soloNOVA Arts Festival
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| Country and Region | United States — New York |
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| Type of Festival | Drama, Music |
| Location of Festival | New York, New York, USA |
| Festival Contact Information | terraNOVA Collective |
| Festival Description | The terraNOVA Collective presents its annual celebration of solo performers with the soloNOVA Arts Festival. The soloNOVA Arts Festival is the premier festival for solo performers in New York City. The 8th annual festival will feature comedy, dance theatre, storytelling, music, theatrical mockumentary, puppetry, multimedia, and spoken word. The festival celebrates innovative individuals who push the boundaries of what it means to be an artist, aims to redefine the solo form and uniquely invigorates the audience through the time-honored tradition of storytelling. This year, eight performers round out the mainstage offerings. “Every year we feel the festival gets a little sharper,” Lead Curator James Carter said. “We’re presenting two world premiers along with first time shows to our festival. The line up has never been stronger.” |
| Festival Dates | May 23 - June 2, 2013 |
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Festival Events:
Programming 2013:
- MERCY KILLERS
Written & performed by Michael Milligan
Directed by Tom Oppenheim
- Joe loves apple pie, Rush Limbaugh, the fourth of July and his wife Jane. But when his wife is diagnosed with cancer and loses her insurance, his patriotic feelings for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are turned upside down.
Thursday, May 23rd - 7pm
Saturday, May 25th - 1pm
Friday, May 31st - 9pm
- Joe loves apple pie, Rush Limbaugh, the fourth of July and his wife Jane. But when his wife is diagnosed with cancer and loses her insurance, his patriotic feelings for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are turned upside down.
- HOW TO DO A ONE PERSON SHOW
Written & performed by Kelly Kinsella
Written & Directed by Padraic Lillis
World Premiere
- Kelly is back! This time she will show us…wait…what is Kelly doing? In her own unique way, Kelly Kinsella will probably tell us how to do a one person show, but will no doubt reveal a lot more. Hysterical. Tangential. Insightful. Kelly Kinsella does Kelly Kinsella.
Thursday, May 23rd - 9pm
Saturday, May 25th - 3pm
Friday, May 31st - 7pm
- Kelly is back! This time she will show us…wait…what is Kelly doing? In her own unique way, Kelly Kinsella will probably tell us how to do a one person show, but will no doubt reveal a lot more. Hysterical. Tangential. Insightful. Kelly Kinsella does Kelly Kinsella.
- Diana Oh is GOING ROGUE, the solo show
Songs written and performed by Diana Oh
Directed by Leta Tremblay
- 1/2 concert, 1/3 dance party, 1/3 playtime, 1/3 you’re not gonna stay in your seats, 1/3 no bullshit. The math is right. Don’t overthink it. “You’re the whole package. Song writing is amazing. Voice is out of this world. The most important thing to me is the live show and your show is electric and intimate and HUGE,” - Christopher Gabriel Nuñez.
Friday, May 24th - 7pm
Sunday, May 26th - 1pm
Thursday, May 30th - 9pm
- 1/2 concert, 1/3 dance party, 1/3 playtime, 1/3 you’re not gonna stay in your seats, 1/3 no bullshit. The math is right. Don’t overthink it. “You’re the whole package. Song writing is amazing. Voice is out of this world. The most important thing to me is the live show and your show is electric and intimate and HUGE,” - Christopher Gabriel Nuñez.
- DOS MUJERES
Written & performed by Desi Moreno-Penson
Directed by Jose Zayas
- Two women. Two stories. One Actress.
Watch stereotypes get blown to smithereens as Desi Moreno-Penson gets even in the audition room and agrees to have a threesome.
Friday, May 24th - 9pm
Sunday, May 26th - 3pm
Thursday, May 30th - 7pm
- Two women. Two stories. One Actress.
Watch stereotypes get blown to smithereens as Desi Moreno-Penson gets even in the audition room and agrees to have a threesome.
- THE F*CKING WORLD ACCORDING TO MOLLY
Written & Performed by Andrea Alton
Directed by Molly Marinik
Producer – Irwin Kroot
Choreography - John Paolillo
Costume Designer - Anthony Catanzaro
Sound Designer – David Crabb
- Molly “Equality” Dykeman is a loveable, but barely lucid security guard at PS 339 who dabbles in a bit of poetry, a bit of Percocet and a lot of drink. She may be a foul mouthed, straight talking, lady kissing, mother lover, but she still needs to find a way to pull herself together, overcome bed bugs, love and sissy kids to perform in her first poetry show. Will she succeed? Only Molly can tell…
“A fucking riot!!! Like all good comedy, it makes you laugh and feel uncomfortable at the same time — a real feat. Molly for Lez-ident!” - Village Voice, Michael Musto
Saturday, May 25th - 7pm
Tuesday, May 28th - 9pm
Saturday, June 1st - 3pm
- Molly “Equality” Dykeman is a loveable, but barely lucid security guard at PS 339 who dabbles in a bit of poetry, a bit of Percocet and a lot of drink. She may be a foul mouthed, straight talking, lady kissing, mother lover, but she still needs to find a way to pull herself together, overcome bed bugs, love and sissy kids to perform in her first poetry show. Will she succeed? Only Molly can tell…
- WILL WORK FOR
Written & performed by Dacyl Acevedo
Directed by Jo Cattell
Collaborator Tamilla Woodard
Photographer, Illustrator, Costume Designer - Heather Anderson
World Premiere
- Unemployment and the adventure begins! On a journey into the unknown, Dacyl Acevedo has to dodge through booby-trapped interviews, face demons of her employment past, hold tight to her dream while surviving the economic crash. Will Work For is a farcical and satirical journey into the new world of work and tells of how one person is surviving.
Saturday, May 25th - 9pm
Tuesday, May 28th - 7pm
Saturday, June 1st - 1pm
- Unemployment and the adventure begins! On a journey into the unknown, Dacyl Acevedo has to dodge through booby-trapped interviews, face demons of her employment past, hold tight to her dream while surviving the economic crash. Will Work For is a farcical and satirical journey into the new world of work and tells of how one person is surviving.
- WIGGERLOVER [whiteboy+blackdad=greyareas]
Written & performed by James Anthony Zoccoli
Deejay & Sound Design by Gregor Mortis
Projections & Lighting Design by Elizabeth Boros-Kazai
NYC Premiere
- Chicagoland, 1979: In this too-good-to-be-true story of one boy’s life in an interracial family, James Anthony Zoccoli recalls growing up as a half-Italian, half-Polish kid who wants to be Black when his White mom marries an African-American man. Hilarity ensues!
“Deftly strikes a wonderful balance of hilarious-meets-poignant.”- Chicago Theatre Blog
Wednesday, May 29th - 7pm
Saturday, June 1st - 9pm
Sunday, June 2nd - 1pm
- Chicagoland, 1979: In this too-good-to-be-true story of one boy’s life in an interracial family, James Anthony Zoccoli recalls growing up as a half-Italian, half-Polish kid who wants to be Black when his White mom marries an African-American man. Hilarity ensues!
- LAST LAUGH
Presented by The Movement Theatre Company
Written & performed by Eric Lockley
Directed by Jonathan McCrory
- “Think Spike Lee directing The Incredible Afro-Hulk from a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, and you get a sense of the inner transformations and character mutations that Lockley performs in his 60 minutes on stage.” Says Daniel Lehman, Backstage, as Eric Lockley reprises his sold-out soloNOVA show exploring if laughter is the best medicine.
Wednesday, May 29th - 9pm
Saturday, June 1st - 7pm
Sunday, June 2nd - 3pm
- “Think Spike Lee directing The Incredible Afro-Hulk from a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, and you get a sense of the inner transformations and character mutations that Lockley performs in his 60 minutes on stage.” Says Daniel Lehman, Backstage, as Eric Lockley reprises his sold-out soloNOVA show exploring if laughter is the best medicine.
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Podcast interviews:
- If you like this festival — listen to…
- Kali Quinn, physical theater artist
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=1901 - Jennifer Conley Darling, artistic director of soloNOVA Arts Festival http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=1748
- Mike Daisey, monologist
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=691
- Kali Quinn, physical theater artist
Photographs:
- Picasa Web Album slideshow of festival images
https://picasaweb.google.com/urbanstarburst/2011SoloNOVAArtsFestival#
Practical Info:
Slideshow photo credits:
- In order of appearance
- 2011 soloNOVA Arts Festival, Brendan McMurtry-Howlett in And Stockings for the Ladies, Photo Credit SGPhotos
- 2011 soloNOVA Arts Festival, Charlotte Bydwell in Woman of Leisure and Panic, Photo credit Matt Sundin
- JOBZ, Joseph Keckler
- POLANSKI, POLANSKI, Grant Neale
Venue:
- 9th Space @ Performance Space 122
150 1st Avenue at 9th Street
New York, NY 10009
Phone Number: 212-352-3101 (TheaterMania) - Festival details can be found at
http://www.terranovacollective.org - To purchase tickets visit
http://www.9thspace.org
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