The Exponential Festival, Brooklyn's new multi-week festival promoting theatrical performances created in New York, begins today. The festival kicks off with the opening of Banana Bag & Bodice's highly anticipated LongYarn at The Bushwick Starr.
Performances take place January 13-30 in partnership with The Bushwick Starr, The Brick Theater, Chez Bushwick at The Center for Performance Research, Cloud City, and Vital Joint at The Silent Barn. The Exponential Festival celebrates the increasing growth and importance of Brooklyn venues and local artists, working together to keep theatre kicking. Participating artists/companies include Banana Bag & Bodice (LongYarn), Eliza Bent (Toilet Fire), Bread Arts Collective (Rise & Fall), Darian Dauchan (Black Sheep), Sidney Russell (Biting the Stone from the Inside), Jason Trachtenburg (Dr. Glassheart), Jeff Seal (The Goddamn Truth), and Title:Point Productions (Biter / Every Time I Turn Around), along with a special musical performance by Ziemba.
A panel discussion will take place January 16th from 4-6 PM at The Silent Barn, moderated by Andrew Dinwiddie (CATCH) featuring artists, curators, venue owners in conversation about making art in New York. Panelists include Darian Dauchan (Black Sheep), Alec Duffy (JACK/Hoi Polloi), Michael Gardner (The Brick Theater), Caleb Hammons (CATCH), David Herskovits (Target Margin), Kirstin Kapustik (Chez Bushwick), Sue Kessler (The Bushwick Starr), and Katie Melby (Cloud City/Bread Arts Collective).
Black Sheep by Darian Dauchan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DjJmojvm0o
Dr. Glassheart by Jason Trachtenburg: www.drglassheart.com
Toilet Fire by Eliza Bent: elizabent.wordpress.com/toilet-fire
Thursday, January 14 @ 8pm - Dr. Glassheart
Friday, January 15 @ 4 pm - Toilet Fire
Friday, January 15 @ 8 pm - Black Sheep
Saturday, January 16 @ 7 pm - Toilet Fire
Saturday, January 16 @ 11 pm - Dr. Glassheart
Sunday January 17 @ 4 pm - Black Sheep
THE BUSHWICK STARR: http://www.thebushwickstarr.org/
LongYarn by Banana Bag & Bodice: http://bananabagandbodice.org/
January 13-30, Wednesday-Saturday @ 8pm - LongYarn
CHEZ BUSHWICK at THE CENTER FOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH: http://chezbushwick.net/
Biting the Stone from the Inside by Sidney Russell:
http://chezbushwick.net/2-night-shows/
CLOUD CITY: http://www.cloudcity.nyc/
The Goddamn Truth by Jeff Seal: https://vimeo.com/jeffseal
Rise & Fall by Bread Arts Collective - www.breadartscollective.com
Friday, January 15 @ 8 pm - The Goddamn Truth
Friday, January 15 @ 10 pm - Rise & Fall
Saturday, January 16 @ 8pm - The Goddamn Truth
Saturday, January 16 @ 10 pm - Rise & Fall
Friday, January 22 @ 8 pm - Rise & Fall
Saturday, January 23 @ 8 pm - Rise & Fall
VITAL JOINT at SILENT BARN: http://silentbarn.org/
Biter (Every Time I Turn Around) (Title:Point Productions): www.titlepoint.org
Ziemba: http://www.theziemba.com/
Thursday, January 14 @ 9 pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)
Thursday, January 14 @ 10:30pm - Ziemba
Saturday, January 16 @ 2 pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)
Saturday, January 16 @ 8pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)
Thursday, January 21 @ 9 pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)
Friday, January 22 @ 9pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)
Saturday, January 23 @ 9 pm - Biter (Every Time I Turn Around)
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