terraNOVA Collective Presents ONES AT ELEVEN 5/22

terraNOVA Collective will present their ONES AT ELEVEN series on Saturday nights at 11pm as part of the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival at Performance Space 122. Hosted by Kibibi Dillon, ONES AT ELEVEN will celebrate solo arts into the wee hours with music, comedy, spoken word, and storytelling. These late night parties extend the festival to encompass solo performers outside of the Mainstage solo shows.

ONES AT ELEVEN will be Saturday, May 8, Saturday, May 15, & Saturday, May 22 at 11pm at Performance Space 122 (150 1st Ave at 9th Street in the Downstairs Theater) as part of the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival. Tickets ($10) are available online at www.ps122.org or by calling 212-352-3101.

The soloNOVA Arts Festival is the longest running festival for solo performers in New York City which celebrates innovative individuals who push the boundaries of what it means to be an artist, aims to redefine the solo form and uniquely invigorates the audience through the time-honored tradition of storytelling. The 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival will run May 5-22 at Performance Space 122 in the Downstairs Theater (150 1st Ave at 9th Street). Tickets ($20 - general admission, $15 - students/seniors) and festival passes ($55 - $100) are available online at www.ps122.org or by calling 212-352-3101.

SATURDAY, MAY 8 @ 11PM
MUSIC NIGHT

Saturday, May 8 will feature musical performances by Becca Ayers, (Avenue Q) folk singer Melaena Cadiz, composer & songwriter Geoffrey Pomeroy, and orchestral chamber pop musician, Alison Tartaglia (1918: A House Divided at Theater for the New City), with a special appearance by the freshest female beatboxer out there, SayWut.

SATURDAY, MAY 15 @ 11PM
COMEDY NIGHT

Saturday, May 15 will feature comedy from soloNOVA Arts Festival performer W. Kamau Bell (The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour), stand-up comedian and freestyle rap star, Carolyn Castiglia (Brown Ambition at Ars Nova), comedian Del Harrison, and Jen Kwok (Eat, Pray, Love).

SATURDAY, MAY 22 @ 11PM
POETRY & STORYTELLING NIGHT

Saturday, May 22 will feature storytelling and poetry from soloNOVA alumni artist, Christen Clifford (BabyLove), storyteller Sherri Eldin (Roar at The New Group), and poetess Ellen Hagen (Crowned).

KIBIBI DILLON (HOST) has performed on many stages from California to New York. She began doing improvisation at a very young age and in 2005 she performed at the New York Comedy Club (NICK) with the Adults Playground Improv Troupe. In 2004-2006 She also performed with Sketch Crew Saturday Night Re-written at Juvie Hall (NYC). Some of Kibibi's Favorite acting rolls include Greta in Sans-Culottes in the Promise Land by Kirsten Greenidge, First Witch in Macbeth by William Shakespeare, various women in The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensile and May Belle in Before It Hits Home by Sheryl West. Kibibi T. Dillon attended Ed Howard University where she received her Bachelors in Fine Arts in 2003. She also attended The Actors Theater of Louisville's apprentice program in 2004 where she studied acting and theater. Lastly she was an apprentice at B Street Theater where she studied acting directly under Timothy Busfield (2000).

*Please note that line-up is subject to changes and additions
Ones at Eleven is sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery & Monsieur Touton Wine

TERRANOVA COLLECTIVE is a vibrant playground for artists devoted to innovative new and original theatrical works. Its multi-layered development process, solo arts festivals, and productions serve to nurture and liberate our community at large.

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