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Some Assembly Required

Presented by Attack Theatre at Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA

Sep 21 - 22 2017

Blurring the lines between visual art, music, and dance, Some Assembly Required will engage you in a process performance of improvisation and co-creation.

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Some Assembly Required offers audiences a new way to view visual art, a new lens to experience dance and live music, and a new outlook on the culture of engaging arts experiences. Beginning with a short dance with live cello and percussion music, this performance evolves through a lively, guided conversation with the performers about selected works of art. This discussion generates the inspiration for improvisational movement and music that will be overlaid onto the existing dance structure. The performance expands and intensifies through the feelings and interpretations of the audience to culminate in a world-premiere performance that connects artists with audience and artwork in an intimate exploration between the planned and spontaneous.

Four performances, two venues, one price: The one that moves you.

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Tickets to this event are "Pay what moves you!"

To reserve tickets in advance, please visit www.attacktheatre.com/sar or call 412-281-3305.

Phone: 412-281-3305

Email: daniel@attacktheatre.com

Website: http://www.attacktheatre.com/sar

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October 2016—Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA

Some Assembly Required demonstrates Attack Theatre’s commitment to audience engagement, creative inquiry, and co-creation. This process/performance is a collision of the planned and the spontaneous and creates a new work inspired by works of art. In this performance the audience and artists travelled throughout Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University, discussing three selected works of visual art. Through improvisation, the audiences’ comments and observations were transformed into original music and dance.

Concept, Choreography and Direction:
Peter Kope and Michele de la Reza

Performers: Kaitlin Dann, Dane Toney, Anthony Williams, Ashley William, Sarah Zielinski

Music: Simon Cummings and Ian Green
Original Music Composition: Dave Eggar

Excerpt Video Design and Editor: Dane Toney

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Contemporary Craft

2100 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

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Some Assembly Required

Contemporary Craft (2100 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222)

UnSmoke Systems Artspace (1137 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104)

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