projects

Following-up on their most recent collaboration, Static Apnea 2020, the american vicarious and The Invisible Dog Art Center proudly present the world premiere of Negative Liberty / Positive Liberty, a socially distanced performance installation exploring Isaiah Berlin’s historic 1958 lecture: Two…

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"the american vicarious has quickly earned a place on my list of must-see theatre companies!” "A wildly off-beat, thought-provoking riff on the way we’re influenced to see history!”– Broadway World “Mary Todd Lincoln: misunderstood First Lady, bereft mother, obsessive widow—and now, the…

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NY Times Critic's Pick "fascinating to behold" The discipline of holding one’s breath underwater, motionless - static apnea. Breath has been taken away. By a virus. By a knee. By the uncertainty. The struggle to restore it has rendered us motionless, collectively holding our breath. Do you know how…

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World Premiere. "scintillating, magical and transporting" - Broadway World "It looks and sounds terrific" - The New Yorker "You should try not to miss this unique theatre experience" - Theater Pizzazz A gritty, dilapidated five-floor walk-up in Manhattan’s seedy flower district is an after-hours…

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Produced by the american vicarious, Piedmont Blues: A Search for Salvation is a live mixed media concert led by celebrated jazz pianist / composer / bandleader Gerald Clayton and directed by Christopher McElroen that explores the essence and impact of the Piedmont blues. The project features The Assembly…

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