FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade to Present Kilusan Bautista's TRANSCEND This Winter

FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade will present a weekly engagement of Kilusan Bautista's TRANSCEND, every Monday night at 7pm January 9-Febraury 6 at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A). Tickets ($15) may be purchased in advance at www.horseTRADE.info.

TRANSCEND is a new multimedia production that examines the effects of gentrification for a working artist in modern day Brooklyn, NY. Written and performed by Kilusan Bautista, TRANSCEND fuses theatrical storytelling, visual projections, hip hop movements and electronic music, as well spoken word poetry to take audiences on a 3-week train ride that explores homelessness, poverty and hope.

Set inside of a New York City Subway, TRANSCEND reveals an honest story about what artists and other working class residents of modern day NYC experience when trying to find a descent place to live within an aggressive housing market. The macro housing policies are driving rents up and economically forcing hard working residents out of their homes. This culture of displacement is growing rampant, forcing New Yorkers into uncomfortable situations such as homelessness, couch surfing or overcrowding apartments, even unsafe homeless shelters. Kilusan Bautista shares a true story about his recent battles being displaced out of his Brooklyn apartment, resulting in 3-weeks of couch surfing and doing whatever it takes to survive. TRANSCEND asks the audience to question the idea of hope during times of hardship and struggle.

The TRANSCEND production team consists of International Hip Hop Theatre Artist Kilusan Bautista, Transmedia Direction by Wi-Moto Nyoka, Visual Artist Siriphong Tipayakesorn, Dramaturg Sadah Espii Proctor, and special guest performers to open the night. The goal of TRANSCEND is to humanize and broaden the discussion around gentrification in order to positively influence public policy based on fair and non-discriminatory housing/renting practices.

TRANSCEND originally premiered at the 20th annual New York International Fringe Festival, The show recently received its west coast premiere on October 25, 2016 at the De Anza Community College in Cupertino, California (Sponsored by the Office of Equity, Social Justice & Multicultural Education). For more information, visit www.kilusan1898.blogspot.com.

FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade is a theater development group with a focus on new work that produces a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater every season. FRIGID's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. FRIGID New York grew out of the annual FRIGID Festival, the first and only festival of its kind in New York City to offer artists 100% of their box office proceeds, and Horse Trade Theater Group, a self-sustaining theater development and management group.

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