Michael Harren's THE ANIMAL SHOW to Play Dixon Place This Fall

Dixon Place presents composer and performer Michael Harren's 'The Animal Show' on October 27 through 29 at 7:30pm.

Multimedia performance piece 'The Animal Show' blends humor with candor to convey the importance of keeping all animals safe from harm. Through stories and music from Michael Harren's residency at Tamerlaine Farm Animal Sanctuary, 'The Animal Show' takes the audience on a ride that will inspire us to think differently about our relationships with all kinds of animals. Directed by Adam Fitzgerald.

The Dixon Place Lounge is open before and after the show, and you can bring your drink in the theater! Proceeds directly support Dixon Place's artists and mission.

Tickets are $16 in advance for the general public, $12 for students/seniors/NYCID holders, and $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased from the Dixon Place website.

Brooklyn-based composer and performer Michael Harren combines elements of classical composition with experimental electronics and storytelling to create hypnotic and boldly intimate work that walks the line between Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel and Dead Can Dance. He is artist-in-residence at Tamerlaine Farm Animal Sanctuary where he is creating The Animal Show, a solo multi-media theater piece which will be performed at Dixon Place in NYC on October 27, 28, and 29.

In his first solo show, Tentative Armor, he combined piano, synthesizers, various electronics, and live musicians with his unique storytelling, resulting in a deeply moving, highly entertaining performance. Through his resonant, powerful, very personal stories, Harren envelops the audience in a funny, poignant, highly intimate tour of his own self-discovery through spirituality, sexuality, and grief. Music, text and photos from the show were released in an album and book of the same name.

Michael Harren has toured as pianist with Sandra Bernhard, is the musical director for Cabaret for a Cause, and has performed at Dixon Place, (le) poisson rouge, Joe's Pub, Judson Memorial Church, Manhattan Theater Source, The Duplex, Don't Tell Mama, The Laurie Beechman Theater as well as numerous venues around the country.

"Michael Harren brings you brilliant piano stylings, a firm sense of the absurd, and a genuine originality that is refreshing and honest, and he's a very lovely man." - Sandra Bernhard

For more about Michael, visit www.michaelharren.com or follow him @michaelharren on Twitter, plus watch a trailer for the show below!