Continuing our powerful collaboration with Opera on Tap, Anti-Social Music and geologist Dr. Missy Eppes, Kinesis Project is back in our home park!
On Sept 30 and Oct 1, 2023 we are honored to be bringing this immersive dance and opera experience back to Riverside Park South presented by Summer on the Hudson
AUDIENCE MEETING LOCATION: Locomotive Lawn
ALL ABOUT CAPACITY, OR: THE WORK OF CRACKLING
Kinesis Project dance theatre, Opera on Tap, Anti-Social Music and Summer on the Hudson presents performances of Capacity, or: the Work of Crackling on September 30-October 1, 2023 at 5pm beginning at Locomotive Lawn in Riverside Park South at West 62nd Street, NYC. For more information, visit kinesisproject.com/events.
This immersive experience is a multi-disciplinary work developed through collaborations of music, sound and visual components. Capacity, or: the Work of Crackling is Kinesis Project's most recent collaboration with Opera on Tap investigating our human capacity for joy, grief and how that relates to the natural processes of the earth's cracking.
Capacity, or: The Work of Crackling is an expansive, yet intimate theatrical experience that draws and guides audiences along the bridges and landscapes of Riverside Park South. The performances feature costumes by designer Rebecca Kanach, sound design by Shahrokh Yadegari and music by Anti-Social music composers Diana Woolner, David Friend, Eyal Moaz and Brian McCorkle.
Kinesis Project's Choreographer and Artistic Director Melissa Riker has continued working with the collaborative guidance of geologist Dr. Missy Eppes, exploring the parallels found in mechanical weathering and subcritical cracking.
“After many months of learning about how our human capacity and resilience parallels the earth's geological behaviors - I am thrilled to be bringing Capacity, or: the Work of Crackling back to NYC with the incredible dancers of Kinesis Project and our talented colleagues in Opera on Tap and Anti Social Music,” said Melissa Riker. “We are so grateful to Riverside Park and Summer on the Hudson for being a creative home for our exploration of this work!”
Beginning with cracking, edges, resilience and human capacity, Riker and Opera On Tap thread their collaborative vision, inviting the skills of Anti-Social Music composers to build the voice of the work. Now, this bold and inspiring performance offers a calm and full exploration of edges, NYC's natural landscapes and the intimacy of our humanity.
Cast and Creators
Kinesis Project choreographer/director Melissa Riker, working in constant collaboration with the dancers
Kinesis Project NYC dancers Hilary Brown-Istrefi, Madeline Hoak, Yolette Yellow-Duke, Sabrina Canas, Abigail Linnemeyer
with movement created by Bree Breeden and additional research by Claudia-Lynn Rightmire, David L. Parker, Nicole Truzzi
Kinesis Project Seattle Hendri Walujo, Kimberly Holloway, Margaret Behm, Madeline Morser, Alicia Pugh with movement and research contributions by Robbi Moore
Collaborating Geologist Dr. Martha (Missy) Eppes
Opera on Tap Artistic Director Anne Hiatt
Opera on Tap Producer David Gordon
Opera on Tap Singers TBA
Composition/Co-Sound Design Shahrokh Yadegari
Co-Sound Design Todd Perlmutter
Costumes Rebecca Kanach
Kinesis Project Stage Management Jacqui M Dugal
Opera on Tap Assistant Producer Kayleigh Butcher
Anti Social Music Composers Diane Woolner, David Friend, Eyal Maoz, Brian McCorkle
Anti Social Music Instrumentalists Jeanne Velonis, Jeff Hudgins, Johnna Wu
Stay connected with us for pop-up performances in Seattle and in NYC as we develop and create this fascinating new work.