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The New Victory Theater Announces 2013-14 Season
with World Premiere from New York’s Fiasco Theater
and Nine U.S. Premieres
New Season includes
World Premiere of Fiasco Theater’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE,
By William Shakespeare
Opens Friday, February 28
U.S. Premiere of Circus Der Sinne’s MOTHER AFRICA
Directed by Winston Ruddle
Opens Friday, December 6
Performs Throughout the Holiday Season
U.S. Premiere of Belvoir’s PETER PAN
By J.M. Barrie, Adapted by Tommy Murphy
Directed by Ralph Myers
Opens Friday, October 4
NY Premiere of BOB MARLEY’S THREE LITTLE BIRDS
A new musical based on the story by Cedella Marley
Featuring the music and lyrics of Bob Marley
Directed by Nick Olcott
Opens Friday, February 7
New York, NY – Devoted to presenting outstanding performing arts for kids, families and
audiences of all ages, The New Victory Theater announces the NEW VICTORY 2013-14 season,
which runs from October 4, 2013 through May 18, 2014. The season will feature one world
premiere, nine U.S. premieres and three NY premieres among its 15 productions from seven
different countries around the world.
Fiasco Theater’s creative and collaborative troupe will once again color complex characters and
illuminate perplexing plots to tell a tale of morality and manipulation in the World Premiere of
Shakespeare’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE from February 28 – March 16. Last seen on the New
Vic stage with their acclaimed production of Cymbeline, presented by Theater for a New
Audience, Fiasco Theater recently received kudos for their 10-person, one-piano take on
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods at the McCarter Theater.
PETER PAN, the season opener and first U.S. premiere, features a dream ensemble from
Sydney’s Belvoir from October 4 – 13. Artistic director, dreamer, designer and boy leader Ralph
Myers saw something inherently wild in J.M. Barrie’s Neverland that reminded him of the
Australian bush, and took on the daunting task of staging the whole adventure on a single set.
The U.S. Premiere of Circus Der Sinne’s MOTHER AFRICA fills the NEW VICTORY stage with
stunning African artistry this holiday. Featuring a rare and breathtaking “Icarian Games” act from
Ethiopia, stilt walkers from Tanzania and a renowned contortionist from Kenya (known as “the
most flexible man in the world”), this eclectic cast from different countries all around the
continent mixes modern circus arts with traditional African dance and music for 30
performances from December 6, 2013 – January 5, 2014.
The remaining U.S. premieres include Carlo Colla & Sons Marionette Company’s SLEEPING
BEAUTY, which combines 18th century craftsmanship with the symphonies of Tchaikovsky from
November 1 – November 10; HYPERISH, a fusion of dance styles from the Dutch street scene
and club circuit taking the stage from May 9 – May 18; and three unique productions from
Australia, including Patch Theatre Company’s ME AND MY SHADOW (October 19 – October 20),
Jump Leads and Jessica Wilson’s kid cabaret, STILL AWAKE STILL! (January 18 – January 20)
and KNEE DEEP by Brisbane’s hottest new circus company Casus (March 21 – March 30).
New York premieres in the new season include FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOW, a tap performance
that mixes hard-hitting percussive dance with a live rock band from November 15 – December
1; BOB MARLEY’S THREE LITTLE BIRDS, a new musical based on the story by Cedella Marley and
featuring the music and lyrics of legendary reggae artist Bob Marley, from February 7 –
February 23; and the off-the-wall FLUFF by Australian performance artist Christine Johnston
(April 26 – May 4).
Back by popular demand, “America’s Best Clown” (TIME Magazine) returns next spring to
perform a new incarnation of his Drama Desk-nominated show, BELLO MANIA. Bello Nock, the
high-flying dude with the foot-high hair towers above the audience on a 44-foot sway pole in just
one of his many daredevil tricks from April 4 – April 20.
Young audiences will be delighted in Denmark’s SONGS FROM ABOVE (NEW VICTORY Danish
Festival, 2007) for ages two through five, while even younger audiences will be captivated by
This [Baby] Life (February 12 – February 23) for ages 4-18 months and Baby Rave (May 7 –
May 18) for ages four months to four years.
Please see attachments for complete show descriptions and profiles for the 2013-14 season
programming, and for information about NEW VICTORY public engagement opportunities. All
selections are subject to change.
Ticket Information
Theater-goers who buy tickets for three or more NEW VICTORY shows qualify for free
Membership benefits, including up to 35-percent savings with tickets as low as $9. Tickets for
renewing Members are available online beginning June 6 and tickets for new Members are
available online (NewVictory.org) and by telephone (646.223.3010) starting July 12. Full-price
tickets for individual productions will be available July 31. Beginning September 3, The New
Victory Theater box office (209 West 42nd Street) will be open Sunday and Monday from 11am5pm and Tuesday through Saturday from 12pm-7pm.
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Credits
The New Victory Theater is supported, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment
for the Arts; New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency; and from the New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. The NEW 42ND STREET Board
of Directors, the New Vic Council and the theater’s dedicated individual, corporate and
foundation donors also provide essential contributions, helping to make possible programming
of the highest quality.
About The New Victory Theater
The New Victory Theater introduces extraordinary performing artists from around the world to
extraordinary audiences in New York City, bringing kids to the arts and arts to kids. Created in
1995 for young New Yorkers, their families and schoolmates, The New Victory Theater presents
a diverse season of international companies at low ticket prices year after year. Through the
theater’s award-winning education programs, The New Victory continues to provide access to
schools and communities of New York City who seek to experience and engage with the work
on our stages, often for the very first time. The theater’s contributions to the cultural landscape
of the city were celebrated by the prestigious New York critics’ organization, The Drama Desk,
which presented The New Victory Theater with a 2012 Special Award for “providing enchanting,
sophisticated children’s theater that appeals to the child in all of us, and for nurturing a love of
theater in young people.”
About The New 42nd Street
The New 42nd Street leads the dynamic evolution of the reinvented 42nd Street, cultivating a
unique cultural and entertainment destination at the “Crossroads of the World” through its
projects: The New Victory Theater, a performing arts theater devoted to kids and families; the
NEW 42ND STREET Studios, a state-of-the-art, 10-story performing arts complex for rehearsal,
performance and arts administration; and The Duke on 42nd Street, an intimate black-box
theater. An independent, nonprofit organization, The New 42nd Street believes that the arts
have the power to transform a community.
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The New Victory Theater
2013-2014
U.S. Premiere
PETER PAN
Belvoir
Sydney, Australia
October 4 – October 13
At The New Victory Theater
Author J.M. Barrie
Adaptor Tommy Murphy
Director Ralph Myers
Set Designer Robert Cousins
Costume Designer Alice Babidge
Lighting Designer Damien Cooper
Composer & Sound Designer Stefan Gregory
Assistant Director Isaac Drandic
Fight Director Scott Witt
Choreographer Sara Black
Cast Paula Arundell, Gareth Davies, Harriet Dyer, Charlie Garber, Geraldine Hakewill, Megan
Holloway, John Leary and Meyne Wyatt
With no green tights in sight, this unlikely PETER PAN lands on the NEW VICTORY stage with a
dream ensemble via the brilliant imagination of Sydney’s Belvoir (The Book of Everything, New
Vic 2012). Artistic director, dreamer, designer and boy leader Ralph Myers saw something
inherently wild in J.M. Barrie’s Neverland that reminded him of the Australian bush, and took on
the daunting task of staging the whole adventure on a single set. This adaptation of PETER PAN,
which made its world premiere at Belvoir’s Upstairs Theatre in the northern winter of 2013,
launches the NEW VICTORY 2013-14 season.
Under the artistic leadership of Ralph Myers and General Manager Brenna Hobson, Belvoir
engages Australia’s most prominent and promising playwrights, directors, actors and designers
to realize an annual season of work that is dynamic, challenging and visionary. As well as
performing at home, Belvoir regularly takes to the road, touring both nationally and
internationally. Belvoir’s position as one of Australia’s most innovative and acclaimed theater
companies has been determined by such landmark productions as The Diary of a Madman, The
Book of Everything and Exit the King.
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U.S. Premiere
ME AND MY SHADOW
Patch Theatre Company
Adelaide, Australia
October 19 & October 20
At The New Victory Theater
Collaboratively Created by Zoë Barry, Dave Brown, Geoff Cobham, Roz Hervey, Nathan
O’Keefe, Astrid Pill and Bob Weatherly
Composer Zoë Barry
Direction Roz Hervey, Dave Brown and Geoff Cobham
Cast Sarah Brokensha and Tim Overton
ME AND MY SHADOW is a whimsical story about the fanciful escapades of a young girl who finds
a way to befriend her shadow in a playground of paper, light, music and magic. This clever and
delightful play earned the reputable Patch Theatre Company Australia’s Helpmann Award for
Best Presentation for Children in Sydney and a Sydney Theatre Award nomination for Best
Production for Children.
Patch Theatre Company (Pigs, Bears and Billy Goat Gruff, New Vic 2008) has presented over
100 new productions to more than 1.7 million children and their families since the company
began in 1972. Their diverse repertoire of acclaimed, tour-ready productions for the 4-8 year-old
age group celebrates the experience of childhood, the joys of play, the whims of the imagination
and the challenge of growing and developing through a complex and telling phase of their lives.
U.S. Premiere
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Carlo Colla & Sons Marionette Company
Milan, Italy
November 1 – 10
At The New Victory Theater
Part of “Italy in the U.S. 2013 – Year of Italian Culture”
Director/Composer/Costume Designer Eugenio Monti Colla
Music P. Tchaikovsky
Scenery & Light Design Franco Citterio
Technical Director Tiziano Marcolegio
SLEEPING BEAUTY, a gem in the repertoire of Italy’s oldest and most respected classical
marionette company Carlo Colla & Sons Marionette Company (Marionette Macbeth, New Vic
2007), tells the timeless tale of a princess and her prophesied slumber. With the
accompaniment of Tchaikovsky’s score, three centuries of Italy’s rich cultural heritage are on
dazzling display as more than 150 handmade marionettes, each with its own complete
wardrobe of costumes, interpret Charles Perrault’s original 1697 fairy tale, “The Sleeping Beauty
in the Wood.”
In the late 1700s, Giovanbattista Colla used marionettes to entertain and educate his children in
comedy, drama and the classic arts; five generations later, Carlo Colla & Sons Marionette
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Company continues to spread the family story, enhance Italy’s artistically and culturally rich
marionette tradition and encourage new works that employ the art of puppetry.
This performance is part of “Italy in the U.S. 2013 – Year of Italian Culture,” under the auspices
of The President of the Italian Republic and organized by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
Embassy of Italy in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture.
SONGS FROM ABOVE
Teater Refleksion & Teater My
Aarhus, Denmark
November 8 – 17
In Studio 3A/B at the NEW 42ND STREET Studios
For ages 2 to 5
Concept and Text by Mette Rosleff
Director Bjarne Sandborg
Composer Martin Vognsen
Puppets & Stage Design Mariann Aagaard, assisted by Sofie Faurschou Hastrup
Cast Mette Rosleff, Sigurd Røge Dissing Pedersen
In SONGS FROM ABOVE (NEW VICTORY Danish Festival, 2007), artist Mette Rosleff uses delicate
puppetry and object animation to reveal gentle moments of innocent discovery: the joy of
splashing through puddles, running barefoot on the summer grass, being tucked into bed at
night. Hidden within celestial shapes, each tiny treasure elicits wide-eyed wonder in this sweet
reverie of life’s simplest pleasures. Presented at the ASSITEJ World Congress in Copenhagen
and Malmo (2011), SONGS FROM ABOVE was created by Teater Refleksion and Teater My
(meaning “theater micro”) of Denmark as theater on a small scale for very young children.
Nominated for Denmark’s Reumert Awards for the creation of children’s shows, Teater
Refleksion was established in 1990 as a puppet and animation theater. It takes inspiration from
many forms and genres of art, including performance and visual art to mime, dance, film and
music. They have been supported by the Danish Arts Council and the Municipality of Århus
since 1996.
NY Premiere
FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOW
Rhythmic Circus
Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 15 – December 1
At The New Victory Theater
Artistic Director Ricci Milan
Executive Director Nick Bowman
Dancers Nick Bowman, Ricci Milan, Kaleena Miller and Galen Higgins
Guitar/Vocals Alex Rossi
Vocal Percussionist/Singer Aaron “Heatbox” Heaton
Keys/Vocals Cornell Blanchard
Drums/Vocals Patrick Nelson
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Bass/Vocals Dan Ristrom
Saxophone Peter Vircks
Trumpet Aaron Wiener
Founded by a group of friends from different areas of the Minneapolis arts scene, the creators of
FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOW blend the rapid-fire tap talent of four dancers with the live rock, blues,
soul and funk music of Root City, a seven-piece band complete with vocalists and “Heatbox,”
the human beatbox. In this performance of genre-hopping music and hard-hitting percussive
dance, it’s easy to see why this troupe was a 2012 winner of an Edinburgh Festival Fringe
“Mervyn Stutter's Spirit of the Fringe” award.
Rhythmic Circus, founded in 2007, is also the recipient of “Outstanding Ensemble” and
“Outstanding Performance” from the Minnesota SAGE Awards for Dance and was voted as the
“Best Dance Performance in the Last 12 Months” by City Pages, Minneapolis.
***Holiday Show***
U.S. Premiere
MOTHER AFRICA
Circus Der Sinne (Circus of Joy)
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
December 6 – January 5
At The New Victory Theater
Director & Co-Founder Winston Ruddle
Producer & Co-Founder Hubert Schober
Dance Choreographers Sibongile Prudence, Clive Madlala and Mduduzi Magagula
Act Choreographer Winston Ruddle
Costumes Tsendbjamba Erdeneshoo and Tumaini Mutru
Musical Director Finn Martin
Light Designer Daniel Volk
This holiday season at The New Victory Theater, MOTHER AFRICA will light up the stage in a
powerful performance of stunning African artistry. Featuring a rare and breathtaking “Icarian
Games” act from Ethiopia (in which foot jugglers toss fellow acrobats into the air!), stilt walkers
from Tanzania and a renowned contortionist from Kenya (known as “the most flexible man in the
world”), this eclectic cast from different countries all around the continent mixes modern circus
arts with traditional African dance and music for a show of “pure spectacle, colorful costumes,
immense physicality, powerfully rhythmic music, song, dance, cirque acts and comedy –
something for everybody” (Glamadelaide.com). Rich in rhythm and robust in song, MOTHER
AFRICA earned rave reviews at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has performed for
nearly 1 million people world-wide since the show’s debut in 2006.
The performers in Circus Der Sinne (“Circus of Joy”) received training at director Winston
Ruddle’s artist academy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Portions of the academy entrance fees go
to social aid projects in Africa, such as Karl-Heinz Böhm’s Menschen für Menschen (“Humans
for Humans”), which helps people in need in Ethiopia.
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U.S. Premiere
STILL AWAKE STILL!
Jump Leads and Jessica Wilson
Melbourne, Australia
January 18 – 20
At The New Victory Theater
Director Jessica Wilson
Writers Jessica Wilson in collaboration with Jim Lasko and the following creative team
Composer & Musical Director Sue Johnson
Lyricist Elizabeth Honey
Designer Jonathon Oxlade
Lighting Designer Phil Lethlean
Cast Carolyn Connors, Dan Witton and Renato Vacirca
Miss Ivory Tinklefinger (the famous Queen of Sleep) can calm the rowdiest of children with
nothing but a great grand piano and her sweet singing voice. But one day – much to her dismay
and to the audience’s delight – her piano produces more than just notes. Commissioned by the
Sydney Opera House and premiered at the Arts Centre Melbourne, STILL AWAKE STILL! is a
cabaret for kids based on the much-loved songs from the children’s bedtime book I’m Still
Awake, Still! by author Elizabeth Honey and composer Sue Johnson.
STILL AWAKE STILL! was created by Jessica Wilson, the former artistic director of Tasmania’s
Terrapin Theatre, along with Melbourne’s Jump Leads, a non-profit arts company supporting
innovative projects by independent artists.
NY Premiere
BOB MARLEY’S THREE LITTLE BIRDS
Adventure Theatre MTC
Glen Echo, Maryland
February 7 – 23
At The New Victory Theater
Music & Lyrics Bob Marley
Based on the book by Cedella Marley
Adapted for the stage by Michael J. Bobbitt
Producing Artistic Director & Show Choreographer Michael J. Bobbitt
Managing Director Janet Butler Berry
Production Manager Martita Slayden
Director Nick Olcott
Assistant Director Adi Stein
Music Director Darius Smith
Set Design Joe Musumeci
Costume Design Kendra Rai
Properties Designer Andrea “Dre” Moore
Lighting Designer Brian Allard
Sound Designer Neil McFadden
Arrangement, Orchestrations, Additional music & lyrics John L. Cornellius, II
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Cast S. Lewis Feemster, Ayanna Hardy, David Little, Michael Mainwaring, Jobari ParkerNamdar, Brittany Williams and Tara Yates-Reeves
Three little birds sing their sweet songs to Ziggy, a very shy child who is happy to see the world
from the television in his room. But with the help of his feathered friends and his naughty
neighbor Nansi, Ziggy is reminded in soothing six-part harmony that “every little thing gonna be
all right.” A jammin’ musical with live accompaniment featuring the timeless music and lyrics of
Bob Marley and based on the children’s book by his daughter Cedella, BOB MARLEY’S THREE
LITTLE BIRDS shares the legendary reggae artist’s message of peace and love with a new
generation of songbirds.
Adventure Theatre (founded in 1951) and Musical Theater Center (founded in 1986) merged to
form Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) in 2012 to create memorable theatrical productions and,
through the ATMTC Academy, provide young people with the highest quality training in musical
theater and theater. ATMTC is a multi-time recipient of Washington’s Helen Hayes Award for
Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences.
U.S. Premiere
THIS [BABY] LIFE
Sally Chance Dance
Adelaide, Australia
February 12 – 23
In Studio 3A/B at the NEW 42ND STREET Studios
For ages 4 to18 months
Creator & Director Sally Chance
Composer & Musician Heather Frahn
Dancers Stephen Noonan and Felecia Hick
Created for babies aged 4-18 months, this contemporary dance piece invites the very, very
young audience to mirror and react to inventive choreography. Responding to the audience’s
sounds and movement, the performers of THIS [BABY] LIFE encourage the moment-by-moment
fascination of a baby’s interaction with their adults and with the environment of the performance
space. Accompanied by gentle melodies and rhythms, this memorable performance explores
babies’ capacities to participate in the exciting world around them.
During a two-year fellowship from the Australia Council’s Dance Board, dance artist Sally
Chance explored the cultural lives of babies and very young children through movement; as a
result of this research, Sally developed THIS [BABY] LIFE, Australia’s first performance work for
audiences in this age group. The show premiered as part of South Australia’s Come Out
Festival in 2011.
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World Premiere
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Fiasco Theater
New York, NY
February 28 – March 16
At The New Victory Theater
Created by Fiasco Theater
Cast Jessie Austrian, Noah Brody, Paul L. Coffey, Andy Grotelueschen, Ben Steinfeld and
Emily Young
New York’s Fiasco Theater sheds new light on one of Shakespeare’s darkest comedies with the
ensemble’s signature use of live music and moxie. When The Duke of Vienna disguises himself
as a friar among his people, he finds the city unraveling in a moral free fall. Before he reclaims
his dukedom, can he help the chaste Isabella save her brother from the condemnation of the
villain Angelo? Fiasco’s creative and collaborative troupe will once again color complex
characters and illuminate perplexing plots to tell this singular tale of morality and manipulation in
MEASURE FOR MEASURE.
Fiasco Theater is an ensemble theater company created by graduates of the Brown
University/Trinity Rep M.F.A. acting program. Past shows include their recently lauded 10-actor,
one-piano version of Into the Woods at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, Cymbeline and
Twelfth Night, as well as a workshop production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Cymbeline,
presented by Theatre for a New Audience, ran twice Off-Broadway for nearly 200 performances,
and was honored with the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for best revival of 2011/2012.
U.S. Premiere
KNEE DEEP
Casus
Brisbane, Australia
March 21 – March 30
At The New Victory Theater
Producer Chelsea McGuffin
Production Manager Rob Scott
Company Manager/Performer Emma Serjeant
Performers Emma Serjeant, Jesse Scott, Natano Fa’anana and Lachaln McAulay
KNEE DEEP features the captivating artists of Casus, Australia’s hottest new contemporary
circus company "full of extraordinary skill and brute strength" (The Guardian). Tinged with
humor, immersed in cool and set to an evocative score, their mesmerizing mix of acrobatic
adagios, aerial feats and astonishing individual acts explores the beautiful and delicate balance
between human resilience and fragility.
Based in Brisbane, Casus formed in 2011 with talent whose collective experience includes
performances with C!RCA, Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Polytoxic and Legs on the Wall. KNEE DEEP
is their premiere work.
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BELLO MANIA
Sarasota, Florida
April 4 – 20
At The New Victory Theater
Produced, Directed and Written by Jennifer Nock
Performed by Bello Nock and friends
Back by popular demand, it’s Demetrius Alexandro Claudio Amadeus Bello Nock, the gravitydefying dude with the foot-high hair! Returning to the New Vic stage with a new incarnation of
his 2013 Drama Desk-nominated BELLO MANIA, “America’s Best Clown” (TIME Magazine)
towers above the audience on a 44-foot sway pole in just one of his many hilarious, daredevil
tricks.
Bello Nock was featured in the 2013 edition of the Guinness World Book of Records for the first
ever high wire walk over a cruise ship at sea; in 2011, he received the circus world’s highest
honor, the Gold Clown, at the Monte Carlo International Circus Festival. Bello was the Ringling
Museum’s 2012 “Circus Celebrity of the Year,” and in 2009 was the youngest person ever
inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame. He’s won the Silver Clown in Monte Carlo, the Gold Lion
in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Prix Special in Grenoble, France, and again at the Daidogei
World Cup Festival in Japan. Bello has also won the Walt Disney Award for Creative
Entertainment. As a self-proclaimed “comic daredevil,” Bello has hung by his toes under a
helicopter flying over the Statue of Liberty, walked a high wire over Lincoln Center, repelled off
of Madison Square Garden and ridden an elephant through the Mid-Town Tunnel.
NY Premiere
FLUFF
Cre8ion
Brisbane, Australia
April 26 – May 4
At The New Victory Theater
Creator & Set Designer Christine Johnston
Choreography Lisa O’Neill
Music Peter Nelson
Costumes Selene Cochrane
Slideshow Kylie Burke, Russell Stokes & Christine Johnston
Cast Christine Johnston, Lisa O'Neill, Peter Nelson
Welcome to the mad, mod world of the Ginghams, a trio who travels to bring long-lost misfit toys
into their bright and colorful home. Disco Frog was caught in a ceiling fan, Squibbly was
abandoned in the gutter and Fluff was dropped under the couch. But don’t fret – in this comedic,
quirky and heart-warming mix of sound, story, technology and slides, these toys get discovered
and recovered by the plaid-patterned family. In FLUFF, performers Christine Johnston, Lisa
O’Neill and Peter Nelson combine their talents – experimental use of voice, dramatic visual
style, vocalizing birdcalls, dance, sound-sampling, and their own particular bent on humor – to
create this original, off-the-wall performance.
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Founded in March 2008 by the energetic duo Theresa Famularo and Will Sheehan, Cre8ion
produces and promotes a wide range of theatrical events with artists who have developed
theatrical works across many genres including theater for young audiences, cabaret, comedy,
dance, drama, music and physical theater.
U.S. Premiere
HYPERISH
ISH
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
May 9 - 18
At The New Victory Theater
Choreography Marco Gerris & Cast
Cast Shailesh Bahoran, Martin Barnes, Micka Karlsson, Arnold Put, Melanie van der Mee, Carl
Refos and Raquel Tijsterman
Production Romy Hagenaar
Text Dunya Khayame and Horace Cohen
Dramaturgy Dunya Khayame
Music Rik Ronner
Casting off the pressures of the daily grind, HYPERISH fuses dance styles born from the Dutch
street scene and club circuit with themes of self-expression and young people’s search for
identity. Inspired by the words of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, each dynamic talent of
ISH cuts through the air with elastic and unparalleled skill to flow seamlessly from house to hiphop and from ballet to break dance.
Dutch crossover dance company ISH (4-ISH, New Vic 2006) tours its unique fusion of classical
music and dance with street culture – including spoken word, break dance, beatbox, in-line
skate dancing, martial arts, popping and locking – throughout the Netherlands and abroad under
the leadership of artistic director Marco Gerris. In addition to his work with ISH, Mr. Gerris was a
jury member of Dutch television’s “So You Think You Can Dance?” and a guest choreographer
for the Amsterdam School of the Arts, among others. In 2011, at the request of Ted Brandsen of
Het Nationale Ballet, Mr. Gerris choreographed a remake of Symfonieen der Nederlanden by
Hans van Manen for the 25th anniversary of the Muziektheater.
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U.S. Premiere
BABY RAVE
Young at Art
Belfast, Northern Ireland
May 7 - 18
At The Duke on 42nd Street
For ages 4 months to 4 years
Trained Dance Facilitator/Educator Jennifer Jordan
Designer Liz Cullinane
DJ Tessa Greer
Lighting Designer Nick McCall
Young at Art, the masterminds behind the hugely successful Belfast Children’s Festival,
presents BABY RAVE, a kiddie club party for under-fours and their caretakers. A DJ spins
against a backdrop of dynamic video projections while little ones aged four months to four years
dance with a team of dance facilitators under funky lights and hanging decorations. Parachutes,
inflatables and other sensory objects add to the fun to encourage every child’s exploration of
rhythm and music.
A modern, interactive and memorable event, BABY RAVE was created by Young at Art, one of
Northern Ireland's leading not-for-profit arts companies for children. Creator of the Belfast
Children's Festival, which is now in its fifteenth year and has grown to attract audiences of over
25,000 families and children each year, Young at Art believes passionately that every child’s life
should be as creative as possible through engagement with the arts. In addition to the
international festival, the company also creates a wide variety of projects that encourage young
people to enjoy the arts, develop awareness of its impact on their lives and have a say in what
their arts provisions should be; these projects include performance workshops, commissions,
regional touring, seminars, training, research, publications and the development of online
resources.
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The New Victory Theater
Public Engagement Activities
New Victory Family Workshops
Family Workshops invite adults and kids to discover their creative talents and play together in
unique workshops themed to the shows playing on the NEW VICTORY stage. Led by NEW
VICTORY Teaching Artists, Family Workshops offer families the opportunity to deepen their
relationship to the arts, make memories as a family and, most of all, have fun.
ME AND MY SHADOW – Shadow Puppetry: Saturday, October 19 at 1:30pm and 4:30pm
SLEEPING BEAUTY – Marionette: Saturday, November 2 at 12pm and 4pm
FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOW – Tap: Saturday, November 16 at 12pm and 4pm
MOTHER AFRICA – 3D Masks: Saturday, December 7 at 12pm and 4pm
MOTHER AFRICA – African Dance: Saturday, December 14 at 12pm and 4pm
STILL AWAKE, STILL! – Story Time Sing Along: Sunday, January 19 at 12:30pm
BOB MARLEY’S THREE LITTLE BIRDS – Story Telling and Music: Saturday, February 8 at 3pm
KNEE DEEP – Circus Skills: Saturday, March 22 at 12pm and 4:30pm
FLUFF – Theater Games: Saturday, May 3 at 12:30pm
HYPERISH – Break Dancing: Saturday, May 10 at 12pm and 3:30pm
Arts Express
By coming early to select performances at The New Victory Theater, patrons will have the
opportunity to learn more about the art form on stage, just before they see the performance. Led
by the NEW VICTORY Education Department and Teaching Artists, these free events are “dropin” format and happen during the hour before a show begins.
ME AND MY SHADOW – Sunday, October 20 at 5pm
FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOW – Sunday, November 24 at 5pm
MOTHER AFRICA – Sunday, December 8 at 5pm and Sunday, January 5 at 5pm
STILL AWAKE STILL! – Saturday, January 18 at 3pm and Sunday, January 19 at 3pm
BOB MARLEY’S THREE LITTLE BIRDS – Sunday, February 16 at 5pm and Sunday, February 23 at
5pm
MEASURE FOR MEASURE – Sunday, March 2 at 3pm and Sunday, March 9 at 3pm
KNEE DEEP – Sunday, March 23 at 5pm
BELLO MANIA – Sunday, April 6 at 5pm
HYPERISH – Sunday, May 18 at 5pm
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TXT Marks the Spot
TXT Marks the Spot combines digital gaming, scavenger hunting and the performing arts into
unique experiences for families to enjoy together after select NEW VICTORY shows. Equipped
with a map and a personal mobile device, families will interact with NEW VICTORY Teaching
Artists as they roam all around the theater, learning more about the New Vic and the
performance they have just seen.
PETER PAN – Saturday, October 5 at 7pm
FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOW – Friday, November 15 at 7pm and Friday, November 22 at 7pm
KNEE DEEP – Friday, March 21 at 7pm and Friday, March 28 at 7pm
FLUFF – Saturday, April 26 at 3pm
HYPERISH – Friday, May 9 at 7pm
Talk-Backs
The New Victory Theater will continue to host its talk-back program, in which audience
members can ask questions and get to know the creative team and performers after select
performances.
PETER PAN – Sunday, October 6 at 3pm
SLEEPING BEAUTY – Friday, November 1 at 7pm and Saturday, November 9 at 2pm
FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOW – Sunday, November 17 at 12pm
MOTHER AFRICA – Saturday, December 7 at 7pm and Friday, December 20 at 7pm
BOB MARLEY’S THREE LITTLE BIRDS – Saturday, February 15 at 5pm
MEASURE FOR MEASURE – Saturday, March 1 at 1pm, Friday, March 7 at 7pm and Friday, March
14 at 7pm
KNEE DEEP – Sunday, March 30 at 5pm
BELLO MANIA – Saturday, April 12 at 5pm
FLUFF – Sunday, April 27 at 12pm
HYPERISH – Saturday, May 17 at 7pm
Busy Bees
Before all shows programmed for our littlest patrons, families are invited to participate in preshow arts and crafts activities which they can bring home as mementoes of their first theater
adventures.
SONGS FROM ABOVE – November 8 – 17
THIS [BABY] LIFE – February 12 – 23
BABY RAVE – May 8 – 18
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