Bailey Nolan's DUMBO Plays JACK This Weekend

Bailey Nolan (Ann Liv Young Dance Company) mounts a one-woman cabaret with a cast of ten, re-imagining "Dumbo" as the tale of a gender-free outcast. Relayed through a series of vignettes told from the vantage point of Dumbo's mother (a retired showgirl played by Nolan herself), the extravaganza features fearless performers from her collective BabySkinGlove, including Charley Parden, Viva Soudan, Nessa Norich, Ellen Robin Rosenberg and Wesley Flash. With a pop music soundtrack that includes Mariah Carey, Johnny Cash, Florence and the Machine, Aerosmith and Joni Mitchell, Nolan and companions bridge the gap between unabashed self-indulgence and delicate nostalgia. The tale is told in two acts with a whirlwind of lightly choreographed emotions as explored on the laps of the audience.

PERFORMANCES
Thursday, August 27 at 8 pm
Friday, August 28 at 8 pm
Saturday, August 29 at 8 pm

TICKETS: $15, in advance at www.jackny.org or cash only, at the door

LOCATION:
JACK
505 ½ Waverly Ave. between Fulton St. & Atlantic Ave., Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
(C or G train to Clinton-Washington)
www.jackny.org

Bailey Nolan (Mother) performs with Ann Liv Young, having toured internationally with the Sherry Truck, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, The Mermaid Show, Elektra and Elektra Cabaret. Nolan collaborates with other accomplished artists including Ryan Trecartin, Lizzie Fitch, Zebra Katz, Gelitin, Vanessa Beecroft, and the Kardashians. Her work has been shown at PS1, Greene Naftali, the former Deitch Projects and chashama. A graduate of New School University, she is the co-curator and founder, with Viva Soudan, of Buoy, a joyous dance revolution. She is the keeper of the performance art collective BabySkinGlove.

JACK - Mission and History

Brooklyn arts space JACK, winner of the 2015 OBIE Grant, was founded in June 2012 with a mission of creating radical access to the arts - serving as a platform for the most adventurous of today's performing artists and as a vehicle for bridging audiences and educating youth. JACK, located in Clinton Hill, is housed in a standalone building that was built in 1924 as a five-car garage. It has been transformed into a 60-seat flexible performance space that features theater, music, dance and performance art, as well as programs for teens and young children. JACK is named in honor of Artistic Director Alec Duffy's grandfather, Jack Duffy, who combined work in the community as a minister at New York's Labor Temple with a great passion for theater, as well as Duffy's grandmother, Jacqueline deBrun, a born entertainer and lover of the arts. www.jackny.org.

JACK's programming is made possible by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and Councilmember Laurie Cumbo, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, by The Peg Santvoord Foundation and by M & T Charitable Foundation.

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