurr, and dancer/aerialist Emily Smyth Vartanian.

For additional information about Above and Beyond Dance, please visit: www.AboveAndBeyondDance.com.

The Flea Theater is located at 41 White Street, between Church St. and Broadway in TriBeCa and is easily reached by subways A, C, E, N, Q, R, W, 6, J, M, Z to Canal Street, or the 1 to Franklin Street. White Street is located three blocks south of Canal St.

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