The Factory
Pones Inc. Laboratory of Movement
A multidimensional experience that focuses on gender-related issues.
SHOW DESCRIPTION
The Factory is a multidimensional experience that incorporates dance, music, theater, installations, and audience involvement. Blending environmental and experimental theater with an original script and choreography, The Factory focuses on gender-related issues inspired by lingering stereotypes and experiences that continue to affect us as women today. Throughout The Factory the audience is led on a guided tour of an entire created world where the barrier between audience and performer is constantly changing. After stepping outside The Factory, audiences may find that the hilarious world they are leaving isn’t all that different from the one we currently live in.
ARTIST/COMPANY BIOGRAPHY
Pones Inc. Laboratory of Movement is a non-profit modern dance based performance art group dedicated to creating original work designed to contribute (financially and by awareness through art) to another non-profit or group directly related to the issue, topic, or theme of a specific performance. The company has performed in various locations including Semantics Gallery, Fountain Square, Sassafras Gallery, Newport on the Levee, and NKU. Pones Inc. was created by Kim Popa and Lindsey who serve as Co-Artistic Directors. Both hold a BFA in Theatre & Dance from NKU and have been working together for 5 years on everything from musicals to poetry-dance collaborations. As teachers, performers, directors, choreographers, producers, and designers Kim & Lindsey’s work has been seen worldwide at the Sibui Eastern European Theatre Festival in Sibui, Romania in 2007 and at Lyrique en Mer Opera Festival in Belle Ile, France in both 2005 & in 2007.
PREVIOUS FRINGES
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'AND THE FRINGIEST PART IS ...'
This show travels to several locations throughout one building and examines our attitudes and actions (specifically toward women) and displays them in an electrified yet honest portrayal. The entanglement of dance, spoken word, and the audience's immediate response to the world they are exploring fuels the experience.
ARTIST WEBSITE
www.ponesinc.com
RELATED INFORMATION
Donations will be collected for Women Helping Women, a unique provider of crisis intervention and support services for men and women in Southwestern Ohio.
reviews
+ CityBeat review (May 31, 2008)